Deputy Fired Over Harassment and Beating Scandal
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy Benjam in O'Dell loses job after arbitration finds firing justified amid a 1997 inmate beating and a cover up involving erased video. Lawsuit and charges related to sexual harassment claims against O'Dell are noted, with deputies Casolare and Spaulding pursuing action.
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Onondaga County Sheriff's
Benjamin O'Dell
O'Dell
Eyear
Justice Center
Jerod Crosby
Crosby
Veronica Casolare
Theresa Spaulding
O Dell
Casolare
Kevin Walsh
Judge's ruling defied as Trans Union sells data again
A federal judge ordered Trans Union to stop selling credit information but the firm reportedly continues the practice. The article notes records on over 200 million Americans detail purchases and loans and are used to advise banks and marketers. Critics urge opt out, transparency, and even a cash alternative.
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Trans Union Corp
Trans Union
Equifax Credit Information Services Inc
Experian
Great Universal Stores PLC
James Timort
Federal Trade Commission
Timony
Fight terror but not this way in Britain and Ireland
Carie Taylor from Liverpool voices alarm over Britain's proposed anti-terrorist law. She warns the measure risks fueling the Troubles in Northern Ireland, notes dangers of convictions on police testimony, and cites historical bias, urging peace efforts and restraint amid Omagh tragedy. She aligns with Martin McGuinness on avoiding repressive powers.
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Britain
Lam
Tony Blair
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
United States
Ireland
Martin McGuinness
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Carie Taylor
Liverpool
Clinton's policy record praised amid letters to the editor
Matthew Ref defends Clinton amid six Herald Journal letters criticizing him. He notes Clinton's support for abortion rights and LGBT equality, highlighting historic appointments like Albright Reno and Shalala, while urging readers to weigh policy achievements over personal flaws.
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Herald-Journal
Clinton
Madeline Albright
Janet Reno
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Letter to the Herald Attacks Clinton and Starr
In a Syracuse letter Louisa Lewis says Satan comes with many faces and blames President Clinton for the mess in the country. Kenneth Starr is called out and the writer agrees only with the Satan quote. The author signs Janet Hurwitz.
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Louisa Lewis
the Herald
Satan
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Ken Starr
Bill Clinton
Janet Hurwitz
Syracuse
End of Summer Reflections From Marjorie Lisson
Marjorie Lisson writes of summer fading as August ends with Labor Day approaching. She recalls Syracuse celebrations and new city developments like P&C ballpark and Barnes & Noble while cherishing family ties across Kingston and Phoenix.
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Syracuse
P&c
Syracuse University
Barnes & Nobles
Wegmans
Carrier Dome
Armory Square
Carousal Center
Erie Canal
Phoenix
Ariz
New York City
Jersey
Hudson River
mid-Manhattan
Kingston
Ontario
Hillary
Marjorie Lisson
Arabs reject 1937 plan for separate Palestinian state
Fred Norton notes the 1937 British Peel Commission favored partition into Jewish and Arab states, a path Arabs rejected. He cites ongoing Middle East talks with U S pressure on Israel and Yasser Arafat, urging revision of the Palestinian Charter and police force figures to advance peace.
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Palestine
Transjordan
Jordan
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Israel
Oslo
Tam
Fred Norton
Liverpool
Readers urged to submit letters for publication
The Herald Co. invites letters to be brief and readable and requires the writer's name address and daytime phone. Submissions become property of the publisher and may be edited and published or posted online. Mailing address is Letters to the Editor P O Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221.
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Herald Co
Post-Standard
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse
Herald
P.O
N.Y
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Jeffrey A. Barber
Nour Opinion
Insurance
New York Times
Oscar Marquis
VA Ewei
Mia
Omagh
Matthew Ref
University At Albany
Albany
Starr
Middle East
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