Dome University Tax Deal Aims For Mutual Benefit
City Hall and Syracuse University reached a settlement where the university will pay a 100000 dollar annual surcharge on concert and sporting event tickets, while the city retains about 1.2 million dollars previously paid. The deal ends the Dome tax dispute and reopens town gown collaboration, with potential ripple effects for the community.
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Carrier Dome
Eggers
Supreme Court
Thomas Murphy
Young
Lee Alexander
Alexander
Lee
Frank Harrigan
Scopes II ruling grants $50,171 to Greeneville families
U S District Judge Thomas G Hull awarded seven fundamentalist families in Greeneville Tennessee more than fifty thousand dollars in damages for civil rights violations over school curriculum. The Oct 24 decision allows reimbursement for private school tuition lunches mileage and lost wages and signals potential widespread future litigation over parental rights and educational content. The case raises questions about taxpayer funding for alternative schooling if appealed and upheld.
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U.S
Thomas G. Hull
Greeneville, Temn
Hull
Greeneville
L. Frank Baum
State role in school funding and religion
Arguments assert state funds should follow secular standards in public schools, not accommodate every religion. Plaintiffs rely on the First Amendment, while critics say private options enable belief-based education without state funding.
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Anne Frank
United States
Re employment center boosts Central New York job search
A letter praising the Central New York Workers Re employment Center highlights resume help interview skills typing mailing and telephone support. It urges local employers to contact the center at 432 8293 to tap a reservoir of skilled workers and reduce unemployment.
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Central New York
Planning study disputes countywide reassessment
A Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency report cited in the Herald American argues the data do not justify countywide reassessment. It notes 85 percent tax disparity stems from Geddes’ abnormally low taxes, with 82 percent of properties within 15 percent of the average. The piece suggests settling certiorari claims out of court and questions the tabulation’s dramatic weight.
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Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency
Herald American
Geddes
Allied Chemical
Clear sidewalks help Syracuse residents safety now
Winter in Syracuse brings treacherous walks and public hazards when homeowners or tenants neglect snow removal. A local appeal urges neighbors to clear residential sidewalks promptly, noting cooperation benefits all and keeps pedestrians safe, signed by Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Volk.
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Syracuse
Robert P. Volk
Union Label Promotes Made in USA Holiday Cheer
The purchase of products identified by a union label is a strong way to bring joyous holidays to families. Union made items promise quality produced in America at fair wages, ensuring a Christmas smile for children and happiness for grandparents.
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America
Taiwan
Japan
USA
Rex Morgan M D tackles manic mood illness with care
A comic strip arc featuring Larry Felton in hospital highlights manic low mood as a disease, notes lithium can help, and stresses that mentally ill people are often crime victims. The piece cites Promise Group AMD as a support and asks Wegmans and P C to channel media funds into charitable food drives for the homeless.
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Rex Morgan
M.D
Larry Felton
Promise Group
The
Alliance For the Mentally Ill
AMD
Call
Sarah Edwards
Pressi
Wegmans
P&c
Community praise for P C Center Pree Fare event turnout
The document thanks donors and volunteers for the P&C Center Pree Fare event on November 28, noting ridership of 109,656 and 6,336 canned items donated to the Salvation Army. P&C Markets pledged to match donations over 6,000, boosting totals by 14 food cartons. The piece also credits Geddes Town Parks and Recreation and Solvay High School staff, Lions Club, and Santa for a successful Breakfast with Santa at Solvay High.
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P&c-Centre
Compassionate Centro
Salvation Army
P&c Food Markets
EN H. Frank
Centre
Syracuse
Town of Geddes Department of Parks and Recreation
Solvay High School
Geddes Town
Solvay Lion's Club
Santa Claus
Burial for Clara B Brown At Van Duyn Home
Dorothy Gallagher of Syracuse praises the Van Duyn Home after the burial of Clara B Brown aged 100. She notes the facility’s cleanliness cheerfulness and staff care, thanking the workers who watched over their friend.
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Clara B. Brown
van Duyn
Syracuse
Dorothy Gallagher
Christmas price war between Wegmans and P C stores
Over recent weeks Wegmans and P C grocery merchants have clashed over which sells groceries most cheaply. Shoppers compare identical items across stores, exchanging insults while acknowledging each side’s merits, yielding a balanced 50 50 battle in perceived value.
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Wegmans
P&c
Cartoon slams Lt Col Oliver North in Marine image
A November 9 political cartoon drew insults aimed at Marines and anyone who has served the United States, depicting Lt Col Oliver North with an attache caption that disparages military service and loyalty.
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Oliver North
United States
Readers asked to submit letters for publication
The Herald-Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters on public issues. Letters should be brief, legible, and unsigned. identity may be withheld for compelling reasons. Space limits require possible edits to preserve the writer's point of view.
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Herald-Journal
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