The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from October 2007:
UPSTATE INVENTORS GET CLEAN AIR GRANTS.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Moriarty Staff writer During the five years he has spent developing an unmanned aerial vehicle, Joseph Kummer thought about making another product using the same technology that makes his "propulsive wing" fly. The product he has in mind is a personal ...
CAREFULLY COMPARE COST, BENEFITS OF HEALTH PLANS.(MoneyWise)(Health Care Notebook)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAMES T. MULDER HEALTH CARE NOTEBOOK Q) My wife and I get health insurance separately through our employers. Should we integrate our health insurance benefits? A) Here's some advice from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Focus on three ...
FOR THE RECORD.(MoneyWise)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Judgments The following judgments of $1,000 or more have been filed and docketed at the Onondaga County clerk's office. Debtors are listed first, followed by creditors and the award, plus fees: Sept. 14 Schwedes, Linda A.,839 Oakwood St., Fayetteville, by ...
THRUWAY SHOULD CUT EXPENSE AND OVERHEAD.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: The Thruway Authority says it needs a toll hike because of slower-than-expected traffic. If that is the case there should be less Thruway deterioration and maintenance. The last time they had an increase, one of the things they spent money on was re-vamping some ...
HIGGINS WILL HELP SU AND CITY OF SYRACUSE THRIVE.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: Congratulations to Marilyn Higgins on her appointment as vice president of community engagement and economic impact at Syracuse University ("Former grid executive new vice president at SU," Sept. 15). As vice president for economic development at ...
WOMAN SPITTING ON SOLDIER WAS PERSONAL, NOT POLITICAL.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: More than one letter writer has recently referred to an incident in which a "Clinton supporter" spat on a returning soldier. The only documented incident of this type occurred in 2006 at Hancock Airport when Lauren Maggi spat on Jason Jones, a Fort Drum soldier. ...
NEO-CONS ATTACK CIVIL RIGHTS AND GRAB FOR OIL.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: How is it we can apply all of the military might and intelligence capacity of the USA in a "global war on terror" at a cost of over $800 billion with the result of strengthening and enlarging the al-Qaida terrorist network? Could it be that the ...
FOR ADDED IMPACT, PUT SU FOOTBALL BACK IN BLUE.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: SU fans have been anxiously awaiting to find out what "Sudden Impact" meant. Well they found out Saturday at Louisville. Nice! Now, for some "Added Impact" for the next home game against West Virginia, let's ...
DON'T BLAME OFFICIAL FOR FOLLOWING THE RULES.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: Recently, a local cross country team was disqualified from a meet because they violated an "obscure" rule. Because Jim Engle recognized the violation and disqualified the team, he is now being chastised for being picky or abusing his power as an official. He just ...
REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: This letter is in response to the Sept. 23 article "Walk, Paddle, Sail, Pedal," about using alternative transportation means to get to work. I think it's great that this is a challenge that is going on throughout the SU and ESF communities. Unfortunately why is it ...
LET CIVILIANS ENFORCE CELL PHONE DRIVING BAN.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: I found Philip Corso's letter, in regards to cell phone users and driving quite interesting. I agree, but it's impractical. Why, because we would need a patrol car on every other block and road to catch drivers using their cell phones. People are ...
DON'T QUESTION EVERY DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: Every night I read The Readers' Page and I have to comment on two letters: one from Marlene Slade, and the other from Gerald R. Lotierzo. I would like to know if these two people went to War College to learn how to run a war, or did they read books ...
FIRST CLASS; ONONDAGA'S MICHAEL HART SHOWS THAT ATHLETES AND CNY HAVE HEART.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: I want to take a moment to acknowledge one of Syracuse's young "heroes" and sing the praises of Michael Hart, Michigan's fabulous running back. I am not writing to tell of his extraordinary football skills or how I witnessed him destroy my hapless Notre Dame team ...
LUNCH OR FUN ELECTIVE, F-M GIVES STUDENTS THE CHOICE.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: Students at Fayetteville-Manlius have a rare option when it comes to taking lunch. It is not mandatory. In middle school, lunch was taken by everyone, generally at the same time. This was a great time to relax, finish some homework and talk to your ...
SPITZER PLAN PANDERS TO THE PRO-AMNESTY LOBBY.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... To the Editor: In an astoundingly transparent piece of pandering to the pro-amnesty-for-illegals lobby, Gov. Spitzer has OK'd the issuance of driver's licenses to illegal aliens. Trying to justify his abetting the aliens' illegal entry into the country, the governor said that ...
WORKER DIALOGUE KEYS ENTERGY'S SAFETY.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Dietrich Entergy As site vice president at Entergy's James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Station, my primary responsibility is to ensure protection of the health and safety of the public, including the safety of my fellow co-workers, while safely generating clean ...
