Opinion Split Over Money in Politics and Free Speech
The Supreme Court ruled a federal cap of 1000 on independent PAC spending for a presidential candidate unconstitutional, affirming free speech. The decision limits apply only to independent expenditures, not direct donations, and urges reformers to adjust strategies within the Constitution while preserving First Amendment protections.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Supreme Court
Political Action Committee
Pacs
House
Senate
William H. Rehnquist
National Conservative Political Action Committee
Reagan
Democratic National Committee
NCPAC
Boehlert Pushes Bill to Repeal Cigarette Tax Break
Rep. Sherwood Boehlert introduces House Bill 4200 to repeal the current cigarette tax cut slated for Oct 1, arguing it would worsen deficits by about 212 million annually. He cites health and healthcare costs tied to smoking and faces resistance from Senate leaders and tobacco interests.
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Congress
Sherwood Boehlert
New York
Boehlert
Jesse Helms
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tobacco Lobby
Washington
Rep. Boehlert
Citizens voice over burden of Seneca Meadows dump near Syracuse
Harold B. Sanderson Jr of Syracuse denounces moving garbage to Seneca Meadows as shifting the burden to nearby communities and urges elected officials to take the right action. He recalls local geography and past waste practices, stressing residents should pay for proper cleanup rather than endure expedient solutions.
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Seneca Meadows
Syracuse
Seneca Falls
Black Brook
Seneca River
Montezuma
Onondaga County
Fans blast biased announcers at Big East final
A reader criticizes Len Berman and Bill Raftery for partisan commentary during Georgetown’s win over St John’s for the Big East title. The letter also debates defense spending, MX missiles, Star Wars, and fiscal policy, citing Joseph Kraft and Time magazine.
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Hoyas
Len Berman
Georgetown
St. John’s
Berman
Pearl Washington
Pat Ewing
Bill Raftery
Michael Jackson
John Thompson
Raftery
Howard Cosell
Muhammad al
NBC
Dick Enberg
Tam
Armed Services
Congress
Joseph Kraft
Time Magazine
Defense Department
Substitutes cite overlooked workers blocking full time jobs
The writer argues that many substitute teachers are passed over for regular openings. Nine individuals share experiences of being skipped for jobs despite qualifications, including cases where spouses of superintendents or long-tenured substitutes were favored. The result is many qualified substitutes leave the field, limiting pool for schools.
Readers spar over Lerman column on sex love and marriage
A reader letter defends marriage as more than sex and money, arguing Lerman’s satire misreads sexuality as an aggregate of physical, emotional, and spiritual bonds. Another note thanks readers for 30,000 St Jude cards. others critique abortion imagery and fetology claims in a televised seals ad and a Syracuse ultrasound film.
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Rhoda Lerman
Lerman
Syracuse
George Christie
Bill Finch
Reincarnation letter argues abortion ethics using rebirth idea
A March 13 letter challenges abortion morality through reincarnation. The writer disputes the Christian view of death of a soul, proposing that abortion may be seen as transmigration. He questions how a woman's soul would relate to a child rejected in a future life, noting reincarnation inadvertently supports Christian perspectives.
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FL. Fletcher
Liverpool
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