The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) back issues from February 2009:
PICK SIX.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Remi Depeche's team of "experts" takes on the intrepid "expert" panel from The Post-Standard during the 2008-09 season. Here are their picks: US Title games 7-5 Season record 400-272 Nichole Gantshar The Steelers and their ...
CRUNCH LOOKS SOGGY; SYRACUSE CAN MUSTER ONLY ONE POWER-PLAY GOAL AGAINST THE PENGUINS. ; PENGUINS 4 CRUNCH 1; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 4, SYRACUSE 1.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Kramer Staff writer The momentum that carried the Syracuse Crunch into the all-star break now looks like more tease than promise. Still playing like it remains on vacation, the meek Crunch allowed visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to blow by it with three ...
CLAWED AGAIN.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-Standard Nicole Michael and the Syracuse University women's basketball ...
GILLIBRAND'S MOVE COULD SHAKE UP STATE GOP LEADERSHIP.(News)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: DELEN GOLDBERG ALBANY NOTEBOOK A chain of political events could land a Central New York lawmaker in charge of the state's Republican Assembly members. Assemblyman Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, is currently second in command of the Assembly Republican Conference ....
Mutual Contempt; When neighboring fire departments are free to block each other from their emergency calls, is there any hope for change?(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Marnie Eisenstadt Staff writer What if Brian WrightAEs house were on fire? The Hinsdale Fire Department u a half-mile away u would be called first. WrightAEs house on Boston Road is in HinsdaleAEs territory in the northern suburbs of Syracuse. If ...
PATERSON SOBER ON ECONOMIC PROBLEMS; ALL NEW YORKERS NEED TO SHARE THE PAIN REQUIRED TO BRING THE BUDGET DEFICIT UNDER CONTROL, HE SAYS.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Stith Staff writer Gov. David A. Paterson took his one-man act to Auburn, appearing Saturday in a town-hall style public forum to pitch plans to settle disputes with Indian nations, to close the budget deficit and to re-energize the economy. The ...
POST SCRIPT.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled from news services and online research by The Post-Standard's Brian Cubbison, Gary Gerew, and Keith Thompson A face in the crowd The inauguration of Barack Obama drew huge crowds to the National Mall in Washington, as seen in the AP photo above, but ...
TODAY'S PUZZLE.(News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... An incorrect New York Times Crossword Puzzle was placed in today's Stars magazine and the error was not caught before Stars was printed. The correct New York Times Crossword Puzzle can ...
OBAMA NOMINATES VARNEY TO HEAD ANTITRUST DIVISION.(News)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK WEINER WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK Syracuse native Christine Varney will likely be among the most prominent Central New Yorkers in the new administration of President Barack Obama. Varney, a former Federal Trade Commission member who served in the Clinton White ...
PRINTING FIRM STAYS CURRENT; FAMILY VENTURE CELEBRATES ITS 100TH YEAR OF BUSINESS IN SYRACUSE.(Business)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jon Davenport Contributing writer Fifty-six years ago, Andy Nye began delivering blueprints on his bicycle for his father's printing company, Syracuse Blue Print. "I knew I wanted to be in the printing business since high school," he said. Today, ...
HOT TEA, COFFEE TO WARM WINTER.(Business)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK Short takes: A new addition to Carousel Center opened Friday. No, not that addition. This addition: Teavana, the tea specialist. Teavana is on the mall's second level, near J.C. Penney. The region's newest Tim Hortons ...
WHOSE VETTE? HER VETTE: HER 79.(Auto)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Linda Swizdor, of Auburn, has this tag on her 1979 Chevrolet Corvette, writes her husband, Joe, in an e-mail. "Whenever we take it out, people are always commenting what a nice car I have. I have to tell them it is not ...
CHANGES AHEAD ONCE A.L. LEE CLOSES.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer Ambulance drivers, 911 dispatchers and other emergency services providers who work in Oswego County have already started to plan for the closing of A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton. As a result of the hospital's change to a ...
