Air Bags Offer Life-Saving Benefit with Some Hazards
In our opinion auto air bags save lives but carry downsides. Central New Yorkers recount injuries from inflation including a retina tear and burns, while agencies issue safety alerts. The piece urges federal and state action to compile clear pro and con information for buyers.
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Robert Edick
Clay
Donald Buck Jr
DeWitt
Buck
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation
Glass ceiling initiative aims to lift women and minority execs
The Labor Department under Secretary Elizabeth Dole will develop a glass ceiling initiative to break the barrier to top corporate leadership. Despite 30 percent or more women and minorities in middle management, only 219 of 799 Fortune company executives and directors were women, with 3,993 men in top roles, prompting calls for federal action to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
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Federal
Department of Labor
America
Secretary of Labor
Elizabeth Dole
Dole
Labor Department
PGA tournament sponsorship pulled over Alabama club policy
Cheers to IBM Toyota and Anheuser Busch for declining to sponsor the PGA event at Shoal Creek in Birmingham Alabama. The club bans black members claiming private policy while critics call the stance repugnant. Deputy Herb Wiggins earns July deputy of the month after 148 drunken driving arrests boosting Central New York safety.
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IBM
Toyota
Anheuser-Busch
Shoal Creek Country Club
Birmingsham
Ala
America
Herb Wiggins
Onondaga County
Tax discrepancies and variations in property values
A letter criticizes the "A crazy quill of property taxes" piece for using a fixed $80,000 example amid differing town and school district values. It cites Geddes average sale at $87,000 and Manlius at $146,700, noting variations in assessments and noting Manlius charges trash stickers at $1 per bag, adding over $130 yearly per four-person family beyond property tax.
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Dan McGuire
Geddes
Manlius
Manhus
Cloth diapers offer advantages and cost savings for families
A reader argues for cloth diapers over disposables citing easy use once learned, a diaper service delivering at 14.35 weekly for two children, and lower waste. They note church day care approval and potential citywide waste reductions, while highlighting health concerns from feces and urine carrying viruses. They advocate banning disposable diapers.
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Church
NFL to test on field officials drug use with advance notice
The NFL plans to start drug testing for game officials and staff but will announce tests in advance rather than random. The league defends this as a step to clean up the sport while critics compare it to tipping off police raids.
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National Football League
NFL
League
Proprietary Day Care Sidelined in Salary Enhancement Debate
A letter from the Onondaga Child Care Council criticizes a salary enhancement program that funds not for profit centers, arguing it excludes proprietary centers and raises costs for parents. The New York Child Care Association condemns the plan as discriminatory, threatens parental choice, and could reduce overall care supply. Alex Smart and George Barth of the NY Child Care Association's CNY Legislative Committee sign the statement.
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Onondaga Child Care Council
New York Child Care Association
Sen. Lombardi
Cuomo
Alex Smart
George Barth
CNY
Sports Officials Drug Testing Debate and School Board Friction
The piece argues for unannounced random drug testing for NFL NBA personnel drawing on baseball’s policy while criticizing a North Syracuse school board meeting where Peter Yakovec faced hostility. It notes O'Donnell’s blunt reaction and urges maturity, respect, and gradual adjustment to Yakovec's new role.
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Syracuse
O'Donnell
Yakovec
Yakowec
Readers invited to submit letters to the editor
The Herald Journal and Herald American call for public issue letters. Unsigned letters or those lacking verifiable authorship won't be published, but identities may be withheld for compelling reasons. Writers must include a daytime phone number and editors may edit letters for length.
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Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracues Newspapers
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Thomas J. Heck
Kal
Wwe
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Washington
Paul Tagliabue
National Basketball Association
Major League Baseball
NBA
Peter Yakovec
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