Cameras in New York courts must stay open now
Our opinion urges permanent courtroom cameras and access. The Jan. 31 expiration looms, with eight years showing no appeals reversal due to coverage. A 12 member panel backs electronic access, while lawmakers debate. We urge a permanent law for open justice.
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New York
Manhattan
Jack T. Litman
George Pataki
Senate
Joseph Bruno
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Silver
Simpson
Ro Herman Wolf
Herald-Journal
U.S
Gingrich
Gin‘ich
All-Women American Team Upsets Men In America's Cup
The American Team Seaton Huntington Maxwell-Pierson Alison Riley defeated Dennis Conner’s Stars and Stripes off San Diego to become the first all-women crew to beat an all-male team in an international yacht race. The cup, 145 years old, draws big bets and growing respect for female sailing power.
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America
Stars and Stripes
Dennis Commer
San Diego
Anna Seaton Huntington
Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson
Betsy Alison
Dawn Riley
Riley
Koch
Sport Illustrated
Public TV a cherished cultural lifeline worth saving
Nancy Baumann of Oswego reflects on growing up with public television from Sesame Street to Masterpiece Theatre and PBS staples like NOVA and Frontline. She argues PBS’s noncommercial model delivers breadth and quality, urging government subsidies, private support, and individual contributions to prevent PBS shutdown.
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Our Children
Public Television
Dave Letterman
PBS
Nancy Baumann Oswego
PBS Tax Clash Drives Public TV Funding Debate
Letters to the editor criticize continued tax supported funding of public television. They question welfare reform links and urge a shift away from subsidies toward private funding, arguing budget surpluses should precede restored support.
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PBS
Barney and Friends
William J. O'Connor
Syracuse
Books improve lives Readers should share their secret
Kristi Riggs argues against the claim that books are dying and urges sharing reading. She suggests actions to promote literacy, including giving books, reading to children, and donating to shelters, stating books enrich knowledge beyond short television programs.
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Herald-Journal
George Gurley
Kansas City Star
Gurley
States should control crime law says Manlius columnist
Neil V. Friend argues the Taking Back Our Streets Act and the 1994 crime bill overstep constitutional bounds by expanding federal power. He maintains crime enforcement belongs to states as intended by the Founding Fathers, urging dismemberment of federal provisions and restoration of state authority.
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America
Neil
Friend Manlius
Abortion Debate Calls For Shared Duty To Kids
Sue Middleton from Baldwinsville urges cooperation between pro choice and pro life lines to protect children. She advocates safe legal abortion access alongside reducing poverty, violence, crime and disease through united family and community efforts.
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Sue Middleton
Baldwinsville
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