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND; COMPANIES DRILLING FOR OIL AND GAS MUST BE HELD TO THEIR LEASE PAYMENTS.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rich deposits of oil and gas that lie beneath U.S. public lands and coastal waters belong to the American people - not to the companies that seek and obtain federal leases to tap into those resources, and not to the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, which grants those ...
ON THE FAMILY LIFE BLOG: MUSIC AND YOUR BABY.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Does listening to classical music in the womb make your baby smarter? What about listening to classical musical once that ...
WIN A COPY OF THE 1999 BOOK "RESERVATION ROAD'.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2007 ... John Burnham Schwartz's 1999 novel, "Reservation Road," soon to be a movie starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Donnelly and Mark Ruffalo, is about the fallout of a tragic accident in the lives of two haunted men and their families. The Los Angeles Times called the ...
SYRACUSE COMMUNITY CHOIR IS SEEKING SINGERS.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Syracuse Community Choir is seeking singers for its 22nd Annual Winter Solstice Concert Dec. 15 at the Plymouth Congregational Church. No formal music training or sight-reading skills are required. Choir orientation and information rehearsals will be held at***7 p.m. Oct. 10 ...
CNY ARTS COUNCIL WANTS RESIDENTS AS ADVISORS.(CNY)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: - Staff and news service reports The Cultural Resources Council is looking for Central New York residents to serve on an advisory council to strategize and expand art and cultural programs in the area. The regional arts council supports and encourages cultural ...
LOGIUDICE.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Frances (Scarcella) Logiudice September 30, 2007 Frances C. (Scarcella) Logiudice, 81, of Liverpool, passed away Sunday. She was born in Syracuse, the daughter of Joseph and Carmella Scarcella. She was a bookkeeper for the family business and a homemaker. Her husband, Samuel C ....
BADER.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hulda S. Bader September 29, 2007 Hulda S. Bader, 94, of Campbell Rd., Mattydale, went to be with her Lord and her beloved husband, Erwin, on her 94th birthday at St. Joseph's Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Madison WI, Hulda was the daughter of the late ...
PENNA.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dominic Penna September 27, 2007 Dominic Penna, 94, of State Route 5, Vernon, died September 27, 2007. Graveside services will ...
MINER.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Myrtle O. Miner September 25, 2007 Myrtle O. Miner, 87, of Emery St., Fulton, NY, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital, Fulton, NY. Myrtle was born in Fulton, NY, the daughter of the late Charles and Nettie Crouch Gates, and had resided in the Fulton ...
MANGELS.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Joyce A. Mangels September 29, 2007 Joyce A. Mangels, 87, of Oneida, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007. Services: ...
LICITRA.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Giuseppa Licitra September 29, 2007 Giuseppa Licitra, 92, of Winter Springs, FL, passed away September 29, 2007. Giuseppa was born February 17, 1915, in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, the daughter of the late Carmelo and Lucia (LaRosa) Tumino. She came to the states from Italy in ...
SMITH.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Bernadine Elsie "Parky" Smith September 29, 2007 Bernadine Elsie "Parky" Smith, 82, of Hannibal, passed away Saturday at home after a long illness, with her loving son, daughter-in-law and faithful dog "Pooh" by her side. Bernadine was born in East Syracuse and was a 1943 ...
SKELLINGTON.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Larry B. Skellington September 30, 2007 Larry B. Skellington, 59, lifetime resident of Williamstown, died Sunday at his home on Wheeler Road. He was born on June 22, 1948, the son of Richard and Laura Mae Wheeler Skellington. He graduated from APW High School in 1966 and ...
DEVAY.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Holly DeVay September 25, 2007 Holly DeVay, 41, a former resident of FL, and more recently of O'Connor Rd., Oswego, died Tuesday in Oswego Hospital. She is survived by four ...
ALFRED J. AUDI.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Alfred J. Audi September 29, 2007 Alfred J. Audi, 69, of Fayetteville, New York, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from Moses Brown School and Colgate University in 1960. After graduating from Colgate, Alfred served three ...
VAN SLYKE.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Martha Kurak Van Slyke September 29, 2007 Martha Kurak Van Slyke, 83, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A life resident of Syracuse, she was a communicant of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis M ....
SPAULDING.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mary J. Spaulding September 29, 2007 Mary J. Spaulding, 83, of Hannibal, died Saturday. Survivors: sister, Margaret Grela, and brother, Joseph Flack. ...
LEWIS.(Obit)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Martha E. Lewis September 30, 2007 Martha E. Lewis, 88, of Elbridge, passed away Sunday at Finger Lakes Center for Living. Martha retired from Red Star in 1981. She was predeceased by her husband, Nelson, in 1976. Surviving are her daughters, Diane (Raymond) King of New Jersey ...
