Bi partisan bid to repeal assault weapon ban sparks debate
The House debates undoing last year's assault weapon ban amid talks of veto overrides. Critics warn of rising gun violence while supporters cite rights. NRA funding and political influence are scrutinized as lawmakers face election pressures and public fear of crime.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Clinton
Jim
Sarah Brady
National Rifle Association
State of the Union
NRA
Capitol Hill
National Sheriffs’ Association
National Association of Police Organizations
Handgun Control Inc
Neal Knox
Jim Walsh
Balanced Budget Amendment Delays Tough Choices
A column critiques Congress for chasing a balanced budget amendment instead of real action. It notes House votes surpassed the two thirds needed for a constitutional measure but questions sincerity, since a flat budget balance requires only a simple majority, and success would require Senate approval and 38 state ratifications. The piece argues the amendment postpones hard fiscal decisions and highlights political rhetoric versus actual discipline.
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Congress
America
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Change VA structure to empower veterans with non-VA care
Dr Gene Tinelli argues for a federal voucher system allowing veterans to choose VA or non-VA health care. He contends current VA flaws reflect deeper problems, and vouchers would empower individuals, improve care, and reduce bureaucratic mismanagement. Syracuse author.
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Veterans Administration
U.S. Navy
Walsh
Cato Institute
U.S
Vas
Gene Tinelli
M.D
Syracuse
Line-item veto would tilt balance of power
A letter argues against a line-item veto, warning it would shift power from Congress to the president and undermine legislative independence. The writer asserts the framers designed checks and balances and urges against altering the Constitution.
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America
Executive Branch
Congress
Carl F. Buehler
Syracuse
Retrospective concern on pre counter culture era
Barbara Worlop in Fayetteville questions if Newt Gingrich’s push to revert to older social norms implies a revival of lynch mobs, signaling anxious debate over cultural regression and vigilantism.
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Newt Gingrich
America
Barbara Worlop
Fayetteville
Bias at the bus stop sparks slur incident report
A white, balding man recounts being targeted with racial and ethnic slurs by two Black youths downtown while waiting for a bus. He rejects hatred, advocates peace, cites Martin Luther King Jr quotes, and emphasizes character over appearance while urging communal restraint.
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King
Searn
Jesus
Martin Luther King, Jr
Hiley
Judeauthers
Thomas Critiques Public TV Funding For Children
The letter argues Regal Thomas favors cutting public television funds while noting that the poor cannot afford cable and pay monthly fees for programming. The writer suggests trimming subsidies for farms, oil, and defense instead.
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Regal Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Council may OK ex NiMo official for OCRRA board
Syracuse Common Council weighs Mayor Bernardi's nomination of Edward J. Kearney Jr. to OCRRA board. Green Party urges questions on incinerator tire burning, conflict of interest with Niagara Mohawk, ash testing by OBrien Gere, waste reduction plans, and potential rate impacts for Syracuse under flow control contracts. OCRRA rates cited as among the nation’s highest, with concern over subsidies for outside trash.
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Syracuse
Mr. Kearney
Niagara Mohawk
OCRRA
Kearney
O'Brien & Gere
DeWitt
OCA
Readers urged on letters to editor policy
The notice invites readers to submit letters for publication and asks for succinct readable text. It requires the writer’s daytime phone number and forbids unsigned letters. It provides a P O Box address in Syracuse New York and a contact phone for questions about letters.
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P.O. Box
Syracuse
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N.Y
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Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
L. Peter Lyman
James F. Kleinklaus
Jeffrey A. Barber
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas
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