OCRRA Fined for Trash Mountain Near Incinerator
An OCRRA official faced a $5000 fine after more than 2000 tons of garbage piled up near a Rock Cut Road incinerator. Neighbors protested the odor leading the DEC to order removal. OCRRA treasurer Earl N Hall blamed opponents, notably Legislator Vicki Baker, for alerting regulators.
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Earl N. Hall
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Rock Cut Road
State Department of Environmental Conservation
OCRRA
Hall
DEC
Ocara
Camillus moves to create public park from Gillie Lake land
Camillus Town Board approves a plan to buy privately owned Gillie Lake Park and convert it to a town park after seven years of negotiation. The Halloran family had closed the site in 1981 due to costs and regulations, resisting developers but preferring a continued park.
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William R. Sears
Woodgate
Sears
Seattle
New York
California
Camillus
Gillie Lake Park
Halloran
Hallorans
Public funding for public TV radio and arts supported
A group of taxpayers urges continued federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities Endowment. They argue tax dollars support vital noncommercial public media and oppose cuts urged by conservatives citing a West Virginia radio station and broader public benefits. They pledge to inform policymakers and encourage others to write in.
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Corporation For Public Broadcasting
National Endowment For the Arts and
The
Humanities Endowment
West Virginia
Newt Gingrich
Larry Pressler
Pat Buchanan
CPR
Rush Limbaugh
Ronald Reagan
National Public Radio
Limbaugh
Radio Marti
If You Don't Love Me I’m Going to Kill Myself Song Concerns
A concerned reader questions the impact of the song title aired on car radio and its link to adolescent self harm. The piece argues media messages worsen fragile self-esteem and urges responsible broadcasting that offers hope and constructive coping strategies.
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Benjamin Rush Center
Start Games Earlier to Aid Syracuse Fans
Syracuse University basketball schedule shifts to earlier starts with two recent games moved to 7 30 p m to help fans attend and return home sooner. SU official John R Varney notes proposing 7 20 p m evening starts for all home games at the venue in Syracuse New York.
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Jake Crouthamel
Syracuse University
John R. Varney
Syracuse
Connie Chung confidentiality clash frames press bias
Winston Winslow of Chittenango rails at CBS backing Connie Chung amid a dispute over source confidentiality. He argues the liberal press harms trust and integrity, urging stronger protection for reporters and sources despite the CBS decision to run the story.
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Connie Chung
CBS
Winston Winslow Chittenango
Pledges and young doubt stir a veteran reader
A reader laments Larissa Neyneka's column in the Jan 5 Herald Journal Magazine. The piece questions the pledge and flag, triggering reflections on World War I era loyalty, Pearl Harbor and D Day sacrifices, and the valor of those buried in Normandy who died for liberty.
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Larissa Neyneka
Herald-Journal
Readers urged to submit letters with contact details
A notices style item outlines that letters to the editor should include a telephone number and be signed or verifiable. It states the paper edits letters for length and provides mailing and phone contact options for submissions and questions.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
L. Peter Lyman
James F. Kleinklaus
Jeffrey A. Barber
Trash Mountain
Vicki Baker
Earl Hall
New York Post
America
Brooklyn
Nevada
Westchester County
National Hockey League
Syracuse Crunch
NEA
Sen. Pressler
Mrs Gingrich
Chung
Teen
Pledge
Mth
Ms. Deyneka
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
Normandy
P.O Saen
Perme
ATW
TPO Dandaneanth Harman
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