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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1994
Page
5
The article marks Kwanzaa in its 28th year, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga after the Watts riots. It honors seven values unity faith purpose self determination cooperative economics collective work with responsibility and creativity. The holiday, begun in 1966, runs December 26 to January 1 with simple rituals, gifts, a harvest banquet, and a growing global following.
Oswego faces a civil service controversy as Capt. Kathleen MacPherson, a 14 year veteran, has passed three chief exams but interim Chief Frederick Waters remains atop the department. Mayor Terrence Hammill cites record keeping and legal requirements, while MacPherson vows to retake the exam in March, arguing the system favors politics over merit.
The CIA informant turned traitor Aldrich Ames, sentenced to life without parole, told CNN that other moles may exist and his actions caused little harm. A Senate report blamed CIA failures, prompting Woolsey to resign amid public anger over lenient punishments.
A letter argues for exploiting Onondaga Lake pollution to attract visitors and boost the economy. It suggests steam trains to polluted sites, tours of waste facilities, glass-bottom boats, a Sewege plant walk, and branded merchandise, touting a pollution themed tourism boom despite environmental concerns.
Retired general Curtis J. Irwin critiques Julianne Malveaux for misrepresenting a Fresno California Learjet 35 crash noting civilian crew and civilian operation under California National Guard contract and disputed claims of near residential danger while praising pilots for heroic efforts to avert Ewing Elementary School.
A late night doorstep visit by about twenty neighbors and friends turned into a holiday caroling moment on Janeway Drive. The group sang familiar songs, shared smiles, and invited the writer to join, though they gracefully declined due to a bad singing voice.
A Herald-Journal editorial criticizing Syracuse police officers for invoking the Fifth Amendment before the citizen review board is viewed as showing bias against privacy rights. The writer urges upholding justice and fairness, noting editors should reserve judgment and citizens must apply equal rules in a democracy.
Readers are asked to submit succinct legible letters with daytime telephone numbers for verification. Unsigned or unverifiable authorship letters are not published. The paper edits letters for length and provides a mailing address P O Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221.
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