Ban on handheld phones urged after fatal crash
Barbara Faduski, grieving mother, fights for a ban on handheld phones while driving after her daughter Laura K Ippoliti died in a head on crash. Studies show phone use raises crash risk and insurers consider higher rates. legislators weigh bills as tech in cars expands with OnStar and in-car services.
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Barer Faduski
Ganghter
Faduski
Laura
T-Edduski
Laura K. Ippoliti
Iit Phode Company
Universite de Montreal
Transportation Safety Laboratory
Downstate
Karen Faduski
Laur K. Ippoliti
Alvin Ricks
Fulton Barracks
Bar Association Canned Who Will Judge The Judges
The piece argues President Bush abandoned ABA screening for federal judges after past nominees were rated unqualified by ABA panels. It notes Alberto Gonzales and John Ashcroft replacing ABA input with other groups like the Federalist Society, and references Robert Bork and debates on the ABA’s role in vetting nominees.
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Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
American Bar Association
Bush
Alberto R. Gonzales
John Ashcroft
National Lawyers’ Association
Gonzales
Robert Bork
Reagan
Supreme Court
Bork
ABA
U.S
Reform campaign finances and Clinton pardons debate
A letter urges Senators Schumer and Hillary Clinton to back the MecCain-Feingold bill banning soft money and tightening fundraising. The writer cites Clinton pardons, Corzine spending and Washington’s call for knowledge to argue for public financing of federal elections and reduced private money influence. Public financing is proposed as a path to representative government.
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Bill Clinton
York
WY AL Francis Watertown
Walington
D.C
Publc
Rac
America
Lawmakers urged to fund contraceptive coverage in New York
New York lawmakers face pressure to compromise on health insurer contraceptive coverage. Advocates cite fewer unintended pregnancies and better infant and maternal health as benefits. The stance calls for negotiations, criticizing posturing by Senate and Assembly leaders.
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New York State
Weorge
Senate
Assembly
Danek i Newark Iron
For Our Children We Must Change Our Lifestyles Now
An essay urges readers to curb greenhouse gases and conserve water to protect future generations. It compares neglecting children to harming the Arctic for oil and challenges readers to contact legislators and forgo comforts to avert mass species loss.
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Dick Roy
Northwest Earth Institute
Arctic
Roofing firm acheives fair bidding call in Syracuse
Ralph McGregor, president of Apple Roofing Corp., appeals for merit shop fairness in bids for public projects in Onondaga County. He condemns alleged political bias against nonunion contractors and urges elected officials to restore open competition benefiting taxpayers.
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Republican
Onondaga County
Bill Clinton
Ralph McGregor
Apple Roofing Corp
Syracuse
Readers invited to submit letters to the editor
The Herald Co invites succinct letters with the writer’s name, address and daytime phone. Submissions may be edited and published in print or online and could appear in Syracuse publications. Include contact details. postal and email addresses provided for submission channels and fax/phone options.
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The
Herald Co
Post-Standard
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse
Herald Journal
P.O
Syracuse.com
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Samfore
Reform Campaign Finances
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Washington
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