State cites Shea Middle School for underperformance
A Syracuse school on the Education Department’s School Under Registration Review list faces three years to improve. Shea Middle School posted only 11 percent of eighth graders meeting English standards and 2 percent meeting math, with slow progress over three years. Syracuse Schools Superintendent Stephen C. Jones launches a public plan to turn around Shea and nearby Blodgett Elementary, including new leadership, teacher training, and a building overhaul, while broader reforms are explored.
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Stephen C. Jones
Jones
New York City
New York
Upstate Medical Hires Brown to Boost Minorities in Research
Floyd C. Brown was hired by Upstate Medical University to recruit minorities for cancer and other major health studies. The move aims to increase minority participation, address historic mistrust from events like the Tuskegee study, and reduce disparities in research and health care across Central New York.
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Upstate Medical University
Floyd C. Brown
Brown
Fegancelor
Istitute of Medicine
National Cancer Institute
Tuskegee
New York
Upstate
Opt into Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Now
Editorial argues Onondaga County legislators should opt into the state Pesticide Neighbor Notification law to require 48 hours written notice to abutting neighbors before most pesticides. It criticizes Dec 4 votes to delay, cites support from environmental groups, and urges contact with county legislators ahead of March 5 hearing.
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Ryan
Laguzza
Department of Environmental Conservation
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Albany
Appar
Onondaga County Medical Society
American Lung Association of Cny
Greater Syracuse Labor Council
Creation Stewardship
CNY
Syracuse Metropolitan League of Women Voters
Tri-County
Skaneateles Lake Pure Water Association
Westcott East Neighborhood Association
Traquois Group
The
Sierra Club
New York
ESF
Residents For Environmental Action
Community Health
Syracuse
Physicians For Social Responsibility
Syracuse Green Party
Accountability Project
Linda Destefano
Conservation Committee
Troquois Group
Broad appeal argued for electoral college keeping Bush in race
Jon Velazquez writes to defend the electoral college against abandonment calls after recent events. He argues it preserves a representative republic by giving each state an equal voice through two senators and requires nationwide appeal to secure 270 electoral votes, with popular vote as secondary.
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Bissell& Thompson
Electoral College
Jon Velazquez Locke
Every Citizen's Vote Should Count
A letter argues that every American has the right to have votes counted and critiques time limits on vote tabulation. The writer questions electoral process flaws, calls for reform, and compares voting fairness to a fair trial amid recount concerns and potential influence.
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Anyay
Bush
Florida
Syracuse readers defend police not brutes
Alan Robbins from Syracuse argues against a Herald American cartoon depiction of the Syracuse Police Department, praising officers for enforcing quality of life laws and calling for better distribution of police resources, increased patrols in Eastwood, and a public breakdown of SPD deployments.
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Herald American
South Side
Oil Ponce
SPD
Nity
Eastwood
Syracuse
Alan Robbins
Change in Style Urged for SU Football
A Syracuse University football critique urges switching from a conservative, West Coast approach to a more dynamic style. The letter praises Bud Poliquin's December article and targets coach Cuan Poisqueawman and athletic director Jake Crouthamel for retirement, arguing current tactics foster dull mediocrity and disappoint bowl and fan expectations.
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Bud Poliquin
Syracuse University
Cuan Poisqueawman
Jake Crouthamel
Readers invited to submit letters for publication
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Michael Stern
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