Pico Products chief under fire for garden hose protest
Former Pico Products Inc workers allege $1 million owed to 312 employees after closing a South Korean factory in 1989. Bernard K Hitchcock of Syracuse is accused of hostile behavior toward picketers including spraying water from a garden hose and making racist taunts. Critics urge accountability for alleged uncaring corporate conduct.
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Bernard K. Hitchcock
Syracuse
Hitchcock
Bull Conner
Birmingham
Ala
Hitchback
One Man's Story DWIss Legacy of Broken Lives
A damaged feature recounts Brian Woodley's crash aftermath, his debt, homelessness, and estrangement from family after a drunk driver killed Woodley's relatives and left him injured. The piece argues for mandatory auto insurance and condemns impaired driving while praising his boss's support.
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Dwiss
Woodley
Jack Cotten
Cotten
van Woodley
New Hampshire
Brian
TeensAid Hurri cane Hugo Area With Charity Trip
Peteit CHEERS to 38 Central New York teens who donated a week of their summer to aid the rebuilding after Hurricane Hugo. From four area churches they held bake sales and car washes to fund a trip to McClellanville and Washington, D.C., for themselves and nine advisers, demonstrating community spirit and lessons in helping others. Jeers to the Manhattan DA for cutting a rapist sentence after agreeing to an AIDS test. Reginald Darby pled guilty in March to raping a 17-year-old student at gunpoint and faced 4 to 25 years, but got 5 to 15 instead, risking early release. The AIDS test as a sentence tool is troubling.
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New York
Pebblehl Presbyterian Church
First United Church of East
Manhattan
Reginald Darby
Columbia University
Onondaga Lake cruise observes bleak Carousel Mall site aftermath
David Quinones surveys Onondaga Lake from Onondaga Lake Park June 24 noting milky green water, sludge around vessels, hose discharges at Carousel construction, widespread debris, and strong doubt about a $100 million recovery. He questions who should manage the cleanup and urges improvements by the Conger Group.
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Onondaga Lake Park
Barge Canal Terminal
Ley Creek
Oil City
Asr
Department of Transportation
Upstate
Conger Group
David Quinones LaFayette
Letter Warped by Lies and a Call for Civic Action
A reader condemns George T Mahshie for distortions about Israel and intifada casualties, arguing against Palestinian innocence and Israeli restraint while urging media scrutiny. The piece ends with a second letter urging practical waste reduction and environmental actions like reusable goods, recycling, and composting to benefit the community.
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George T. Mahshie
Mary McCarthy
Lillian Hellman
Mahshie
Israel
Intifada
Deborah Goldstein DeWitt
Who is hurt most in gay community backlash letter
Hart Colvin and Joel Rinne are challenged for their stance on homophobia. The writer questions their visibility at meetings and accuses them of using the straight press to attack within the gay and lesbian community. Resident activists defend council allies Charles Anderson and Joseph Nicoletti amid perceived bigotry.
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Hart Colvin
Joel Rinne
Herald-Journal
Earl
Joel
Straight
Common Council
Charles Anderson
Joseph Nicoletti
Colvin
Rinne
How to Submit Letters to the Herald Editors
Readers are invited to submit letters on public issues. Signatures must be verifiable by telephone, include a daytime phone number, and may have the writer's identity withheld for compelling reasons. Not all letters are published and letters may be edited for length.
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