Disciplinary action hits officers over Parker harassment
National Guard probes at the 174th Tactical Fighter Wing find superiors failed to curb harassment of Maj. Jacquelyn Parker and Capt. Sue Hart Lilly and to provide flight time equality. Col. David Hamlin Jr. is asked to resign and Col. Thomas D. Webster is demoted. Two other officers face non judicial punishment for mistreatment. Parker lost a path to Operation Provide Comfort after training delays.
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Ted Limpert
Anthony N. Zaccaro
Zaccaro
Taxpayers' Terror: IRS backs away from TCMP audits
Editorial denounces the Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program as punitive and burdensome. It praises suspending the 153,000 taxpayer audits planned for December, calls for voluntary compliance backed by real consequences, and warns against government harassment while urging fair tax enforcement.
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TCMP
Syracuse budget plan faces stalled council actions
Syracuse Financial Plan Commission urges immediate implementation of cost cuts to close multi‑million dollar budget gap without tax increases. Mayor Bernardi’s 1995 94 plan includes health and payroll privatization, delinquents collection, and asset sales. council inaction and special interests hinder progress.
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Syracuse Financial Plan Commission
Roy Bernardi
Commission
Minch Lewis Cited as Honest Hard Worker in Local Praise
A community member extols Minch Lewis as honest and diligent, praising his integrity and service to others. The letter notes respect for his problem solving and reliability while contrasting him with a campaign brochure remark about O J Simpson.
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Minch Lewis
O.J. Simpson
Minch
Neighborhood drug testing for city workers urged in letters
Christine A Laurence writes in the Herald Journal urging random drug and alcohol testing for all city employees with no exemptions. She argues zero tolerance for post positive test abuse and says testing is a cost but money well spent to reduce lost time and legal risk.
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Dick Case
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DPW
Mor
Radio station faces backlash over canceled talk lineup
The Rev Ronald F Rice protests WHEN AM 620s decision to drop Paul Harvey Rod Carr Barbara Gibbons Dr Laura and portions of G Gordon Liddys programming for an all sports format. He urges reconsideration, cites community service and public discourse value.
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Rod Carr
Barbara Gibbons
Laura
G. Gordon Liddy
Compliment for David Ramsey column on abuse impact
A reader commends David Ramsey for an Oct 8 Through the Eyes of Children column on abuse. The piece is praised for its pertinent treatment of teen values and good character, noting many youths lack guidance and wishing the column were required reading in schools.
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Herald
David Ramsey
Readers urged to send brief letters with verified authorship
Readers may submit unsigned letters only if authorship can be verified. Include daytime phone and street address. Editor may edit for length. Mail to Letters to the Editor, Herald Journal, P O Box 4915, Syracuse NY 13221. Fax 470-3019. questions 315 470 2235.
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