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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1997
Page
4
In Albany a debate over repealing the bottle bill intensifies as beverage lobbyists, recyclers, and environmentalists argue outcomes. Onondaga County warns cans and bottles could yield up to 1.7 million annually while households face higher costs. Critics urge study before repeal.
The article argues for stricter teacher qualifications as student enrollment rises in New York. It notes Regents tests for a diploma from 2004, calls for fewer, better trained candidates, and potential probation or loss of accreditation for underperforming programs. It discusses peer reviews and administrator ratings, emphasizing prevention of bad teachers entering the classroom.
A county social worker recalls Jane, a caregiver in a crowded North Side flat, who tended her 80s mother-in-law at home despite poverty and back pain. Medicaid offered about 5000 yearly for nursing home care, which Jane declined to honor her mother-in-law. The piece contrasts Jane's humility with public adulation of Princess Diana, urging recognition of ordinary neighbors as living images of God and true redeemers.
Legislators and volunteers in Onondaga County mark RSVP’s 25th anniversary as $500000 grants support 38 New York programs from April to March. The letter praises donors and details RSVP impact including 125 stations and 250000 hours of service assisting hospitals meals homebound visits and tutoring.
Victims urge legislators to pass bills to strengthen rights in criminal justice, oppose outdated laws like the 150 year old Wrongful Death Law, and back measures such as Jenna’s Law to deny parole for violent felons. Sen John DeFrancisco and supporters push for state action despite Assembly resistance.
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