Civic Center settlement eyed amid crumbling facade
Onondaga County legislators weigh an 825000 payment from Civic Center designers and builders after a decade of inaction on a lawsuit over structural damage. The 14 year old building requires repairs seen as costing over 5.1 million plus consultant fees, with bids from J D Taylor Construction at 6.1 million for a 10 month fix. The piece urges officials to learn from past missteps and avoid future cost overruns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
John Mulroy
Civic Center
Sgure
J.D. Taylor Construction
Mulroy
Robert Rossi
Gov Cuomo tax plan would curb car sales
The editorial attacks Cuomo's plan to tax the full price of new cars and upfront taxes on lease cars, warning it could devastate auto sales and the related industry, push buyers to out of state purchases, and harm New York's economy while offering no real benefit to state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuomo
Feds
NTSB report urges tougher jet brakes after 1988 DC-10 mishap
The NTSB finds that in an aborted takeoff a jumbo jet likely cannot stop safely with current brakes, prompting calls to tighten FAA standards and increase safety guidelines. Jeers follow at FAA and manufacturers for decades of risky standards. Jeers also target county officials who wasted an hour awaiting a quorum and looters who scavenged Albina's Carpet Warehouse aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Child Abusers Linked to Personal Abuse History
The article argues that the strongest predictor of child abuse is the abuser's own history as a victim. It notes that abusive triggers stem from past trauma and that personal distress influences parenting. It also suggests married individuals in a family setting show less psychological disturbance than those living alone.
Roger and Me and Central New York HQ Moves
The speaker discusses Michael Moore’s Roger and Me about General Motors plant closures in Flint and notes recent announcements that Carrier and Bristol-Myers Squibb plan moving their headquarters from Central New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Moore
Roger and
F Pnt
Michigan
General Motors
Syracuse
Carrier Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
New York
Mayor Young
Gov
Cuomo
IB Fedor
Fayetteville
Friends for Life: Pro-Life Education and Outreach Group
Friends for Life promotes respect for all human life through education. It runs a resource center with abortion and euthanasia materials, a bi monthly newsletter, a speaker bureau for schools and churches, pro life billboards, and connections to Birthright and New Hope. The group hosts events and members engage in counseling pregnant teens and supporting mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends For Life
Birthright
New Hope
Should Cops Get Warrantless Home Searches
Readers debate the Supreme Court ruling allowing a limited warrantless protective sweep during arrests if an officer has reasonable danger. Opponents warn of abuse while supporters cite drug and crime deterrence. A letter from JOAN M. BROWN of Friends for Life Syracuse urges pro life aid and community help for pregnant women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Syracuse Herald
American P.O
Syracuse
New York
Clinton Square
Joan M. Brown
Friends For Life
Controversial Soapbox Letter Attacks Nicaragua Policy
A reader criticizes a George Wortley Soapbox letter on Nicaragua and U.S. policy. The correspondent denounces Contra aid and the embargo, defends Sandinista elections as constitutional and peace-driven, and accuses Washington of arrogance and coercion in Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
George Wortley
Wortley
New York
U.S
Washington
Oliver North
United States
Wartley
Readers urged to send letters to the editor
The Herald-Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters on public issues. Letters must be brief, unsigned letters not publishable. Include daytime telephone number and note editors may edit for length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Tuaothy D Bunn
Turothy Patseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
Eeeat
Albina
Mario and
Tom and
Contras
Syracuse Newspapers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!