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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1997
Page
6
The Associated Press reports Carolyn Strauss sues over a Lowe ad implying marriage for a big boned daughter. She will drop the $1 million suit if the ad is pulled and an apology is offered. The piece critiques lottery promotions and suggests deeper prejudice in campaigns.
Thuyen Nguyen of Vietnam Labor Watch reports 35,000 workers, mostly women, endure 12 hour days for $2.40 while meals cost $2 daily. Nike faces calls to raise living wages, increase independent inspections, and heed consumer pressure over alleged abuses and coercive contracts tied to its swoosh branding.
The Syracuse Builders Exchange endorses expeditious construction of a third runway at Hancock International Airport. Total financial cost is 70 million dollars with 63 million funded by FAA and 3.5 million each from state and local funds, leaving Onondaga County taxpayers at zero. Benefits include infrastructure upgrades, job creation, boosted economic activity, and reduced delays, with nonfinancial costs deemed minimal or mitigated.
A Jamesville resident protests ongoing media attention to visitors spending during the NCAA East Regional. They say coverage focused on money spent by guests is offensive, urging less emphasis on economic impact while the event brings fans to town.
A letter from JEANNE DeSOCIO of Liverpool argues that justice and peace define true moral living. She critiques a Herald American piece on Catholics in Central New York, urging that Christ’s teaching on justice renews daily conduct at home, school, church, and work.
The writer defends honesty in media figures like Howard Stern while condemning insults toward others and supports acceptance of gay individuals as shown by Ellen. The letter urges wakefulness to violence in media and endorses a TV rating system to aid parental choices.
Herald American columnist Mario Rossi argues that student body determines school quality and that student resistance to learning shifts blame from teachers. He contends many schools suffer from difficult student attitudes rather than educator failure.
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