Women Transcending Boundaries hopes to bridge a sense of understanding regarding cultural hot potatoes

Just 240 miles from Clinton Square, a gentleman of the Muslim faith wishes to build a cultural center. Much of the media conveniently, but inaccurately, refer to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s project as a mosque. While the plan put forward by the Imam’s Cordova Institute contains a Muslim prayer hall, to call it just a mosque is akin to referring to Robert Congel’s Destiny as a food court.

Americans are uniquely equipped to push back against the threats global warming poses

It was one of the few chilly evenings of late, and my dinner guest asked for a sweater. In this hottest of recent summers I found myself visiting with a researcher on the front lines of the global climate debate. His bottom line: If we like this hot weather, keep doing more of what we’re doing.

After financial meltdown, now is the time to fix the way we purchase cars

The guy from Otisco running his pickup on firewood and the universal revulsion at the oil puking into the Gulf notwithstanding, America’s love affair with the automobile appears poised for a good long run still. Anyone who made it out to the State Fairgrounds to see those hot rods at the Syracuse Nationals or who settled into a lawn chair on Erie Boulevard to watch the cruisers can attest that automobiles hold a special place in the culture, the imagination, and the lifestyle of our community and our nation.

The late priest Frank Woolever leaves behind a legacy of social service in Central New York

In the sweltering chamber of St. Lucy’s Church on July 9, there came a moment when the Rev. Jim Mathews asked the classmates of the man being celebrated, Frank Woolever, to stand and be recognized. Six robed men, veterans of more than a half-century of service in the Roman Catholic priesthood, rose and humbly acknowledged the gratitude of the congregation. These were priests who had graduated from St. Bernard’s seminary in 1959 along with Woolever, who served this community as a priest for 10 years and for the rest of his life in a variety of roles.