In Our Opinion Sorrow Becomes Rage Over Tragic Losses
A reflective opinion piece urges readers to consider survivors after Mary Turbo and her children perish in a North Side house fire and Nicholas Bloodgood is injured by a Route 80 collision. It questions emergency response times, assigns blame, and reminds readers of shared vulnerability and grace.
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Nicholas Bloodgood
Cusco
Lincoln Park Drive
Barbara Burger
Nicholas
den of Comfort
Lawrence Caldwell
Bloodgood
Targets of lawsuits punch Bennett victims again
The article notes a federal order forcing Bankruptcy Trustee Richard Breeden to sue about 9,000 former Bennett investors to recover roughly 105 million dollars paid before the March 29, 1996 bankruptcy filing. The suits, costing over a million, seek to reclaim proceeds for all Bennett creditors, as former CFO Patrick Bennett faces over 40 federal charges and remains free on bail.
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Bennett Funding Group
Richard Breeden
Bennett
Filig. WS
Stephen D. Gerling
Breeden
Benlivia Vitile Byupeit
Gances
Dan Stolz
Financial House of Cards
Patrick Bennett
Courts belong to the people not judges and lawyers
Supreme Court Justice David Souter asserts cameras in court undermine the public’s access arguing courts belong to the people who fund them. He opposes trial level camera coverage and warns against paternalistic limits on information critical to democracy.
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David Souter Onde
Souter
House Appropriations
High Court
NYS denial of home birth rights sparks call to action
A Syracuse University panel touts home birth and direct-entry midwives as safer options, arguing New York should recognize certification and allow trained midwives. The piece urges women to join New York Friends of Midwives and contact the NYS Midwifery Board to reclaim reproductive rights.
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Syracuse University
Harvard
World Health
New York
Roberta Devers-Scott
Roberta
Rochester
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York Friends of Midwives
NYS Midwifery Board
Feds urged to save green trails and pedestrian programs
Congress debates ISTEA funding cuts affecting non-auto green projects like trails on Onondaga Lake Erie Canal and Highland Forest. Senators DAmato Moynihan push to protect pedestrian cycling and preservation funds while supporters urge local action in Syracuse’s Save Green ISTEA efforts amid broader environmental concerns.
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ISTHA
National Transportation Act
ISTEA
Onondaga Lake
Erie Canal
Highland Forest
Beaver Lake
Senate
Targe
D'Amato
Moynihan
Syracuse
Antarctica
Letting pets roam free sparks danger on busy street
A reader laments roaming pets, recounting a dead cat on Onondaga Park Way and argues keeping cats indoors protects them from predators and traffic. The letter contrasts cruel deaths with a provocative joke about teaching a cat to drive. A second letter by Philipp Kornreich discusses a statewide tax reform plan for New York to fund health care, education, and infrastructure.
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New York
New York State
Philipp Kornreich
Syracuse
Pondering the polls and their interpretive pitfalls
James M. Powell, professor emeritus at Syracuse University, cautions that polling is an art rather than a science. He notes that unclear questions and varied interpretations by respondents and commentators compromise poll accuracy, not just biased partisan surveys.
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James M. Powell
Maxwell School
Syracuse University
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