Fowler High School Center for Math Science and Tech
The Fowler High School in Syracuse launches a new Center for Math Science and Technology within the school, starting with ninth graders and expanding each year. The initiative provides high tech resources, trained teachers, and specialized tracks in computer science, pre engineering, biochemistry, and health careers as part of a broader effort to improve education amid poverty and inequities.
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PEACE agency under scrutiny over check cashing loans
An inquiry into PEACE, a not for profit feeding program in Onondaga County, exposes irregular check cashing and personal loans tied to meal proceeds. CPA Kamide found former controller Wicher benefited from cash exchanges and loans totaling thousands. No theft proven yet, but questions linger over governance and future reforms.
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Gerard Wicher
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Not-so-fond memories of Jesse North Carolina rose
A Syracuse reader recalls Jesse Helms as a white racist figure during the 1960s at WRAL Channel 5 Raleigh and in Chapel Hill. The note cites Helms’ attacks on academic life during integration and a late 1960s incident about an essay on To His Coy Mistress.
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Jesse Helms Broder
Mark Watkins
Syracuse
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Israel
Bush
Can GOP Carry On Without Helms At Helm
A column discusses Jesse Helms retirement and questions how the GOP would proceed without the North Carolina senator. Molly Ivins praises Helms as giving liberalism a good name while David Broder captions label him an unrepenent racist.
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Canal lock decay near Onondaga Lake Park sparks museum idea
A Syracuse column laments the abandoned Cold Springs area Erie Canal lock north of the city and critiques plans for a simulated towpath. The writer warns the historic site may decay unresolved while politics and a Thruway Authority focus on tourism funding.
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Cold Springs
Onondaga Lake Park
Thruway Authority
Readers letters welcome with name and contact details
The Herald Journal invites succinct letters for publication and notes they may edit and publish. Submissions must include the writer’s name, address, and daytime phone. Materials become property of The Post Standard Herald brands and may appear online or on NewsLine.
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