Syracuse education board hires extra counsel amid budget crisis
In Syracuse, the Board of Education voted 4-1 to hire Ferrara Fiorenza et al on an as needed basis at 125 dollars an hour, while 80 teachers and 100 staff faced pink slips. Critics call the move a turf battle and wasteful, urging accountability and a real justification to taxpayers.
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Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett and Reitz
Mary Ficchi
Paulette Johnson
Johnson
Ficchi
Edward McLaughlin
Syracuse
Unappreciated Americans Missed Great Soccer Kicks
A dramatic late goal by Dennis Bergkamp in Holland's World Cup match against Argentina highlights soccer's drama. The piece argues Americans should embrace soccer as global interest grows and notes cultural resistance and the sport's improvisational nature.
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Dennis Bergkamp
Holland
Argentina
Samohan
Thic
Unlland
Raverkamp
United States
Brazil
France
Croatia
Clinton waivers and tech transfers to China debate
The piece argues U S Clinton administration waivers eased export controls enabling China to access advanced tech. It cites SDR Spectator claims that Loral chief Bernard Schwartz leveraged White House access to secure waivers while Pentagon and State Department warned. It notes implications for missile and satellite tech transfer and mentions Motorola Iridium links and Chinese missile program.
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China
Clinton
State Department
Pentagon
American Spectator
COCOM
Commerce Department
Henry Sokolski
the Spectator
Iran
Pakistan
Syria
Democratic National Committee
White House
Swartz
Loral
William Davies Pulaski
Revamp the U.S. tax system with steep graded rates
A reader urges a radical tax overhaul including zero tax for $18 000 families and 80 percent for billionaires, funded by simplified federal state and local taxes. He also advocates private funding for health care and criticizes immigration levels and tax on flags, calling for boycotts until policy changes.
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Herald- Journal
Syracuse
United States
Philipp Kornreich
North
Do unto others re the Jasper Texas crime
Karen Galvan calls for accountability and morality regarding the Jasper Texas crime, urging reflection on loving neighbors and the consequences of murder rape robbery embezzling lying cheating and theft.
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Jasper
Texas
Holy God
Karen Galvan Syracuse
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