Welcome home in Manlius fuels a compassionate planning win
At a Manlius Planning Board meeting last week residents welcomed a proposed Alzheimer's home, voting unanimously to approve the site plan and town board follow suit. Neighbors in Highbridge Street and Dartmoor Crossing addressed concerns, leading to plan tweaks like lighting changes, extra parking, and a rerouted access road. The editorial commends collaborative planning that includes residents, clergy, and developers, arguing such processes reduce fear and stigma while honoring patients and communities.
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Strive for Civility in Solvay Board Clashes
A Solvay village board meeting ended amid shouts and countershouts as Mario DeSantis closed his mayoral tenure. GOP victory under Anthony Modaferri promises fresh start. similar tensions surfaced in Liverpool over police consolidation talks as citizens fear speaking up.
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DeSantis
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Rooster Cogburn
Liverpool
Syracuse
Karen Murdock
Bristol Cuts Pollution at DeWitt Plant
Central New Yorkers gain cleaner air as Bristol-Myers Squibb reduces toxic emissions at its DeWitt facility by two thirds since 1994. The plant with over 1,000 workers manufactures more than 70 percent of the nation’s penicillin and aims for a 90 percent emissions cut by 2000, prompting community praise and confidence in continued progress.
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Letter to the editor questions Cal Thomas column on Israel
Shirley Madrid of Syracuse criticizes a March Herald Journal column for bias and urges balanced discussion. She cites historical claims about Israel, the 1947 partition, and cited abuses, urging equal accountability for both sides and recommending readings by Lilienthal Findly and Ball.
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George Ball
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Syracuse
Jail overtime waste sparks call for cost cuts
Reader letters condemn jail overtime payments totaling 255000 after end of shifts counting prisoners. They urge tighter accounting and contingency planning to prevent future waste and avoid higher taxes.
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Mistreated, unloved kids case for abortion
A distressing Oswego edition column recounts a seven year old boy beaten by his mother with a shoe, belt and extension cord. The writer argues abortion is a solution, noting lack of love and protection in the home and citing the grandfather Shope as a possible happiness source.
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Oswego
Syracuse
Fairness in Line at Kaufmann's for Garth Brooks Tickets
The writer recalls waiting at Kaufmann's Shoppingtown on March 19 for a bracelet to tickets for a Garth Brooks concert. Bracelets were randomly dispensed to 1,200 people. On March 22 a fairness measure moved 252 latecomers to the end, delaying the line and forcing a long wait in cold weather to secure third tier tickets.
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New York Legislator Urges Boost for Online Library Funding
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver forms the Committee on Libraries and Educational Technology and praises the effort. He advocates increasing funding for the Electronic Doorway Library Bill to expand public access to online databases and Internet services.
Solvay Unity Picnic Hopes Amid Old Divisions
Bert Maestri laments bitter Solvay history from the Tyrolean tension era to modern quarrels. He imagines a single pot of legal fees and expenses funded by all, inviting every resident to a citywide open heart unity picnic.
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