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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1990
Page
6
The Syracuse Common Council and Board of Education clash over budgets and spending amid requests for staff lists and tax details. Both sides seek accountability while proposing cuts and watching for potential waste. The row could spark tighter budgets, but risks mudslinging that may hurt programs.
The budget summit talks continue behind closed doors as lawmakers clash over tax plans. Republicans seek a 4.1 billion tax rise for earners under 50k and a 7.4 billion cut for those over 200k, while Democrats propose 4 billion in cuts for under 20k income and 26.7 billion in added taxes on others. Regardless of party, the middle class bears the burden, echoing past tax reforms and the S&L bailout debate.
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court lifted a ban on distribution of Vic tor Ostrovsky's book. Earlier a temporary restraining order blocked St Martin's Press. Israel warns the work could endanger agents. The court rejected that argument. The piece questions Israel's aim in protecting public image over agent safety. The book alleges Israel knew of the 1983 Beirut Marines bombing but did not warn U.S. officials, which killed 241 Marines. CHEERS to eight Biosphere II participants entering a two year sealing. They will recycle air and water and eat only grown food. The project seeks solutions to global problems like pollution and climate change and may test group living.
Syracuse University sociology professor EPHRAIM MIZRUCHI argues against a Pizza Hut takeout on East Genesee Street, citing increased traffic, residential incompatibility, and loss of quality of life for long-time residents. He warns unchecked fast food growth could redefine Syracuse as a city of fast food joints.
A provocative op ed by J. Alan Swanson from Syracuse denounces oil as the root of pollution and urges immediate adoption of cleaner energy instead of war and continued consumption. The piece attacks a lazy throw-away society and calls for action over complacency.
Henry R. Mahshie argues the Kuwait invasion was immoral and Iraqi occupation must be condemned. He credits President Bush and the United Nations for swift action and condemns Arab reliance on outsiders. He urges global involvement on Palestinian displacement and Lebanon, noting Arabs killing Arabs.
A commentary asks how the United States will fare as communist regimes fall and superpower relations shift. It ponders democracy’s fate, economic strength, and adaptation to a changing global order, inviting readers to submit 300 word responses with contact details by a noon Wednesday deadline.
Resident criticizes City Hall for expanding a Westcott Street bar by councilors Nicoletti Romeo Panek Carni and Guy while praising Christensen Anderson Mahoney and Bush for prioritizing neighborhood quality of life over profits. The letter urges more public input and even a metaphorical blue bin for disliked officials.
A careful observer notes fans in the end zone tried to start the wave several times. When the wave faded, fans in the opposite end booed the group stopping it. When the wave completed, cheering erupted. The writer and family remained proud of the team's play despite mistakes.
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