Poverty in Onondaga County Focuses On Action and Hope
The Onondaga Citizens League releases its 10th annual study urging coordinated anti poverty effort, neighborhood centers in schools, and demonstration projects. It highlights 54 000 people in poverty, calls for policy reform, and notes the economy as a lever to lift all boats.
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Michael Freedman
Darlene D. Kerr
Marilyn Higgins-Rohde
Onondaga County
Fami
Citizens League
League
ATV dealers ignore pact as child deaths rise
Still Killing Our Kids reports mark two years since a pact by Honda Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha and Polaris to curb three wheelers and restrict four wheelers for children. Despite promises, deaths and injuries soar with 1,246 ATV related fatalities reported by CPSC through mid 1989.
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Kawasaki
Suzui
Yamaha
Polaris
United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission
ATV
U.S
Public Interest Research Group
Bad brakes shatter Oswego family after fatal truck crash
Mary Wilcox recalls the Route 3 wreck near Watertown on March 17 in which her daughter in law, 25 year old Mary, was killed and her son Tom, 27, was left comatose. She blames a dump truck with severely worn brakes and stopped inspections, and notes Tom was a champion golfer with several wins.
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Mary Wilcox
Tom
Mary
Watertown
Oswego
Gun caused boy's death and editorials spur outrage
Patricia J. Mathews of Liverpool writes thanking the editor for the piece "Don't tell us guns don't hall" and questions a gun owner's callous remarks after a boy's death. She argues guns kill and wonders if the shooter truly believes his stance, urging sanity amid fear of apathy.
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God Help Us
Atricia J. Mathews
Liverpool
Kilpatrick abortion column labeled not public matter
Garey Spradley criticizes James Kilpatrick for calling abortion a private issue, arguing murder makes it public. He demands a logical argument to distinguish fetus from appendix and mocks Kilpatrick's political philosophy.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Mr. Kilpatrick
Garey
Spradley
Fayetteville
DeWitt Supervisor flips on incinerator site dispute
In a letter to the Herald American dated October 8, the DeWitt supervisor signals a shift away from supporting the 1 481 site for the county incinerator. Readers recall his earlier push for the project, and locals note the timing reflects electoral calculations rather than steadfast principle. Gerald T. Gentz, East Syracuse.
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van Buren
Gerald T.gentz
East
Syracuse
End 20 year regime Syracuse mayoral race
Observations on November's election urge voters to back Bernie Mahoney over Tom Young. Arguments reference Police staffing, tax raises, Board of Estimate, and past council actions. The writer criticizes Young's chutzpah and recalls long tenure of Penperatigaelt and Tule in City hall.
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Syracuse
Tom Young
Board of Estimate
Lee Alexander
Tule
City
Bernie Mahoney
Readers urged to submit public issue letters to editors
The Herald-Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters on public issues. Letters must be signed or verifiable, with daytime phone numbers kept on file if requested. Space is limited, and not all letters are published or printed without edits for clarity.
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