Syracuse Herald Journal December 20 1999 issue
Daily page from the Syracuse Herald Journal dated Monday December 20 1999. Compilation of news columns, notices, and brief items typical of a regional newspaper edition.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1999
Page
5
Daily page from the Syracuse Herald Journal dated Monday December 20 1999. Compilation of news columns, notices, and brief items typical of a regional newspaper edition.
The Diallo trial moves to Albany with a venue change viewed as strategy by police defense. The piece links similar taints from Simi Valley and Scranton, noting tensions between urban policing and black communities while urging juries from affected districts to assess conduct.
The article argues the IRS shows bias against the working poor while relaxing audits on corporations and high earners. It notes staff reassignment to customer service, quicker audit closures, and harsher Earned Income Tax Credit enforcement, despite calls for reform and continued tax compliance by many.
Community group Beyond Boundaries praises La Iglesia de Dios en Nueva York, a Latino parish, for fostering cultural roots among Puerto Rican families in Syracuse. They report lessons from the Festiva de Santiago in Iowa and plan future trips to Ghana and the Lakota Nation while urging cross cultural understanding amid local political debate about Onondaga Lake cleanup and Pirro Lake.
Morton Parsons of Cortland argues that the 20th century and the second millennium should end in 1999 due to calendar inconsistencies. He points to dating shifts such as Washington’s birthday and Jesus Christ’s birth year as evidence that the popular 2000 cutoff is incorrect.
A reader laments overreach by state and federal politicians and the erosion of press freedom. They warn that campaign financing abuses and influence threaten democracy, urging a return to God-based principles before it is too late.
A reader voices frustration with perceived homophobia in the military after a violent incident, arguing that acceptance of gays should affect budget priorities and personal safety decisions. The letter contends honor in service is challenged and calls for broader social change.
A reader complains that the Tuesday editorial on the execution of David Martin Long in Texas mentions Gov George W. Bush twice but omits that Long was executed for the 1986 brutal hatchet killings of three Lancaster women. The letter questions Bush’s governorship at the time and suggests Ann Richards might have altered the outcome.
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