SCHOOLS FACE BUDGET DEFICITS; CNY DISTRICTS STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH DRASTIC CUTS PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Debra J. Groom Staff writer Most school districts in Central New York are starting in the hole as they begin their budget deliberations. Consider that: Oswego city schools already is out nearly $2 million. The West Genesee district is ...
DELI RISES NEXT TO COLUMBUS BAKERY.(Local)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: DICK CASE POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST This is where the magic is done. Jim Retzos opens the door of one of the big Peterson ovens at Columbus Baking Co. The ovens have been there close to 90 years. They used to be fired with coal -- "all those ashes," Jim ...
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROJECT; EFFORT SEEKS TO EXPAND WHAT'S KNOWN OF SYRACUSE BLACKS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Maureen Sieh Urban affairs editor A year ago, Syracuse University launched an initiative to draw attention to Syracuse's rich African-American history. The Black History Preservation Project collected photos, documents, information and artifacts about the ...
RIBBON-CUTTING MONDAY FOR CITY'S TIM HORTONS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Syracuse's first Tim Hortons bakery-cafe will hold its official opening 11 a.m. Monday. Mayor Matt Driscoll will ...
TWO STUDENTS ADVANCE IN ORATORICAL CONTEST.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... High school students from Watertown and Syracuse advanced to the American Legion oratorical zone finals in district competition Saturday in Pulaski. Tom Roman, of Watertown's Immaculate Heart Central High School, in Watertown, was the winner. Seamus Kirst, of Corcoran High ...
CATHOLIC IDENTITY FOCUS OF LECTURE ON TUESDAY.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Rev. Mark Massa will present Le Moyne College's annual Loyola Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the college's Grewen Auditorium. His talk is titled "A More Evangelical Catholicism? Catholic Identity in the 21st Century." Massa is the Karl Rahner Professor of Theology and ...
BOB WICKS NAMED NEW MARCELLUS POLICE CHIEF.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Marcellus Village Board named Bob Wicks, a patrol commander with the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, as the village's new police chief. Wicks replaces David Wilkinson, who resigned in November after pleading guilty to filing false time sheets at the Marcellus and North ...
"PUTTING IT TOGETHER' FUN AND SASSY.(Local)(Theater review)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Neil Novelli Contributing writer If your spirits could use a midwinter boost, Syracuse Stage's production of "Putting It Together," directed and choreographed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, will probably do the trick. A musical revue that brings together about 30 ...
ARREST IN SLAYING OF SYRACUSE CABBIE; SUSPECT IN FATAL SHOOTING AND FRIENDS PLANNED TO SKIP OUT ON CAB FARE, CHIEF SAYS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Marnie Eisenstadt Staff writer When cabdriver Timothy Gordon picked up his fare early Friday, the three men had a plan. They would steal the ride. When Gordon stopped at their destination in the 400 block of Elliot Street in Syracuse, the men planned to run ...
"STIMULUS' PLAN LOADED WITH RANDOM SPENDING.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: The stimulus plan just passed by the House is an insult to one's intelligence. It is a hodgepodge of poorly-thought-out, almost random-seeming spending items, including a heck of a lot of pork-barrel spending, which Barack Obama says he is opposed to. Its ...
"REAL' IRVING FEINER PROMOTED LAW, LEARNING.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: "And now ... will the real Irving Feiner please stand up?" As I said those words annually over the past 25 years, three New York City teachers -- role-playing two lawyers arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a police officer who arrested Feiner in Syracuse ...
KEEPING THE CITY SAFE FROM SCARED TEEN MOMS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Congratulations to our district attorney. Syracuse is a much safer place, now that the frightened teenager who hid that baby has been apprehended. This baby was in the bushes on a summer afternoon for less than an hour, with the mother watching out the ...
