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Wednesday, March 6,2013
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The High and the Flighty

A new Hancock airport hangar will cater to well-heeled jet-setters

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
There were a number of solid reasons to move the Centro hub. The corner of South Salina and East Fayette was getting congested. Doughnut shops, law firms and other businesses found their entrances blocked by the crowds waiting for the bus.
Wednesday, February 27,2013
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10 Things to Know about the New Post-Standard/Syracuse.com

In new online world, you can get your Syracuse news in Ukrainian

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
DeafGeoff (Geoff Herbert) tweeting his lip-reads of Jim Boeheim’s courtside utterings is priceless. Herbert’s piece Feb. 8 “#Lipreading Jim Boeheim...
Wednesday, February 20,2013
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When Newspapers Are the News

The Post-Standard’s daily-to-digital transition is still the biggest story in town

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
 The headline on the front page of The Post-Standard Jan. 20 read, “Syracuse Media Group unveils downtown location for region’s newest media company.”
Wednesday, February 13,2013
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Top Gun

Obama already commands the largest military on earth, so his skeet shooting photo op seems redundant

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Just when you think politics couldn’t get any sillier, it does just that. A few weeks back, in an offhand comment during an interview with The New Republic, President Obama mentioned that h
Wednesday, February 13,2013
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Post Mortem

Daily newspaper readers struggle as the Post-Standard transitions to digital delivery

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Ginny Frey is not ashamed to call herself an addict. The 76-year-old DeWitt resident is addicted to newspapers. Like a lot of active seniors, Frey, who...
Wednesday, February 6,2013
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Constant Comments

Many city residents avoid Syracuse.com because of the racist diatribes posted at the end of articles

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Khalid Bey is worried about the shrinking profile of the Syracuse newspapers, which he thinks will result in much less information getting to his community. Bey, the 4th District common councilo
Wednesday, January 30,2013
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Speech Therapy

By mentioning Stonewall in his inaugural address, Barack Obama elevated LGBT rights and brought hope to the marginalized

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Four years ago Vince Sgambati, a retired teacher with the Syracuse City School District, went with his family to Sparky Town, a delightful and LGBT-friendly Burnet Avenue eatery, to watch Barack O
Wednesday, January 16,2013
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Biden’s Big Deal

The veep should take the NRA’s offer of an armed guard at every school in exchange for tighter gun control

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Syracuse University Law School’s most prominent alum, Vice President Joe Biden, is about the only politician to have emerged from the silliness generally referred to...
Wednesday, December 26,2012
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Chambers of Horror

Chambers of Horror

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Gun control legislation will not put an end to gun violence. The flu shot will not protect me from a heart attack. But I got a flu shot anyway. I know full well that I may still die from a heart
Wednesday, December 26,2012
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Leap of Faith

Isaiah’s Table forms out of the remnants of First Presbyterian Church, and redefines the meaning of urban ministry

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
It could have been just another story of a large inner-city church closing down. The congregation aged, the endowment shrunk, the heating bills became unbearable. It’s a sad tale we’ve...
 
 
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