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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Cover Story
Learning Curve
Nearly a year into the job, Syracuse School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras stays upbeat in the face of unprecedented challenges
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
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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
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'
WHAT'S SHAKIN'
Report from El Salvador
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
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
