Onondaga County trash incinerator approved at last
The state will issue a 144 million permit for a Rock Cut Road incinerator in Onondaga, clearing a major hurdle. Construction begins in September and lasts 29 months. The plant aims to boost recycling to 40 percent by 1997, with a 23 year life, reducing reliance on out of state landfills and balancing imperfect waste solutions.
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Onondaga County
Thomas Jorling
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Rock Cut Road
Onondaga
Jorling
Taylor
Nicholas Pirro
Pirro
Sharing the misery CEOs face cuts in pay decline
A Wall Street Journal survey shows CEO salaries and bonuses rose 3.9 percent last year while profits fell 15 percent. Seven of 17 Syracuse region public companies cut CEO pay. The piece argues for cap on top salaries to preserve capitalism and long term health, noting US CEO pay averages nearly twice that of other nations.
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Wall Street Journal
Syracuse
Business Week
I Understand The Riots From A Disabled White Citizen
A disabled white senior citizen describes fear of the welfare system and poverty, comparing grievances with Black rioters and expressing anger at social workers and Medicaid. He recalls living in poor housing, rationing food, and considering looting as a possible escape from hardship. He cites a lack of power and depersonalization by authorities.
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Los Angeles
Syracuse
Tarky Lombardi
Walsh aide dodges question on R. King verdict
Letter writer recounts calling Congressman James Walsh’s Syracuse office after the Rodney King verdict. An aide failed to state Walsh’s position, prompting a rude phone exchange with Jam O’Connor. The writer condemns Walsh for avoiding a stance amid public outrage.
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Rodney King
Daryl Gates
LAPD
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James Walsh
Walsh
Syracuse
Congressman Walsh
Jam O'Connor
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O'Connor
E. P. Silins
Abortion Debate Framed by Rhetoric Says Beth Powell
Beth Powell argues that media fixates on emotional slogans and urges the public to receive factual, intellectual analysis on abortion rather than rhetorical coverage. The piece calls for clearer information over sensational discourse.
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Beth Powell
Syracuse
Death penalty debate letters spark reader response
A Corners era letter from Richard D Sheridan of Cazenovia praises and challenges the April 26 Herald American death penalty editorial. He cites polls, deterence doubts, and long US abolition, while commending a courageous stance amid Cuomo legislative battles. The Liberal Party urges humane policy.
Readers invited to submit letters to editors at Syracuse paper
Readers are urged to send succinct legible letters including a daytime telephone number. Unsigned letters not published, and editors may edit for length. Mail to P.O. Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221 or call 315 47 2027 for home computer submissions. Questions to 315 470 2235.
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