Purge at the V A Center ends years of abuse
The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Syracuse sweeps out harassers and flawed leadership after a long period of neglect. Inspectors blamed ex director Clyde Corsaro and Anthony Schifano for intimidation and mismanagement while new director Philip Thomas implements resignations and a forthcoming audit.
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Research Services
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Research Corporation
Stephen Landaw
Elizabeth Appleby
Frank Deland
Maryland
Washington
Inspector General
Barbara Gallagher
Program aims at stopping underage liquor purchases in Onondaga
A new county program trains merchants and clerks to curb underage alcohol sales. Teens may try buys under police supervision and those who fail face charges unless staff attend required seminars. Prosecution leader Joanne Mahoney says the goal is prevention, not arrest statistics. Local police back the plan as fair and reasoned.
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State Liquor Authority
Joanne Mahoney
OCRRA urged to stop burning hazardous tires at incinerator
Gloria and Martin Sage of Syracuse urge officials to halt tire burning at OCRRA incinerator, arguing the agency misled county residents about burning hazardous material and the plant’s safety. They accuse OCRRA of reneging on its contract, stockpiling garbage, and failing to protect public health and recycling goals.
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OCRRA
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Ocara
Onondaga County
Ciizens
Vicki Baker
Gloria
Martin Sage
Syracuse
Centro officials face salary cuts to curb shortfall
The proposal suggests cutting top 10 officials salaries by half and ending company-owned fans, claiming immediate savings surpass $300,000. Syracuse Common Council members Emily Koon and Marcellus Reibi Lai Tim Cow addressed the issue as Republicans held power until Jan 1.
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Reibi Lai Tim Cow
The
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Cowin
Tom Auffhammer
Auffhammer
Cowm
Tom Smith
Syracuse
Polish Polka Jamboree Dropped by Local Station
Louis J. Synakowski of the Syracuse Polish Community Home criticizes WFBL for canceling the Polish Polka Jamboree hosted by Bob Pietrucha after 34 years, calling it an unprofessional act that deprives the community of ethnic pride and a cherished Sunday program.
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Bob Pietrucha
Syracuse
America
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Louis J. Synakowski
Courtesy in the 90s amid the gender revolution
A Syracuse couple notes crowded Olive Garden delays and wonders if chivalry and courtesy have faded in the 1990s. The letter argues for equal opportunity yet laments men’s hesitation to offer seats, citing feminist momentum and shifting social roles.
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Syracuse
Bomding
Tam
America
Addiction violence require different treatments Regan
A reader letter in the Herald-Journal from Judith R. Clark of the Domestic Violence Coalition urges separation of addiction and domestic violence treatments. She notes drugs or alcohol often accompany violence but underlying control issues persist, and many addicts have no violence history while some violent individuals have no chemical abuse history.
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Herald-Journal
Robert Gavin
Rendric Chavis
Chavis
Fowler
Readers urged to submit letters to editor
Readers are invited to send succinct legible letters with daytime phone numbers for verification. Unsigned or unverifiable authors will not be published. Letters may be edited. Mail to P.O. Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221 or call (315) 470-2235 for questions.
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