Bernardi criticizes city leaders in blunt state of the city
Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi using his second term to attack officials over tax formula changes and school spending. He urges budget cuts while praising city order, but audits and recent loans reveal fiscal strain. He calls for regional cooperation yet hints at a new water authority amid criticism of the school district. The piece warns bluntness may hinder public support.
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Roy Bernardi
Syracuse
Onondaga County Legislature
Willam Sanford
Bernardi
Sanford
Syracuse Board of Education
Central
New York
Pataki Campaign Records Face Disk Drive Challenge
New York candidates Vallone and Betsy McCaughey Ross urged Gov. Pataki to put campaign finance data on computer disks, matching existing computerized records yet failing to provide an electronic copy. The 57 page filing shows $2.35 million in transactions, with alphabetized listing by last names in places, complicating research. A federal probe into donor fundraising looms as Zenia Mucha defends the letter of the law while calls grow for full electronic disclosure.
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George Pataki
New York City
Peter Vallone
Betsy McCaughey Ross
Pataki
Zenia Mucha
Mucha
Board of Elections
Keep bottle bill to aid environment and groups, reader argues
A reader defends New York's bottle bill against calls to end it. He cites cleaner streets, a financial incentive, support for charitable groups, job exposure for youth, and a Price Chopper sponsored program as reasons to keep the bill, arguing the hassle of redemption is worth it.
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Metro
Willie Dowdell
Dowdell
Price Chopper
Tdo
Parents alert to meningitis signs in Gus Hoffmann case
A Syracuse family thanks the Central New York community for support during son Gustav Hoffmann’s meningitis hospitalization at University Hospital. After 10 days he is resting at home and expected to fully recover. They urge awareness of meningitis symptoms like high fever severe headache neck stiffness and vomiting to prevent misdiagnosis and fatal outcomes.
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Gustav
Central New York
Central New
Gus
Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver and pay raise debate
Betty K. Wood of the Green Party argues that state lawmakers like Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver exaggerate their hours and earn far more than the minimum wage. She proposes a maximum wage rule linking minimum to top wages to lift all workers.
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Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Mr. Silver
Speaker
Speaker Silver
Silver
New York State
State Assembly
Betty K. Wood
Green Party
Blodgett Mills
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Herald American
Syracuse
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