SNOW-DAY DECISIONS MUST BE MORE TIMELY.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: The Syracuse superintendent of schools needs to do a better job closing schools in bad weather. If he can't think fast enough, let someone else do the job! Twice he has closed schools after kids are already out ...
LOOK TO OBAMA FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH ACTION.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: With President Barack Obama leading the way, Americans have an opportunity to engage in a conversation about the importance of women's health and ensuring that women's health is an integral part of the efforts to fix our health-care system. Planned ...
OBESITY IS NONE OF GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Regarding Casey Knapp's letter about the obesity tax -- if I want to get fat from soda, I would like to do so without government getting in the way. It's none of their business. This is just one more way our freedom is being slowly ...
"IRON GIRL' IDENTIFIER NEEDS TO BE SCRAPPED.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I just don't understand the name "Iron Girl" competition. I visited the Iron Girl Web site and it said the mission is to empower women. Why on Earth, then, is this competition (and the organization) not named "Iron Woman"? An Iron Man ...
CONSIDER THIS.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Equal pay should be fundamental President Barack Obama signed his first piece of legislation last week -- a law that solidified the right of women to seek legal redress for pay discrimination. That right was jeopardized when the Supreme Court ruled against Lilly ...
DON'T DRINK SODA, BUT DON'T EXERCISE, EITHER.(Opinion)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The workings of government are often mysterious, but the cross-currents of public purposes found in state budgets -- especially in a time of crisis -- can be particularly mystifying. Witness Gov. David Paterson's controversial proposal to slap an 18 percent tax on sugary soft ...
FEEDBACK.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Our responses to some letters to The Post-Standard Devendorf traffic ticket was not news To the Editor: This is in response to the Mike Waters story about Eric Devendorf receiving a traffic ticket. Why not leave the kid alone? This is not news. Syracuse ...
AFTER THE BOSS, THE DELUGE.(Opinion)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Hart Seely Staff writer From O.J. Simpson's trials to Caroline Kennedy's tribulations, baby boomers are finding constant opportunities to cringe over their generational icons. They should brace themselves for The Big One: Today's Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIII ...
FIRST THINGS FIRST; BLODGETT SCHOOL PROJECT IS CUSTOM-MADE FOR STIMULUS FUNDS.(Opinion)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2009 ... When poor planning and escalating costs forced Blodgett K-8 out of the first phase of the Syracuse school district's construction plan, school and city officials vowed to find a way to fix the building most deserving of an extreme makeover. There is a way -- and it's a much ...
Mayor's office responds to complaint over snow.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: I sent a letter to Mayor Matthew Driscoll Jan. 2 about the deplorable conditions for walking on South Salina Street after the snow, especially at the bus stops. I received a phone call from Dennis Brogan of the Mayor's ...
PATERSON'S CHOICE OF GILLIBRAND GIVES REGION A VOICE IN THE SENATE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... To the Editor: Gov. David A. Paterson's appointment of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Hudson, as New York's junior member of the U.S. Senate should be hailed across Upstate, even as the national media and some Downstate liberals decry the appointment as a failure on the part of the ...
A NEW VISION FOR I-81; Readers react to a landscape architectAEs out-of-the-box idea for an underground highway topped by a 30-acre aeCentral ParkAE.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The state Department of Transportation says the Interstate 81 viaduct through Syracuse is deteriorating and will have to be replaced. But what would such a replacement look like? The Onondaga Citizens League, which is conducting a study on the matter, hosted a presentation ...
OUR TOWN; KIANGA FORD OFFERS HER TAKE ON OUR TOWN IN AN EXHIBIT AT THE WAREHOUSE GALLERY.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: KATHERINE RUSHWORTH CONTRIBUTING WRITER Most of us take a little time to read up on a place before we go visit it. Helps to know a few of the highlights before you get there. Not so for the Los Angeles/Boston-based artist Kianga Ford, whose work is on view at ...
