Herald Founder Statement Seeks Independent Public Policy
In the first issue dated January 15, 1877, Arthur Jenkins as founder vows an independent course free of party politics and ready to discuss public questions and back measures advancing the people's best interests. Stephen Rogers serves as President with Stephen A. Rogers as Editor and Publisher and Michael J. Connor as Executive Editor. Stan Linhorst is Senior Managing Editor.
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Arthur Jenkins
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Stephen Rogers
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Stan Linhorst
Urban League of Onondaga County Faces Hard Times
The Urban League of Onondaga County, a Syracuse nonprofit serving employment housing and education since 1964, confronts leadership turmoil and dwindling funds. Interim director Louis Clark leads a lean staff as the board pursues an economic recovery plan while avoiding closure amid probation from the National Urban League and loss of state and United Way support.
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Anheuser-Busch
Donnell Hicks
Urban League Board
Hicks
New York Medicaid ruling targets immigrant beneficiaries
New York Court of Appeals ruled that the 1996 welfare reform law violates the state constitution by denying Medicaid to needy legal immigrants. Gov. Pataki backs compliance and calls for federal policy changes to extend coverage and share costs. Estimates of added state costs range from 2.5 million to hundreds of millions.
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George E. Pataki
Pataki
Congress
New York State
ANWR drilling seen as unlikely fix for oil woes
Bryce M Hand argues that opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration would not quickly ease shortages or price shocks. He notes USGS estimates of 10.3 to 16 billion barrels as technically recoverable, with economically recoverable volumes much lower, giving at most about a year and a half of U.S. oil at best and large profits for oil firms regardless.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
California
ANWR
U.S. Geological Survey
Bush
USGS
George W
Bryce M
Hand
Syracuse University
Alaska drilling debate sparks caribou conservation talk
A letter to the editor urges stopping oil drilling to protect caribou in Alaska, arguing that increased energy production should come from domestic sources. The writer calls for public ownership or windfall taxes, criticizes price gouging, and supports expanding nuclear power despite fuel storage concerns.
US Losses on UN Rights Panel and Narcotics Board
The United States has been expelled from the UN Human Rights Commission and the International Narcotics Control Board amid criticism of its stance on civil rights and drug policy. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher cited “issues related to how we handled ourselves” as context for the double setback, reflecting domestic tensions over voting rights and the Bush administration’s perceived favoritism toward corporate interests.
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