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Wednesday, May 30,2012
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Defensive Department

When covert ops start waging war, killing people becomes sterile and businesslike

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
The Memorial Day Parade is always free. You stand on the side of the road and watch the scout troops, the politicians in convertibles, the Army and the reserves marching in formation. You pay for
Tuesday, May 22,2012
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Does Not Compute

Cyber amnesia runs rampant in age with eight-letter user names and eight-letter-plus-one-numeral passwords

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
It was the night before Facebook went public. I woke up in the middle of a nightmare, unable to pet my dog. In my dream I sauntered out of my bedroom, just as I usually do, bent down to stroke the
Wednesday, May 9,2012
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Drone Rangers

When local peacekeepers arrest peaceful protesters for taking a stand, it’s not exactly the American way

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
I feel safer now. I hope you do, too. Were it not for the brave action of our Sheriff’s Department, acting on a tip provided in the form of a press release, a group of self-anointed prophets
Wednesday, May 2,2012
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Game Changer

Ursula Rozum’s candidacy could very well determine the outcome of the 25th District race

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
It would have been easy not to take notice last month when young Ursula Rozum, a staff member at the Syracuse Peace Council and a 2002 graduate of Bishop Ludden High School, announced...
Wednesday, April 18,2012
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Ozzie and Harried

Free speech strikes out as Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen speaks of his admiration for Fidel Castro

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
The opening of baseball season is one of my favorite times of the year. The nets have barely been cut down at the Final Four, and suddenly the boys of summer are back on the grass, or plastic, and
Wednesday, April 11,2012
Cover Story

Learning Curve

Nearly a year into the job, Syracuse School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras stays upbeat in the face of unprecedented challenges

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
If anything is clear after spending an hour with Syracuse City School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras, it is that she did not come here to run the fourth-largest school district in the state, outside of New York City.
Wednesday, April 4,2012
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Pulp Fiction

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
  SANITY Pulp Fiction The Near West Side is misrepresented twice, by the daily newspaper and a Syracuse police officer By Ed Griffin-Nolan L ast year when the city announced plans to se
Wednesday, March 21,2012
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Bedroom Farce

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Considering the recent campaign rhetoric, seems like the GOP presidential candidates don’t like sex, women, or sex with women
Wednesday, March 14,2012
WHAT'S SHAKIN'

Report from El Salvador

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
Central New Yorkers have had an unusually tight relationship with Central America, dating back to the 1980s when the region just south of Mexico was enmeshed in a series of civil wars that became
Wednesday, March 14,2012
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Urban Legend

It's time to move Jazz Fest back to where the action is: downtown during summertime

By Ed Griffin-Nolan
We can’t move the Carrier Dome downtown. That baseball stadium on the North Side is staying just where it is. But the Syracuse Jazz Fest—that one we can do something about. Now that On
 
 
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