Craven tax decision sparks debate in Onondaga County
Opinion critiques the one year sales tax plan approved by the Onondaga County Legislature. It argues the cap on city growth and increased city base share favor county needs over Syracuse city finances, risking city population and housing stock, while blaming county Republicans for a narrow, self serving approach.
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Trial Errors Rampant in Death Penalty System
A nine year study of over 4,500 capital cases by James Liebman at Columbia finds 68 percent of convictions reversed or remanded. The piece argues systemic errors, with race and class bias, imply irreversible risk of executing the innocent and calls for halting capital punishment.
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Oklahoma
Pe Pally
United States
James Liebman
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Stuart van Meveren
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Cole
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Water balloons fuel chaos at Fayetteville Manlius high school
A chaotic incident at Fayetteville Manlius High School involved students using water balloons as a deadly weapon. Police had to deploy a large contingent to quell the disturbance amid earlier acts such as forks planted on campus and a helicopter pursuit. The writer criticizes the school system and questions the meaning of graduation amid these events.
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NY upstate funding sparks socialism debate and satire
Syracuse writer Donald Cooper critiques state budget allocations to SU Press and Baldwinsville Little League. He argues state funds distort priorities and tax burdens, suggesting residents demand vote-by-vote spending on essential needs while decrying support for community programs linked to larger enterprises.
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Baldwinsville Litue League
Upstate
New York
SU Press
New York State
Baldwinsville
Little League
Wall
Rochester
Pnimer County
New York City
Donald Cooper
Syracuse
Street violence prompts debate on gun control and policing
A reader from a west side neighborhood questions a totalitarian police state as a solution to gun violence. He cites a daylight shooting near his home, argues against curfews, and suggests alternatives like high ammunition prices and targeted National Guard deployments, noting broader social factors.
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Lyncourt
Chas Rock
National Guard
Amerca
Syracuse satire mocks Army Corps of Engineers heroics
The Syracuse Newspapers poke fun at Mike Bragman and the US Army Corps of Engineers portraying them as saviors. The piece questions devolving decision power to military leaders amid cost overruns and unclear inventories.
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Syracuse
Mike Bragman
Army Corps of Engineers
Questioning funding and oversight for a large Army project
The speaker asks how long Lt Col Nel can oversee a major project without senior officers nearing retirement being slotted into roles. They also question why the Army sought an exemption from a key state anti fraud law governing construction.
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