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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1997
Page
4
In a sharp critique of state government, a columnist ridicules lawmakers for seeking higher funding while recalling a late budget passage for 1997-1998. The piece notes the Assembly and Senate total about 180 million dollars for this fiscal year, funding salaries and related costs despite delays and perceived incompetence.
The piece notes that despite a leaner public mood, lawmakers plan a cost-of-living raise and new computer gear for the Legislature starting April 1, 1998. It urges belt tightening, pay-as-you-go budgeting, and downsizing to avoid higher state payrolls amid a $68 billion budget.
The piece argues that rising overtime in the 1990s reflects reluctance to hire, with hourly wages from Anheuser-Busch cited. It cites Juliet Shor's view that average annual hours rose from 1786 in 1969 to 1949 in 1989 and predicts a 60 hour week by 2000, noting costs to families and productivity. It urges trading some mandatory overtime for full-time jobs paying above $5.15 an hour to boost local economies.
A Syracuse reader argues for infant care at workplaces and nearby on-site support, urging employers and insurers to allow babies at work and to provide humane options. Also asks city to clean Geddes Street underpass and notes fond local memories of shopping and cinema experiences.
A distressed speaker contemplates possible relapse of cancer and relying on her husband to buy drugs at night. She mentions using marijuana to feel better and experience hunger, then asserts she will not watch a program again and addresses someone as a sweet thing for playing a part.
A reader defends Daniel Izzo against ridicule in a Herald-Journal feature. The letter recalls school days at Cicero North Syracuse High School and Quonodaga Community College, praising Izzo’s kindness, dreams, and belief in a future invention to provide cheap heat. The writer urges support and notes Ben Franklin’s kite experiment as parable.
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