SPIDER-MAN TEAMS WITH OBAMA FOR LIMITED COVER.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: JEFF KAPALKA CONTRIBUTING WRITER Well, since our last column, we've gone and inaugurated a president, ushering in a new era of hope for our country. It's in that spirit that I hope you didn't get caught up in the reckless speculation of the "retail incentive cover" for ...
THAW BRINGS OUT SALT DAMAGE.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: CAROL T. BRADFORD CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dear Carol: For the past few years I have noticed several brown, dead branches in my privet hedge in the front of my house. It finally occurred to me while clearing snow from my driveway that it was probably caused by salt from the ...
STEVE MARTIN RETURNS IN 'THE PINK PANTHER 2'; ; STEVE MARTIN RETURNS IN "THE PINK PANTHER 2'.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur Entertainment columnist Steve Martin bumbles, fumbles and ultimately wins again in "The Pink Panther 2." Reprising his Inspector Clouseau role, he teams up with detectives from other countries to root out the daring cat burglar known as ...
BOOKS EASE PRESCHOOL NERVES, FEAR.(Stars)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Genie DuPell Fayetteville Free Library Going to preschool is an exciting milestone in a child's life, and these picture books are a great way to help a child understand this new experience. The Fayetteville Free Library will be hosting a free Preschool Information Fair ...
LOCAL AUTHORS, POET; SUNY OSWEGO GRADS AUTHOR CHILDREN'S BOOK.(Stars)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Laura T. Ryan Staff writer Some college chums save their reunions for campus events like homecoming weekend. Others revisit the good old days during casual gatherings at a restaurant or picnic. Susan Lindsley, of Liverpool, and her former roommates at the ...
SHENANDOAH, BUCHER DELIVER NATIVE TALES.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK BIALCZAK MUSIC CRITIC Joanne Shenandoah and Michael Bucher speak from their hearts on "Bitter Tears -- Sacred Ground." (Native American) "Bitter Tears -- Sacred Ground" Joanne Shenandoah and Michael Bucher, Hondo Mesa Records They've ...
CORRECTION.(News)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Because of incorrect information provided to The Post-Standard, the rating in today's ...
WINTER WONDERLAND.(Stars)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Gary Walts/The Post-Standard WINTER ...
BUILDING RADIOS STILL RELEVANT.(Stars)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lee Badman Contributing writer Anton Ninno, N2RUD, is a technology teacher at Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES who manages to work radio into many of his lessons. From using broadcast radio to teach geography to helping other teachers understand GPS, Ninno sees value in ...
LOCAL RESULTS.(Stars)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Courtesy of Louise Staring. Below are the winners from duplicate bridge clubs' games played recently in Central New York: Concord Aces: Monday, 1NS, Hannah Dushay-Helene Gove; 2NS, Carole Neuburger-Mary Lou Famulare; 1EW, Manny Ares-Don Rich; 2EW, Mary ...
TV CRITICS CORNER.(CNY)(Television program review)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Community Critics TV Team is busily watching and writing about as much programming as they can get their hands on. They are TV watchers just like you, enjoying dramas, comedies and sitcoms from the comfort of their Central New York living rooms. Read their reviews every Sunday in CNY ...
DVD OFFERS VIRTUAL WARMTH.(Stars)(Video recording review)(Column)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: AL FASOLDT TECHNOFILE A screen saver for your TV? Give me a break. That's what I thought the first time I heard about the Screen Dreams screen savers for TVs. The idea seemed preposterous. After all, who would ever think their TV needed protection against ...
SU DRAMA DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM PLAYS OLD AND NEW.(Stars)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joan E. Vadeboncoeur Entertainment columnist Restoration comedy is on tap when the Syracuse University drama department goes back into action after its winter break. Malcolm Ingram is staging William Congreve's "The Way of the World" for a two-week run ...
