Public panel faulted for secrecy on incinerator report
Onondaga County’s blue ribbon panel urged lifting the import ban to boost incinerator capacity, expand recycling, and criticized CCRRA and the Health Department for poor public communication. The report, not attributed by name, defended open hearings while noting taxpayers could be at risk if the plant fails.
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Onondaga County Legislature
William Sanford
Rock Cut
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
County Health Department
CCRRA
Onondaga County
Couty
Sanford
James L. Gray
Cover-up at Justice Center demands punishment for deputies
A six member jail guard group beat inmate Jerod Crosby then erased the videotape and filed misleading reports. Sgt. Benjamin O'Dell admits erasing footage. deputies Howard Spaulding and John Harrington also attacked Crosby. Deputy Michael Casella resisted but stayed silent until investigators. The editorial urges accountability and discipline for all involved.
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Benjamin O’dell
O'Dell
Jerod Crosby
Yose
Howard Spaulding
Crosby
Shoul
Michael Casella
O’dell
Justice Center
Mideast peace still possible with good faith talks
The writers urge both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to bargain in good faith to avert disaster from renewed conflict. They praise Rabin and Arafat and warn that bold violence could spark a catastrophe, calling on Israelis to pursue magnanimity and peace with Palestinian governance improving.
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Mideast
White House
Yitzhak Rabin
Yasser Arafat
Winston Churchill
Likud
Israel
Netanyahu
Richard Schwartz Ahmed El-Hindi
David A. Shomar
Syracuse
Tax cut proposal sparks debt alarm and calls for new taxes
A letter from John H. Burgess argues that tax cuts threaten the already fragile economy and trillions in national debt. He insists spending cuts are essential, and if taxes move, new taxes and surtaxes are needed to prevent financial collapse.
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Pete Domenici
America
John H. Burgess
Syracuse
Horace H. Smith Promoted at Syracuse University
Lois Vosburgh’s try column lauds Horace H. Smith for becoming associate vice president at Syracuse University. The 24 year veteran in printing and graphics is praised as a fine gentleman and scholar whose cooperative spirit and hard work were recognized in the promotion.
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Lois Vosburgh
Horace H. Smith
Syracuse University
University
Horace
End Albany pay for a 2 member Legislature plan
A reader proposes replacing New Yorks two legislative houses with a single pair of figures The Bruno of the Senate and The Silver of the Assembly Each would hold full legislative power while former lawmakers become electors and return to ordinary jobs The plan promises huge savings on salaries office space and staff and even ecological benefits by reducing press releases
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New York
Bruno
Senate
Assembly
Electoral College
Albany
Readers urged to submit letters for publication
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Jeffrey A. Barber
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