Flood victims suffer again as insurer stalls aid
Dozens of Syracuse area basements collapsed after a flood fed by a faulty pump. Damages reach about 200000 as residents face delays from AIG claims. County plans to sue and press for prompt compensation to cover ruined furnaces, laundry losses, and recurring sewage seepage.
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Syracuse
New York City
Dennis Vacco
North Side
Spiniedo Construction
New Jersey
Oonondaga County
AIG
Spiniello
James Albanese
Steve Haney
Vacco
Nicholas Pirre
Battle for Kinshasa risks Congo civil war escalates
In Kinshasa and across the Congo, rebels advance aided by Rwandan and Ugandan troops while Laurent Kabila orders air strikes. Zimbabwe backs Kabila as regional powers threaten peace. Nelson Mandela seeks talks amid warnings of a widening conflict and mass killings.
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Congo
Laurent Kabila
Zaire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Hus
Mobutu Sese Seko
Kabila
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Africa
Rwanda
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mugabe
Mandela
United Nations
United States
U.N
Kofi Annan
Public view on Clinton Lewinsky affair
A reader argues the Lewinsky matter is private and does not affect Clinton’s ability to lead. The letter says adultery is the only legal crime involved, stresses consent, and urges media to focus on governance rather than personal life.
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Clinton
Bill Clinton
Linda Tripp
Lewinsky
Federal pay raise idea sparks political debate
Walter Pawlina of Syracuse voices support for an eight percent federal employee pay raise proposed by Clinton, praising the plan as a potential vote getter while noting partisan critics may label it political. The reader also criticizes the state lottery system and suggests changing the supplementary number to a floating value for better chances.
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Clinton
Bill
Walter Pawlina
Syracuse
Deserved honor for Syracuse DPW worker honored at half-staff
Mayor Roy Bernardi extends final honor by flying flags at half-staff for Larry Douglas of the Syracuse Department of Public Works. The note praises DPW workers across sanitation, street cleaning, buildings and grounds, sewers and streams, transportation, and motor maintenance, urging residents to show gratitude and respect.
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Department of Pubic Works
Larry Douglas
Larry
Syracuse
DPW
Myth of mental incompetence and the failed health care policy
Column by Jeanne DeSacio of Liverpool argues Mona Charen misjudges mentally ill patients described as neurobiological disorders. It contends many NED individuals are competent and dignified while insurance limits and lack of parity drive deterioration, criminal justice involvement, and calls for humane health coverage reforms.
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Charen
Ned
New York State
NBC
Jeanne Desocio
Liverpool
Readers urged to submit letters to editor policy
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