Recently added articles from The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY):
WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR MANLIUS MAIN DRAG; DEVELOPER PROPOSES PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY $16 MILLION COMPLEX OF STORES, EATERIES AND OFFICES ON MOSTLY EMPTY STRETCH OF ROUTE 92.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bob NiedtStaff writer A proposed $16 million retail-office development in Manlius would bring two restaurants with outdoor seating, a drugstore and more tucked into a six-building complex designed to flow into the village setting. The seven-acre complex is ...
COMPANY NEWS.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled by Susan Royal from news releases DAN JORDAN joined MetLife as a financial services representative in the Greater Syracuse Agency. The company is at 301 Plainfield Road, Suite 240, Salina. DANIEL PORTER joined Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers as an ...
MARCELLUS COUPLE OPEN SEARS IN CICERO; HOMETOWN STORE OFFERS A SMALLER VERSION OF THE MALL-BASED STORES.(News)(Column)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK Sears has officially returned to Cicero. It's a bit more compact than the grand department store Sears once had at the former Penn Can Mall, before splitting for its current home in Great Northern Mall in the 1980s. This ...
FORT DRUM SOLDIER DIES IN AFGHANISTAN.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Fort Drum soldier was killed Monday in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Sgt. Terry J. Lynch, 22, of Shepherd, Mont., died in Wardak Province of wounds ...
FORMER ARK. GOV. HUCKABEE TO SPEAK IN CNY.(News)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Recognition ...
HOUSEHOLD INCOME TAKES TWO EARNERS NOW.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Regarding columnist George Will's claim that there is little difference in relative household expenditures between 1960 and now -- the Hudson Institute and the American Spectator all know, but conveniently forget to mention, ...
DON'T CAST YOUR VOTE FOR ANY MORE INCUMBENTS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: We have no one to blame but ourselves for the dysfunctional New York state Legislature. We keep voting in the same politicians, year after year. This should stop today! Next ...
ANOTHER GRADUATION AND THE CALENDAR TURNS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Clocks and calendars keep turning. The corn is up, the roses are red, the foliage seems greener and fuller. Another granddaughter graduates high school. She's the one who, when Joe Biden was visiting Syracuse University several years ago, asked her ...
DEATH-DEALING NOW DONE FROM THIS REGION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: On Saturday, The Post-Standard announced that waging war has come to Syracuse, and thus made us a legitimate target. Concern about the drones being brought to us has been validated. Now we can supply civilian, homey, lifestyles to operators of the ...
OBAMA TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES; GIVE HIM TIME.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Regarding the June 20 letters under the heading "Heading the Wrong Way" -- I can only think that Republicans, not satisfied with ruining our economy, are trying to bring on Armageddon as well. President Barack Obama is extending an olive branch to the Islamic ...
EDUCATION NEEDED ON DATING VIOLENCE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: With the news that singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to an assault charge against his former girlfriend Rihanna, now is a crucial time to educate teens as well as their parents about dating violence and abuse. A new study released by Liz Claiborne ...
CHILDREN'S TRIBUTES BROUGHT TEARS OF JOY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: How I wish all of Syracuse could have attended the Children's Day Program at Rockefeller United Methodist Church June 21! Actually, it wasn't just a program; it was the entire church service, and it was exceptional in every way. From the prelude, played ...
DOWNTOWN INTERSTATE CONVENIENT -- FOR SOME.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Picture Interstate 81 through Syracuse: a broad swath from Interstate 481 in the south to Carousel and Onondaga Lake in the north. Often heavy traffic. Ugly, barren cross streets through downtown, compounded by Interstate 690. Motor noise to either side. Lucky ...
CONSIDER THIS.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Celebrating guns It was Gun Celebration Night at the Assembly of God church in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday. Pastor Ken Pagano blessed the 180 celebrants, asking that "the Lord will bless you and keep you." It was more publicity stunt than religious service, but ...
SILENT NO MORE; GUARDSMAN EXPOSES ABSURDITY OF "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Dan Choi was a perfect fit for the military when he was leading Army infantry troops on patrol in the "Triangle of Death" in Iraq, or, more recently, serving honorably as an infantry lieutenant for the New York National Guard. But all that changed in March, when he openly ...
'POLITICAL WILL' IS CODE FOR DOING WHAT BUSINESS WANTS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Unfortunately, single-payer health care (my choice) is not part of the debate, except that "it is not on the table" or "there is not enough political will" -- code that corporations don't want it. Everyone has heard the statistics: 30 percent of the ...
PROCESS STILL WORKS WELL; NO ONE'S LIFE IS IN DANGER.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Reform what? Now in my mid-60s, I have a pretty good idea of the availability and quality of U.S. health care. Never have I had to wait for treatment from doctors, hospitals or other health-care providers. Its always been affordable, to the extent that ...
NO WONDER SOME RESIST SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I would like for my family and me to have a single-payer health-care system, like my friends and relatives in various countries overseas and in Canada. The rest of the Americans can have the very profitable, expensive, limited access, with exclusion of preexisting ...
HEALTH-CARE REFORM: NEEDED OR NOT?; CONSERVATIVE CASE IGNORES THOSE LEFT WITHOUT HEALTH CARE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: In his column, "Medical Care Costs More Now than Ever," George Will outlines the conservative position against health-care reform. First, he justifies the Republican Party constantly saying "no" by saying "no" is an "indispensable word in politics, ...
Common Sense Party probably would be minority.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: The June 23 "Health Care Debate" writers -- Ms. Brisson, Ms. Grieshaber and Dr. Durgin -- all had nice ideas for our dysfunctional health-care system. Although I am a veteran and use the fine Veterans Affairs services at our local hospital in Syracuse, I would ...