IN A NEW YORK MINUTE: 10 THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT NEW YORK LAST WEEK.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Going ... A 3 1/2-foot alligator found walking along a Long Island roadway last week is one of 112 reptiles of various sorts - including several alligators - the Suffolk County SPCA has captured this year. The SPCA said the alligator had some front teeth missing, but was ...
JUNTA LEADER WON'T MEET U.N. ENVOY.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A U.N. envoy was unable to meet with Myanmar's top two junta leaders in his effort to persuade them to ease a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, but was allowed a highly orchestrated session Sunday with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ibrahim Gambari, ...
CNY SCRAMBLES TO TAKE IN REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR, BURUNDI; REFUGEES AT A RECORD PACE.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Maureen Sieh Urban affairs editor So many refugees from Myanmar and Burundi are arriving in Central New York that local agencies and churches are scrambling to find homes, beds, and food for them. Every year, about 600 refugees settle in the Syracuse area, ...
AMERICAN DREAM BEGINS IN SYRACUSE.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Maureen Sieh Urban affairs editor After 13 years of living in a refugee camp in Thailand, Nay Thaw found a home in Syracuse three weeks ago. Thaw, 24, one of several hundred Burmese refugees who have settled in Syracuse in the last two months, fled his ...
WOMAN FOUND SLAIN IN HOUSE SHE REBUILT.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike McAndrew and Michele Reaves Staff writers A year ago, Ann Davis bought a fixer-upper house near Elmwood Park in Syracuse, just a short walk from her newest granddaughter's home. She spent months improving the house, putting in new hardwood floors, ...
CHURCH GROWS FROM SACRIFICE; SLAVIC FULL GOSPEL CHURCH MOVES INTO NEW HOME.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Maureen Nolan Staff writer The Rev. Mikhail Savich says his congregation sacrifices to support its church because members know what it means to live without religious freedom. The Slavic Full Gospel Church, which numbers 105 adults and 95 children, just ...
WOMAN CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH; MAN DIES AFTER WOMAN ACCUSED OF DWI HITS HIS MOTORCYCLE FROM BEHIND.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike McAndrew Staff writers A Constantia woman kept driving after her pickup truck hit the rear of a motorcycle, sending the driver flying through the air, and the motorcycle got stuck in her truck's fender, state police said. The motorcyclist, Joseph Valley, ...
ARMORY SQUARE BOUNCER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A bouncer at Daisy Dukes in Armory Square was charged with assault early Sunday morning, accused of throwing a patron into a wall. Andrew J. Gilbert, 23, of 4206 Halfmoon Circle, Clay, was working at 410-414 S. Clinton St., at 1 a.m. when he was attempting to ...
TWO SU STUDENTS ROBBED WALKING ON MARSHALL ST.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two Syracuse University students were robbed on Marshall Street Saturday morning, according to SU campus police. Six to eight males approached a student in the 100 block at about 3:30 a.m. and asked if he wanted drugs, police said. The student said no, but then was punched in ...
MAYOR NAMES EIGHT TO ARTS COMMISSION.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mayor Matt Driscoll will announce today his appointment of eight people to Syracuse's Public Art Commission. The three artists appointed are: Corky Goss, visual arts chair at Cazenovia College; Christine Capella Peters, professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture at ...
SALVATION ARMY TO HONOR THREE ON TUESDAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Salvation Army of the Syracuse Area will honor Cornelius Murphy, president of State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Paul C. Nojaim of Nojaim Bros. Inc., during its Civic Celebration on Tuesday. Dick MacPherson, former head football coach at ...
A SALUTE TO CNY'S MANY WONDERS.(Local)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST The Wonders of Upstate Almost two months ago, columnist Sean Kirst asked readers to offer a list of favorite natural and manmade Upstate "wonders" within a day trip of their homes. You can read the responses by ...
WILLARD CHAPEL TO SCREEN SILENT FILM.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Silent movie night at the Willard Memorial Chapel will feature the original "Phantom of the Opera." The showing of the black and white film will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at 17 Nelson St. Lori Rhodes Pettit will ...
FRONTENAC MUSEUM TO HOST PRESENTATION.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Blacksmithing and Other Early Trades is the presentation planned for 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Frontenac Museum in Union Springs. Richard Belding, ...
VENDORS SOUGHT FOR SCHOOL CRAFT FAIR.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... St. Joseph School will have its craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the school at 89 E. Genesee St., Auburn. St ....
