Syracuse Peace Council says WikiLeaks proves war should end
Syracuse, NY--The Syracuse Peace Council will gather on the steps of the Federal Building in Syracuse at 1:30 p.m. today to urge an end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan following the release of war logs...
View ArticleNY Minute: Memo says some state workers blocked from early retirement
From the Albany Times Union: An entire segment of the state work force may be blocked from an early retirement incentive designed to lessen the need for layoffs, according to an internal memo obtained...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Mom cleans son's bathroom with toothbrush. Puts it back. Son...
From the Associated Press: BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) -- An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been cited for harassment after her son told police she cleaned the bathroom with his toothbrush, then returned it...
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State releases grade 3-8 test scores: Fewer students now passing English,...
Statewide, the number of students considered proficient in English dropped from 77 percent to 53 percent; in math, the number proficient dropped from 86 percent to 61 percent. Ellen M. Blalock/The...
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Analysis: Democrats walking a treacherous path with Charles Rangel
As midterm elections near, Party leaders hope charges against 20-term NY congressman would 'go away.' The Associated PressRep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., is making a last-minute effort to settle his...
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Senate will probably end tonight's special session within minutes without...
Syracuse, NY - The state Legislature is scheduled at 6 p.m. tonight to go into an extroadinary session called by Gov. David Paterson, but it may not last more than a few minutes. That's what happened...
View ArticleCar chase stretches from Baldwinsville to Syracuse before crash ends it
Syracuse, NY -- A Fulton man accused of stealing a purse from a vehicle in Clay led police in a car chase Tuesday night that ended with the man crashing his car in Syracuse before continuing the chase...
View Article"Mastermind" convicted in Minoa home-invasion robbery
Syracuse, NY - A suburban man accused of being the mastermind behind a violent home invasion during which a woman was sexually assaulted was convicted of all charges late this morning. An Onondaga...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei votes against funding troop surge in Afghanistan
House approves $33.5 billion to help pay for 30,000 extra troops. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardRep. Dan Maffei speaks in January at Hancock Airport after returning from a trip to...
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Your comments: Don't drug the bulls, and let's see some real entertainment
Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making this Spain's first major region to do so after an impassioned debate that pitted the rights of animals against preserving a pillar of...
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Judge: No charges against Gov. Paterson in aide's domestic violence probe
But the allegations led Paterson to drop plans to seek re-election. View full sizeThe Associated PressNew York Gov. David Paterson ALBANY -- New York Gov. David Paterson will not face criminal charges...
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Peace activists praise U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei and Wikileaks
Syracuse, NY-- Syracuse peace activists today thanked U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, and the person who leaked more than 90,000 classified documents for their stands on the war in Afghanistan. Maffei,...
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Syracuse students celebrate summer school with a festival at Thronden Park
Students from a dozen Syracuse elementary schools – an estimated 1,800 or so kids - flowed into Thornden Park today to spend the day showing off what they accomplished in a summer school program...
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Federal judge deals blow to parts of Arizona immigration law
Put on hold: Sections of law that required police to check immigration status while enforcing other laws and for immigrants to carry their papers at all times. AP PhotoMaria Uribe, center, and other...
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Vice President Joe Biden welcomes soldiers back to New York's Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Vice President Joe Biden welcomed home the oft-deployed 10th Mountain Division soldiers from Iraq on Wednesday, praising them for helping turn over security of their sector to Iraqi...
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Syracuse's Farm Fresh Mobile Market will be part of a PBS documentary
The series will look at public health in more than a dozen post-industrial American cities. From his travels around the country, the producer says Syracuse seems to be on the right track. View full...
View ArticleHawk rescued from roof of Van Duyn Home and Hospital
Syracuse, NY -- Van Duyn Home and Hospital had an unusual visitor Tuesday when a Coopers hawk crash landed on a roof at the facility. A social worker spotted the bird out a window around noon, said...
View ArticleNew York Legislature holds not-so-special session at which nothing was done
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Legislature’s “extraordinary session” to try to pass the late state budget was anything but extraordinary Wednesday night, with nine senators not showing up and no...
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Your Comments: Police have the right to ask immigrants for their ID
When a federal judge put controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law on hold Wednesday pending a review in court, the action unleashed a torrent of comments among users of syracuse.com. Here's...
View ArticleReputed drug gang leader convicted in home-invasion robbery
Syracuse, NY - Authorities contend Anthony M. Griffin is the leader of a gang known as the “Get Money Franchise.” Gang members, sporting the letters “GMF” tattooed on their hands, are into getting...
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