Irish peace talks stall over disarmament issue
The Irish peace talks falter as disarmament is treated as a side issue. UK and Republic of Ireland leaders postpone a summit after failing to agree on a weapons handover. Analysts warn that breakdown threatens the fragile ceasefire and renewed violence.
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Conference on Women Declares Right to Say No to Sex
The Fourth World Conference on Women in Being endorses a UN resolution affirming a woman's right to control whether, when, and with whom she has sex, free from coercion discrimination or violence. Delegates from the Vatican dropped objections, framing rape and coercion as crimes and urging global acknowledgement of women's basic human rights.
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Parents engage in curriculum dialogue over school reading choices
The letter argues that parental input in school curriculum reflects free speech and civic duty. It criticizes the Herald Journal for labeling concerned parents as censorship threats and stresses that two way conversations between parents, teachers, and administrators strengthen public education. The writer, Rev Kelvin S Jones, Keith Kirkville, emphasizes that reasonable questions improve understanding of material and policy.
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Ban on snag-hook fishing honors Native Americans
A letter from GILLIAN M McAULIFFE of the Eye Research Foundation of CNY thanks authorities for banning snag-hook fishing in New York state, noting eye injuries hazard and years of education. Mrs Joyce Howard adds a plea to respect Native Americans and oppose demeaning terms used on television.
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Try the bus Centro for a week Syracuse commuters
A reader argues that Centro transit is a bargain amid a financial crisis with options like fare hikes and route cuts. The writer urges Syracuse commuters to trial bus use for a week to gauge savings on gasoline maintenance and parking, plus less driving stress and safer, cleaner buses.
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Hahn shines with Brahms at Skaneateles Festival review
The Sept Herald-Journal critiques Larry McGinn’s take on a Skaneateles Festival chamber concert calling into question attendance and praising Hilary Hahn as the standout in a Brahms program. It notes Katherine Collier’s piano as pivotal, delivering confident, dramatic interpretation sustaining the ensemble’s power.
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Letters Policy For Reader Submissions In Syracuse Paper
Readers are urged to submit succinct legible letters with daytime phone numbers. Unsigned or unverifiable authorship letters are not published. The paper may edit letters for length and provides a mailing address and contact numbers for submission by mail fax modem and NewsLine.
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