Senate foreign aid bill shows progress in child survival
An opinion piece praising UNICEF findings on child health in developing nations notes fewer deaths from measles and pneumonia due to vaccination and oral rehydration. It argues for the 1995 foreign aid bill with binding child survival funding and education allocations, urging Senate action.
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United Nations’ Branch
Unicef
Peter Adamson
Brussels
Developing World
U.S. Senate
Foreign Operatons
Adamson
Palio
Asia
Africa
South America
Senate
House
Strengthen Open Meetings Law to punish secret government
An editorial urges passage of a measure in the New York Legislature to add up to a $100 fine for public officials who illegally hide official business from public scrutiny. It notes open governance is essential, but the bill does not reform the state legislature’s own exemption, and calls for broader reform and accountability.
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Legiclatura
Joseph Nicoletti
Syracuse
NiMo's high rates blamed on IPPs, letter argues
In a Herald-Journal letter, Niagara Mohawk executive Nicholas Ashooh defends high rates by blaming independent power producers IPPs. The Independent Power Producers of New York counter that IPPs are regulated and not responsible for NiMo negotiated contracts, and highlight lower costs from IPP competition and avoided overpayments.
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Herald-Journal
Niagara Mohawk
Nicholas J. Ashoth
Independent Power Producers of New York Inc
Independent Power Producers
Ipps
Public Service Commission
Don Edison
Nine Mile 2
Ashooh
Oswego
NiMo
New York
Carol E. Murphy
Albany
State Senator Defends Domestic Violence Act Passage
Syracuse Senator John A. DeFrancisco says the 1994 Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act resulted from two years of deliberate legislative work. Hearings in Syracuse and across the state gathered testimony from victims, advocates, and service agencies, leading to the comprehensive bill's approval.
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Senate
Assembly
Syracuse
John A. Defrancisco
Generation call to give teens a fair chance
A reader argues that adults stereotype teenagers as troublemakers and drugs users. They claim prior generations created national debt harming youths' future and urge giving their generation a chance to prove themselves. The letter ends with the name Robert P. Driggs.
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United States
Melting pot in music at Syracuse Baroque Society premiere
A diverse group led by Hedi Salanki presented Corelli Handel Bach and Sammartin in a Jewish synagogue. Hungarian American Romanian American and others performed with Debbi Coble George Coble Kit Dodd Ruxandra Simionescu Kathryn Bush Lindsay Groves and Harpsichordist Salanki. About 250 audience members witnessed a message of unity and cooperation through music.
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Leauers
Oren
United States
Syracuse Baroque Society
Hedi Salanki
Debbi Coble
George Coble
Kit Dodd
Ruxandra Simionescu
Kathryn Bush
Lindsay Groves
Corelli
Handel
Bach
Sammartin
America
Syracuse
Domestic focus urged as nation faces growing aid gaps
Tracey Lord argues the United States must prioritize domestic problems such as poverty homelessness violence and inadequate health care over global crises. She contends immigrants contribute yet strain public services while officials neglect citizens causing alienation unrest and potential collapse.
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James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
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Rwanda
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Ethiopia
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