Labor Day reflections on workers and wage growth
A labor day essay honors America's builders and the worker’s dignity. It notes unions elevated living standards, critiques modern corporate drift toward downsizing and part time work, and warns that wage stagnation endangers democratic capitalism and long term prosperity.
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Controlling Disruptive Students Aiming for fair learnin
AFT president Albert Shanker argues that reducing classroom disruption is essential for learning yet separate from school violence. He calls for targeting disruptive behavior to protect the majority’s education while noting legal hurdles and limited solutions for expelled or removed students.
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Albert Shanker
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Trickledown Critique Fueled by Corporate Wealth Shifts
Marshall Blake of the Syracuse Labor Council argues that high productivity and soaring profits do not lift typical American families. He cites wage declines, rising CEO pay, and deregulation as factors harming middle class workers, urging third party options and large voter turnout to counter perceived GOP and corporate influence.
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Syracuse
Constitution Week marks the 208th birthday of the U S Constitution
Mary Dean Landers writes for the Daughters of the American Revolution urging reflection on the rights and responsibilities guaranteed by the Constitution as Sept 17 to 23 is Constitution Week. The piece recalls the Philadelphia convention and the birth of liberty amid storms.
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Syracuse
Sewage Incineration Plan Sparks Taxpayer Debate
Ed Robinson of Liverpool questions Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency plan to burn sewage at the county incinerator claiming it saves taxpayers money by burning for 99 dollars a ton while landfill disposal costs 57 dollars a ton, labeling it another bureaucratic waste.
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Medicare Reform Debate Seeks Nonpartisan Fix
Amid partisan claims about Medicare growth and bankruptcy, advocates urge bipartisan action to curb rising costs and secure long term funding. References to trustee warnings and budget tradeoffs highlight the urgency for a nonpolitical solution before deficits deepen.
Reader criticizes Israeli leaders for terrorism label
In a Herald-Journal letter Dorothy Wilkins condemns Yasser Arafat for terrorism while questioning her own fairness toward Israeli figures. She argues Begin Shamir and other leaders carried out bombings, while Arafat is merely a talker, suggesting common standards may apply.
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Menachem Begin
Yitzhak Shamir
Ansel Sharon
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