Balance of Payments critique hits New York taxes
The piece argues New York loses business to low tax Sun Belt states as high state and local taxes cut profits. It cites Moynihan's 1996 balance of payments findings showing New York’s $14 billion federal tax deficit vs Virginia and New Mexico gains, plus federal funding shifts and political maneuvers under Clinton that penalize New York.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Gadhafi Demands Stand Up to Libyan Dictator
The Libyan leader demands the British turn over agents he says killed Princess Diana and argues for lifting sanctions as Lockerbie suspects face trial. Calls for neutral venues and monitors, noting United States and United Kingdom veto power, and urging families to weigh a neutral option for justice.
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Local Engineers Urge Hiring From CNY to Ease Shortage
An electrical engineer from Syracuse argues that Central New York faces a skilled labor shortage. He urges local companies to hire locally, offer fair salaries, and be flexible about qualifications to retain talent and reverse the trend. He notes out-of-state hires and layoffs among peers as proof.
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Syracuse
Rochester
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Irove
Ham radio offered as clean alternative to CB hobby
Harry Brown of Bernhards Bay argues that amateur radio provides a safe family friendly pastime. He cites the lack of swearing and sexual talk on ham bands and invites the Phoenix reader to have her son obtain a license, noting local clubs books and helpers.
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Phoenix
Harry Brown
Promise Keepers praised for positive impact on families
Reader defends the Promise Keepers movement against Maureen Dowd's October 7 column, hailing the group as enlightening and transformative. The letter praises fathers, mothers, and couples, notes tears as repentance and renewal, and suggests a women’s Promise Keepers as a constructive idea.
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Promise Keepers
America
Readers invited to submit letters for publication
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