FINGER LAKES WINES HIT THE BIG APPLE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A number of Finger Lakes wines will be featured in nearly 70 of New York City's finest restaurants during the New York Wines & Dines celebration. The event involves New York City restaurants serving New York wines by the glass paired with special recipes and menus created with ...
ASSOCIATION SEEKS INTERPRETERS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters is seeking potential interpreters in Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi and Vietnamese. "While we have a need for interpreters in many languages, these are our priority languages for the upcoming class," said the ...
TOURISM GROUP PART OF "I LOVE NY' EFFORT.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, the official tourism promotion agency for Ontario County, is participating in the upcoming I Love NY Fall promotion dedicated to bring tourists to Upstate New York. As part of the promotion, Finger Lakes Visitors Connection is offering a ...
WELLS COLLEGE WRITERS SERIES CONTINUES THURSDAY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Wells College Visiting Writers Series will feature authors Tina Post, Wells class of 1999, and Mark Temelko, during an event at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Art Exhibit Room in Macmillan Hall. The event is free and will be followed by a reception with an opportunity to meet the ...
HOSPITAL'S GETTING BETTER; AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TAKES STEPS TO RECOVER FROM BANKRUPTCY.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Auburn Memorial Hospital filed for bankruptcy, weighed down by about $20 million debt. How did the hospital get into that situation? The way we got into this situation is that over the past several years we just incurred operating losses. In '06 - "06 was an unusual ...
AUBURN NATIVE IS WORLD SPIRITUAL LEADER; ONCE KNOWN AS VIRGINIA KOWAL, NUN ASSUMES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ROME.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer A woman who was born and raised in Auburn has been elected to the highest position in her religious order and will begin her new position this month in Rome. Sister Miriam Claire Kowal, 72, born Virginia Kowal in Auburn, is the ...
MADISON COUNTY ROADWORK.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Here's a quick look at the larger road projects under way in Madison County, according to the state Department of Transportation and the Madison County Highway Department: Where: Routes 5 and 46, Oneida. What: Milling and paving a stretch of roads at the ...
CORRECTION.(Local)(Correction notice)
Oct 01, 2007 ... An article Sunday about the anti-war rally in Syracuse incorrectly stated that veteran David Lester, who participated ...
WOMAN RETURNS TO LATINO ROOTS; PUERTO RICAN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY STAY CLOSE IN SYRACUSE; LATINA RETURNS TO ROOTS IN SYRACUSE.(SERIES: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage)(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Elana Zak Contributing writer When Hilda Martinez left Syracuse 15 years ago, she swore she would never come back. After the birth of her daughter, Isabella Grace, five years ago, she returned to her hometown because she wanted her daughter to grow up close ...
ONEIDA'S SMITH LEE CO. FACES ASSESSMENT-CUT VOTE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The city of Oneida has tentatively agreed to reduce Smith Lee Co.'s assessment from $1.1 million to $800,000 through 2009, city officials said. Smith Lee had filed a ...
WAMPSVILLE TO DISPLAY ITS PAPER RELICS: PUBLIC FILES.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Documents dating back to the 1790s will be on display Wednesday in the lobby of the County Office Building in Wampsville as part of National Archives Day. The historical display will include some of Madison County's earliest records. There will be: bills used to bring the ...
FILM SERIES EXPLORES CONTEMPORARY GENOCIDE.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cazenovia College is offering a film series that explores genocide in contemporary history. Sponsored by the college's Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, the series will begin at 9 p.m. Wednesday in McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall on the college's campus on Lincklaen ...
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER? HERE'S HELP - JUST FOR YOU.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Madison-Oneida BOCES Mid-State Teacher Center will be holding a workshop for substitute teachers in the region on Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison-Oneida BOCES Verona campus. The focus of the workshop includes strategies for disciplining ...
NELSON PLOTS ROAD MAP TO THE FUTURE; PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOOKS AT LAKES, ZONING AND REVITALIZATION.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Nelson leaders have released a new comprehensive plan that includes strategies for improving the town's economic offerings and preserving its rural character. The document, the topic of a public hearing Wednesday night, coincides ...
HAMILTON STEPS OUT; VILLAGE FIRST OF 26 AREA CROP WALKS.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff report Hamilton's Crop Hunger Walk on Sunday was the first of 26 such events planned in Central New York this fall. Last year, some 3,109 walkers raised $165,200 from donors who sponsored the walkers. Other Madison County walks are planned for the ...
A SUNNY SALUTE TO THE APPLE; CENTRAL SQUARE DOES IT RIGHT.(Local)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The 24th annual Apple Festival is history in Central Square, and members of the Lioness Club will soon start planning for 2008. But this year's event, held Saturday and Sunday at Goettel Community Park, surely left the kind of memories that linger. Visitors were treated to ...