Not your average bureaucrat Kathryn Ruseitto leaves Onondaga County
Kathryn Ruseitto, director of human services, will resign to join Loreto Geriatric Center as a senior vice president. She led child protective and foster care reforms and oversaw health, aging, corrections, probation, the library, community college, and the 911 system. Her departure leaves a significant gap for County Executive Nicholas Pirro’s administration.
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Kathryn Ruseitto
Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
Ruseitto
Ruscitto
Loretto Geriatric Center
Aging Commission
Onondaga County Library
Onondaga County Community College
Pirro
Roscitto
Loretta
Lawmakers' bill passing rush prompts reform push
A state assembly report shows 798 bills passed in the final 14 days of the session, with 810 overall in five months. Critics accuse Albany of a reckless last minute cram, urging reforms to curb the practice and improve reading and debate on bills. Local critics urge voters to demand change in November.
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New York
State Assembly
Senate
Ralph Marino
Associated Press
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Syracuse
Joan Christensen
State House
Albany
Judgment for the judge dress code sparks calls for removal
A Mississippi judge in Pascagoula, Albert Sidney Johnston, bans courtroom dresses below knee and mid calf and requires dressy mid calf outfits with a split. Critics urge removing the judge and suggest he work in a dress shop to avoid influencing public funds with fashion rulings.
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Albert Sidney Johnston
Johnston
Pascagoula
Miss
India
Phew
Mississippi
Senator defends Syracuse member item amid funding dispute
Syracuse support reels as State Senator Tarry Lombardi defends a $600000 member item to back the Syracuse TOP policing program and to ease a $7 million city deficit. He says the appropriation follows standard practice and notes prior state grants to Inner Harbor and Syracuse University projects.
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Syracuse
New York City
Ralph Marino
Stern
Central New York
Inner Harbor
Syracuse University
Tarry Lombardi JR
Courage and climate of reform in a divided nation
A citizen reflects on voting for the person over party and calls for bold political actions to heal the nation. The speaker notes frustration with the Democratic campaign, defends Reaganomics, and questions whether leaders will take drastic yet necessary measures despite unpopularity. Time will tell if bold reform will occur.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Reaganomics
Bush economy remarks spark blame game and echoes of voodoo
The piece argues President Bush blames Congress for the $4 trillion deficit and defense cuts, while professing support for the supercollider. It critiques his consistency and hints at a 1980s style of voodoo economics.
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George Bush
Washington
Congress
California
Clinton
Gore
Bush
Editorial rebate on gun control ignores crime data
A reader letter criticizes editorials arguing gun control reduces crime. It cites international comparisons and a Harvard study showing homicide rates mirror handgun availability rather than differ by ban. The author says criminals will use any weapon and urges treating underlying causes, not symptoms.
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U.S
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Harvard Mental Health Letter
Brandon S. Centerwall
Canada
United States
Bruce H. Quackenbush
Liverpool
Lake Ononda ga pollution concerns amid development plans
A reader thanks staff writer Mark Weiner for quotes on Ononda ga Lake and urges clarification of comments. The letter notes improved water clarity over five years, increased seaweed near the east shore, wildlife returning, and past fecal pollution now absent. The writer warns development could hinder full recovery and opposes turning the lake into a Coney Island style area.
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Mark Weiner
Onondaga Lake
Herald American
Weiner
Coney Island
Syracuse
Readers asked to submit letters for publication policy
The notice explains how readers may submit letters to the editor with a daytime phone number and verification of authorship. It states unsigned letters are not published, rights to edit for length are reserved, and provides mailing and contact details including P.O. Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221 and a phone number for questions.
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P.O. Box
Syracuse
N.Y
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