Taxpayers Held Hostage echoes in Albany outrage
Opinion piece reprints the 1991 Taxpayers Held Hostage editorials criticizing Albany for secrecy and mismanagement. It notes regime change from Cuomo to Pataki, leadership battles, delayed budget negotiations, and calls for participatory democracy and open government. urges new drivers for state policy.
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Albany
Herald-Journal
Herald American
George Pataki
Mario Cuomo
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Senate
Joseph Bruno
Cuomo
Pataki
Cuomo Versus Democrats Public House Debt Feud
The piece depicts a fractious New York Democratic Party clash over a Cuomo fourth term bid. Democrats claim Cuomo left them $400 debt equal to his surplus campaign funds and call for repayment while Cuomo defends his role in keeping the party afloat. It links the feud to lagging state budget talks and potential local borrowing, noting officials offer little public guidance.
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Mario Cuomo
New York
State Democratic Committee
Cuomo
Supreme Court
Syracuse
Consolidation calls for cost cuts in local government
Donald J. MacLaughlin urges voters in Town of Clay to back candidates who commit to governmental consolidation and cost-effective changes. He cites Onondaga Citizens League findings and warns against more talk without action, especially on duplicative services and property taxes.
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Onondaga Citizens League
Onondaga Intermunicipal Consortium
GOP
Donald J. Maclaughlin
Town of
Clay
Rush Limbaugh critics ignite liberal blame cycle
The piece discusses Rush Limbaugh harshly blaming liberals for societal ills while denying conservatives share responsibility. It notes broadcasts by Ike G Gordon Liddy and Limbaugh, citing weekend militia groups and a double standard in accountability.
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Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh
Ike G. Gordon Liddy
Reader denounces Kaul column cruelty in Waco remark
A reader criticizes Donald Kaul for a harsh line in his Herald-Journal column about the Waco tragedy. The letter says the remark shows cruel insensitivity and questions Kaul's liberal compassion.
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Donald Kaul
Herald-Journal
Kaul
Waco
Koresh
Mr. Kaul
Democratic rhetoric on cuts and the Great Society critique
A speaker attacks Democratic messaging from local to national levels accusing them of universal defense of programs and taxes. The piece recalls LBJ’s Great Society and McNamara’s Vietnam-era admissions as evidence that vast programs failed to reduce poverty. It argues for dismantling welfare-style giveaways to end public dependence.
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Syracuse
Washington, D.C
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Great Society
Robert Strange McNamara
LBJ
Vietnam
Praise for Clarence Jordan and Syracuse Rescue Mission Support
A Syracuse supporter defends Clarence Jordan and the Syracuse Rescue Mission, stressing 108 years of service and a calling to aid the needy. The letter urges community prayers and continued backing for the mission, praising Jordan as a dedicated missionary with decades of street work and integrity.
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Clarence Jordan
Rescue Mission
Syracuse
Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Jove
Four Oswego teens charged with cruelty to animals
Oswego County authorities charged four teenagers after a kitten was set on fire in Volney on a Thursday night. The incident, blamed on boredom, sparked calls for strict legal punishment and stronger parental supervision.
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Oswego County
Volney
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