Misuse of Taxpayers Resources Over DeFrancisco Mall Clash
A critical editorial accuses State Senator John DeFrancisco of a conflict of interest by opposing the Pyramid Cos expansion of Carousel mall while his law firm represents Pyramid's rival Wilmorite. It argues his taxpayer funded newsletter promotes personal views benefiting his client and calls for written space for mall supporters in his publication.
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John DeFrancisco
Pyramid Cos
Carousel Mall
Pyramid
DeFrancisco
Syracuse
Harris, Beach & Wilcox
Wilmorite Corp
Mall
Wilmorite
Violation of Basic Rights Act to stop racial profiling
City mayor Giuliani defends NYPD stop and frisk amid Justice Department findings of racial profiling. He cites Clinton era politics and claims no profiling exists, while federal and state reviews show blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately stopped. The piece links to Diallo Dorismond and Louima cases and argues the policy harms civil rights.
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New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Justice Department
NYPD
Amadou Diallo
Diallo
Bronx
Clinton
Giuliani
Police Department
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Department
State Attorney General’s Office
Hutchings policy draws ire from child crisis care advocates
A front page piece details Hutchings Psychiatric Center’s weekday 8 am to 4 pm admission limit for children and teens. Laura S. Dibble, M D, argues the rule harms crisis care, delays eg emergency room admissions, and misreads adult bed use while praising county efforts to redesign emergency services and expand child psychiatry training.
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Hutchings Psychiatric Center
Thomas Cheney
Hutchings
Cheney
Shave
Onondaga County
App of Psychiatry
Suny Upstate Medical University
Referendum on Aquarium Proposal Sparks Debate in Column
Case’s Saturday column argues voters should approve funding for private subsidies, using the Metropolitan School for the Arts as a model of community development and urging year by year scrutiny of public money in Syracuse.
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Case
Metropolitan School For the Arts
Syracuse
Voices from upstate in debates urged by voter
Patricia Torrey of Baldwinsville says the latest Senate debate lacked upstate New York representation. She asks Clinton and Lazio and organizers to ensure all New Yorkers are heard in a third debate to better judge who understands upstate issues and has plausible answers.
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Senate
Hillary Clinton
Jck Lazio
Upstate
New York
New
Patricia Torrey
Time of Jubilee opposes nearby sewage plant plan
The Time of Jubilee Land Trust board opposes a proposed sewage treatment plant on Blaine Street near Midland Avenue citing unresolved treatment flaws that would still pollute Onondaga Lake. Local leaders urge openness to other proposals and a broader review under WICKS law adjustments.
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Time
Jubilee Land Trust
Blaine Street
Midland Avenue
Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Creek
U.S
James Walsh
Letter submission policy for Herald publications in Syracuse
Readers may submit letters to the editor with name address and daytime phone. Submissions become property of The Herald Co. and may be published edited or used elsewhere including Syracuse Online or NewsLine. Mailing email phone contact details and fax options are provided for submissions.
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Hutchings
Erie
The
Herald Co
Post-Standard
Herald-Journal
Herald American
Syracuse
Herald-Journal/Herald American
P.O
N.Y
Syracuse.com
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Herald Company
Clinton Square
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Michael J. Connor
Stan Linhorst
Jeffrey A. Barber
Jean Kern
James F. Kleinklaus
Alice Miranda
Carol Sholes
Michael Stern
Wiosevc
Ooker
Laura S. Dibble
North Syracuse
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