Hospitals woo patients with pampering and service
Competition in health care reshapes hospitals into customer friendly spaces. Crouse Hospital offers free valet parking while University Hospital adds lobby concierge services and VCR rentals. Community General plans night suites for relatives as patient care blends with branding and convenience.
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Syracuse Fans Losers for Life After Blacksburg Fallout
Syracuse University players delivered a poor 31-3 loss at Virginia Tech but earned praise for class. After the game, about two dozen SU fans heckled reporters and hurled insults near Lane Stadium, including an ethnic slur.
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How it Really Works Civics Lesson From Jesse Helms
Helms blocked the Weld nomination for US ambassador to Mexico by refusing a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Lott warned a lone senator could derail the full Senate, forcing Weld to withdraw. Lugar defended the process while Clinton and Albright offered limited backing, leaving Mexico and the world with a harsh view of American politics.
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De Diana Death Sparks Falsehoods
A column argues against three popular myths about Princess Diana’s death. It denounces paparazzi as nonjournalists and states freedom of the press ends where privacy begins. It calls for correcting the record and pinning responsibility.
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Niagara Mohawk faces new charges amid caring debate
Syracuse letter-writer laments NiMo rate hikes tied to courtesy calls and questions if profit overrides philanthropy. The writer cites failed consolidation moves, a Liverpool Syracuse police merger people opposed, and calls for referendums and local say in leadership decisions.
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Cutting aid to Israel to force peace debate
Letter writers discuss U S policy toward Israel and Palestine arguing that halting aid might shift leverage toward peace, citing historical parallels with Britain and Northern Ireland. The piece critiques U S funding levels and contemplates the impact on regional dynamics and negotiations. It also includes reader gratitude to St Joseph's Hospital Health Center for heart bypass care and staff in a separate note.
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Control school costs as LCSD faces bond issues and declining enrollment
Ronald P. Sember argues that Liverpool Central School District should reevaluate bond requests amid enrollment drop from 10 440 in 1985 to 9 469 in 1995. He asks if closures, staff reductions, and consolidated operations could save money for repairs tech or a new high school concession stand to benefit students.
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