Our Opinion Attacking the Mouse on Humane Fashion
A Central New York group protests Disney outside an ice show, urging humane manufacturing. They link Pocahontas T-shirts to Haitian factory wages of 28 cents per hour, 70 percent unemployment, and rat-infested facilities. Consumers must demand fair wages and humane conditions, even for licensed products.
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War Memorial
Walt Disney Co
Mickey Mouse
Snow White
Haiti
Disney
Sone
Herald-Journal
Kenneth Terrell
Port-au-Prince
United Nations
Disneywhich Smith Barney Inc
Nike
Kathie Lee Gifford
Lulu’s Back in Town Albany’s leadership pay debate
The Albany Legislature approved restoring temporary stipends worth 62 500 for seven House members after a dispute with Governor Pataki. The move illuminates how many lawmakers supplement salaries with 65 00 to 30 000 more for leadership duties, raising questions about genuine leadership in Albany.
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Assembly
George Pataki
Sheldon Silver
al- Dany
Silver
Senate
Joseph Bruna
Albany
New York
Pataki
Patricia Lynch
Onondaga County sales tax stays at 3 percent
In a letter to the editor, Bill Sanford defends Onondaga County for keeping the 3 percent local sales tax, noting savings of over 50 million dollars annually versus counties with higher rates and criticizing calls to suspend the tax. He cites regional comparisons and urges pride in the policy. Elton H. Cadogan corrects misstatements about tenure and attire in a separate correction notice from the Department of Correction Jamesville.
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New York
Albany
Erie
Monroe
Suffolk
Nassau
Cayuga and Cortland
Onondaga County
Bill Sanford
Syracuse
Starting a Second Language in First Grade
The writer argues for introducing a second language in first grade rather than starting in high school. Early exposure, through songs and pictures, would ease learning as students progress through elementary and secondary school.
Recess Day row over tolerance in Syracuse district
Reader letters challenge Herald Journal editorial on Good Friday replacement with Recess Day. They defend religious inclusion, condemn personal attacks, and urge teaching about diverse faiths, noting Christian roots and calls for balanced recognition across religions.
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Herald-Journal
Rick Guy
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Readers asked to send concise letters with contact details
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Post-Standard
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse
Herald- Journal/Herald American
P.O
N.Y
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Arthur Jenkins
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Herald Company
Clinton Square
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Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Michael J. Connor
Timothy D. Bunn
L Peter Lyman
James F. Kleinklaus
Jeffrey A. Barber
Cireviation
Lulu
Town
Bob Niedt
Nicdt
Post-Standard and Herald- Journal
Martin Luther King
Brigandi
Elton H. Cadogan
Department of Correction
Jamesville
Guy
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