UNICEF reports child casualties threaten future peace
The UNICEF annual State of the World s Children says 2 million children died and 4 million were disabled in wars over the past decade. It highlights child victims in conflicts from Yugoslavia to other theaters, urges UN action to prevent wars, protect girls, raise recruitment age to 18, and fund rehab for child soldiers while creating zones of peace and prioritizing education and health.
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LINE
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United Nations
Conference in Syracuse aims to boost New York tourism
Tourism professionals from across New York convene in Syracuse for a conference to promote the state's second-largest industry. Sponsored by the Assembly tourism committee and local groups, the event runs Wednesday through Friday with a public hearing Friday at Hotel Syracuse.
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Tourism Committee
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Tourism Industry Coalition
John DeFrancisco
Senate
Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee
Walsh decries unfair budget cuts and pork barrel lobbying
In a Syracuse letter Patrice Centore criticizes the Republican budget plan as unfair to middle class and poor Americans. She cites NPR and The New York Times, condemns military spending as giveaways to interests, calls for an all encompassing approach to entitlement reform, and urges Rep James Walsh to protect the most vulnerable.
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Congress
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New York Times
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America
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NPR
Patrice Centore
Syracuse
Religious groups defend abortion freedom as personal choice
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and Bishop Moynihan state abortion and reproductive health care are religious issues but ultimately decisions must rest with individuals. They argue that diverse faiths shape views on morality, yet democracy hinges on conscience and personal religious principles.
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Coalition For Reproductive Choice
RCRC
James Moynihan
Central
New York
Joyce Regier
Nys
Syracuse
Welfare recipients may be asked to shovel walks
A Camillus reader suggests welfare recipients could be required to shovel sidewalks during snow, noting unshoveled sidewalks along Grand Avenue, Delaware and Onondaga streets in Syracuse. He recalls past practices where able‑bodied welfare recipients shoveled a block or one side of a block, arguing the idea could do no harm.
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Grand Avenue
Delaware
Onondaga
Santa aid boosts Make-A-Wish at Syracuse lights
Make-A-Wish of Central New York joined Light Up Syracuse at The Galleries to fund dreams for children with life threatening illnesses. Volunteers donated time and local businesses supplied film, costumes, sleigh rides, folders, and photos. funds exceed 400 dollars for future wishes averaging about 4000 each.
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Herald-Journal
Allen Margeson
Syracuse
Central New York
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Light Up
Property tax relief plans should aid seniors too
In a 1996 debate on property tax relief for homeowners the writer questions equity. He opposes plans favoring households earning 75 000 or less and asks how seniors who pay school taxes without income tax will be reimbursed.
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Russell L. Haase
Jamesville
Readers invited to submit letters for publication
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