CHAPEL HOUSE MOVES TO NEW HOME; CITY'S EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER RELOCATES TO FRANKLIN STREET ADDRESS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Staff report Volunteers and clients spent a chilly Saturday morning in Auburn moving the city's homeless shelter into its new location. Chapel House can accommodate up to 19 clients each night in its new home at 36 Franklin St. The shelter, which ...
BLACK RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHARE ATTIC FINDS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CAPTION(S): PHOTO Li-Hua Lan/The Post-Standard THIS WORLD War II U.S. Army captain's ...
SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES WITH CELIAC KIDS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The celiac disease support group ROCK will meet Friday in Auburn. ROCK, which stands for Raising Our Celiac Kids, meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at the E. John Gavras Center, 182 North St. People with ...
WARRANTS OPEN TO PUBLIC AT AUBURN POLICE SITE.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Auburn police have opened its files of active warrants to the public. A link on the Web site, www.auburnpolice.com, will open a list of all active warrants on file with the department. The list, sorted alphabetically, ...
OWASCO CHAPTER INVITES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Students attending or planning to attend college or graduate school can apply for scholarship aid through the Owasco Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Applicants must be U.S. citizens; they must attend, or ...
HELP RED CROSS RAISE "DOLLARS FOR DISASTER'.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The next monthly early-bird drawing in the Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross' Dollars for Disaster fundraiser is Monday. Early-bird winners -- those who have purchased tickets for the Dollars for Disaster effort -- receive $100. Dollars for Disaster ...
ACADEMY AWARDS PARTY SET AT AUBURN THEATER.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Auburn Public Theater will hold its own Academy Awards party at the Genesee Street theater Feb. 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the evening will include a cocktail hour, live telecast of ...
3 FACE CHARGES IN STORE BURGLARY; AUBURN POLICE ACCUSE THE TRIO IN DECEMBER BREAK-IN AT SAM'S SHOE SERVICE.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Staff reports Auburn police have charged three city residents with breaking into an Auburn business in December. Shawn Michael Parsons, 18, of 5 McConnell Ave., and Laeron Larnell Murray, 18, of 10 Washington St., were each charged with burglary, conspiracy, ...
NAKED MAN LEADS SYRACUSE POLICE ON CHASE.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer A Salina resident is facing a felony charge after he nearly hit a Syracuse police officer twice Saturday afternoon during a chase along Erie Boulevard East, police said. Robert T. Canfield, 55, of 323 Glendale Ave., was charged ...
SU CAMPAIGN RAKES IN $110 MILLION IN FIRST YEAR.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nancy Cole Staff writer Despite a struggling economy, Syracuse University raised $110 million in the first year of the public portion of its five-year $1 billion fundraising campaign. That brought the total SU effort to about $620 million as of Dec. 31, the ...
LOOKING FOR HELP TO HELP; COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP DEALS WITH STATE CUTS.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer Cheryl D'Aprix was nervous when she found out she was pregnant with her second child. Three years earlier, the Chittenango resident had suffered from "moderate to heavy" postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, ...
ONEIDA COUNCIL TO CONSIDER POLICE PAY; UNDER PROPOSAL, OFFICERS, SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS WOULD GET 4 PERCENT RAISE.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Byline: Aaron Gifford Staff writer Oneida city police officers, sergeants and lieutenants would get a 4 percent raise this year under a proposed union contract to be voted on Tuesday by Common Council. It would be the first one-year contract for the Police Benevolent ...
SENIOR CITIZENS CAN GET FREE HELP WITH TAXES.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Madison County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program will provide free tax assistance for local seniors from Monday to April 15. Certified tax counselors from RSVP will be available to assist county residents older than 60 in preparing and submitting their federal and state ...
GRASS FARMER TO SPEAK AT FARM IN CAZENOVIA.(Local)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Madison County Grazier's Group on Tuesday will welcome former strongman and current grass farmer Kevin Fulton to Ingallside Meadows Farm in Canastota. In his life as a farmer, Fulton raises organic beef on 2,300 acres of native grassland prairie in Nebraska. He spoke at last ...