School board districts proposal unlikely to go forward
The Syracuse school board faces little momentum for a district system as proposed by President Sidney Johnson. Critics say no real underrepresentation exists and districting could spark parochialism. Board-wide representation remains, with residents urged to engage through qualified neighborhood candidates and the electoral process.
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Sidney Johnson
Board of Education
Johnson
Common Council
Theoty
Valley
Eastwood
Syracuse
Post Election Session Possible Congress Faces Daunting Task
A post election lame duck session looms as Gramm Rudman Hollings deficits unachieved. Lawmakers face automatic cuts, off budget maneuvers, and a fragile path to any real deficit reduction amid rising oil prices and Middle East costs. Pay raises for themselves cited as probable first act.
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Congress
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Washington
S&l
Middle East
Saddam Hussein
House
Senate
Pirro seeks aid plan for County Guard families
Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro proposes a measure to extend family health coverage for county workers in National Guard and Reserve roles for up to a year without extra cost. He calls for a support team to assist families with financial problems and urges broader employer help beyond legal requirements. Also celebrates Joe Morris and Syracuse University memorial inscription change for Pan Am 103 victims.
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Onondaga
Nicholas Pirro
National Guard
Middle East
Pirro
Syracuse University
Clay
Pan Am
Lockerbie
Scotland
Budget battle over Syracuse school deficit cited
A columnist criticizes the Syracuse City School District for a 5.1 million shortfall and calls for a clear educational priority. He contrasts cuts to an integrated summer school with a largely untouched 1 million gifted program and urges a united plan embraced by students parents teachers and the community.
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Syracuse City
Henry Williams
Board of Education
Hussein must be stopped, Saddam cited as threat
Richard Wilkins argues that Arab rulers wield anti Israel rhetoric and that Saddam Hussein embodies aggression toward Kuwait and Israel. He condemns Hussein as mass murderer and urges U.S. leadership to roll back Iraqi aggression to preserve post Cold War order. Syracuse.
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Selma Abdo
Israel
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
United States
Richard Wilkins
Syracuse
Stop Harassing Robocalls and Calls to Senators
A reader calls for action against obstructive recorded phone calls from the Public Service Commission and AG’s office. They urge contacting senators or assemblymen to ban these calls and to halt robots replacing live operators. The writer recounts a delayed collect call answered by a human only after hours.
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Public Service Commission
Attorney General's Office
Sll
March for awareness candles at Night Out rally prompts action
Sandra Davis the Neighborhood Watch executive director and Grayce Costantini the Onondaga County group president urge action beyond vigils. They link crime to poverty and drugs, promote candlelight as a symbol of hope, and call for broader community involvement in drug and residential crime prevention.
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Sam M. Tamburo
Tamburo
Sandra Davis
Neighborhood Watch Groups of
Syracuse
Grayce Costantini
Onondaga County Neighborhood Watch
Readers invited to submit letters policy note
Readers are invited to submit letters succinct and legible. A daytime contact number must be included and unsigned letters are not published. The paper may edit for length and provides phone numbers for help and questions.
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
THE
Herald Company
Clinton Square
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
Hadi N Em
Joe Morrs
New York Giants
NFL
Morris
Orangemen
Giants
Wana Cops
Hussein
Ms. Abdo
U.S
Hitler
Feiffer
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