Public funds fuel family ties in state offices
An investigation reveals multiple hires and salary boosts for relatives and associates of Albany officials. The pattern shows political connections shaping state payrolls with salaries ranging from 30,000 to 83,000 dollars, highlighting entrenched political patronage across offices like OGS and Parks and Recreation.
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Joseph
State Office of General Services
Ogs
Tara Jackson
Pataki
Richard Jackson Ogs
John Spano
Nicholas Spano
Michael Spano
Spanos
Westchester County
Nancy Palumbo
Senate
Office of Parks and Recreation
Michael Tronzo
Elizabeth McCaughey
Albany
Gallagher replacement eyed amid Pataki compromise
The Pataki administration backs a transition involving Gallagher amid strong public debate. Cappuccelli is named interim head of the Farr with questions about qualifications and potential impact on the agency’s future quality.
Frustrated viewers miss Syracuse-Southern Illinois game
CBS Sports cut away from the Syracuse University versus Southern Illinois NCAA first-round game to Iowa State versus Florida. Viewers in Central New York lost the main feed and only had a small video box while they sought radio updates during timeouts and late in a tight finish.
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CBS Sports
Syracuse University-Southern Dinois
The
Orange
Salukis
CBS
Iowa State
Florida
Don’t Slash Social Services In Budget Fight
A reader urges Governor Pataki to avoid cutting social service funding as New York faces deficits. The letter condemns reductions to block grants that would hurt children, battered women, the disabled, and homeless families while supporting work programs and emergency assistance. It stresses the need to preserve preventive and day care services over foster care and AFDC funding.
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George Paiak
Incinerator Ash Test Sparks Conflict of Interest Claim
Clayton E. Andrews IR Syracuse flags potential bias in Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency ash testing. O'Brien & Gere Engineers Inc plans cement blocks from ash and quarry filling, prompting questions on erosion and material safety.
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Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
O'Brien & Gere Engineers Inc
Chase O'Brien & Gere
Clayton E. Andrews
Gingerich Budget Spell Fails to Stabilize Finances
The text likens Newt Gingrich to a magician's apprentice facing a perilous budget spell. It warns that without careful balancing, Social Security funds risk raiding and a widening fiscal drain as money grows scarce.
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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Older people should keep paying school taxes letter exchange
In a letter to the Herald Journal Amy Sanchez argues against tax breaks for seniors, noting grandparents never complained about funding public schools and stating homeowners accept taxes as part of ownership while some residents send children to private schools. She reflects on paying tuition plus taxes and asserts taxes are a life constant.
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The
Herald-Journal
Emily DiMicco
Smokes Misreads The Bell Curve Says Kuhn Comments
Glenn F. Kuhn from Oneida rebuts Smokes column on The Bell Curve. He argues the book shows IQ correlates with social outcomes, not a destined underclass, clarifies correlation versus causation, and says race is not the book’s main point though discussed. He urges readers not to blame the messenger.
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Re Saundra
Smokes
Glenn F. Kuhn
Oneida
Readers invited to submit letters for publication policy
The newspaper invites succinct legible letters and may publish unsigned submissions. It reserves the right to edit for length and asks writers to mail to P O Box 4915 Syracuse NY 19221. For questions call 315 470 2235 or reach readers at home Boeee 470-2027.
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Syracuse
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