Gun makers to add safety locks to most handguns
Our view supports voluntary safety locks on about 80 percent of handguns sold. The move could save children's lives by preventing unauthorized firing. DOJ cites 1,500 annual emergency room visits and 185 child deaths in 1994 from accidental shootings. Locks help, but only if used and stored properly.
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Yom Kippur Reflections On Atrocity And Remembrance
Observances begin at sundown as Jews mark Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, while a recent wave of apologies and acknowledgments prompts reflection. The Red Cross and the Catholic Church faced criticism for inaction during the Holocaust, and survivors urge continued education to preserve memory and prevent forgetting. Solomon Kaplan’s memoir passages frame a warning against revenge and stress living monuments through teaching Torah and Jewish education for future generations.
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Detective Work Returns Silver Streak Bicycle to Owner
Syracuse police Sgt. Brian McGinn spotted a custom silver tandem bicycle during a basement search for a suspect. The bike, nicknamed the Silver Streak, had been stolen over a year earlier from Kathy Urschel, a Baldwinsville resident who is blind and deaf and competed on the Paralympic team. Donations later replaced her bicycle in April, and McGinn’s follow-up secured its return, highlighting his keen observation and care.
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Rowan's hypocrisy tied to Democratic excesses and nonconvictions
A letter accuses columnist Carl Rowan of double standards praising Republicans while excusing Democrats. It cites Gore and Clinton investigations, DC juries, and contrasts Gingrich with Nixon era ethics, ending with a sharp line asking Rowan if he has any shame.
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D.C
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Teens and the push for illegal smoking
Opinion notes recurring teen smoking issues and argues for making underage smoking illegal. It compares to alcohol laws, questions enforcement indoors, and questions a local proposal to rename Salt City Performing Arts Center while criticizing preserving a relic.
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Salt City
Ted Turner humanitarian praised by Syracuse letter writer
John R. Furman Jr of Syracuse lauds Ted Turner for philanthropy and offers to give 1 bullion to the United Nations. He argues conservatives blocked U.N. funding and calls CNN a public service, praising Turner's humanitarian efforts and urging nations to settle disputes peacefully.
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Syracuse
Ted Turner donation praised as global aid gesture
The text lauds Ted Turner as a billionaire philanthropist pledging a billion dollars to ease suffering, aid refugees and sick, clear land mines, and urge others to donate. It frames his charitable stance as a moral example and cites a bishop's line to emphasize the call to act.
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Ted Turner
Readers invited to submit letters for publication
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