EDITORIAL: Let bikers bike
On a warm, sunny day, we’re told being on a motorcycle is practically perfect. It’s the ultimate freedom. If only bikers were able to ride in peace.
EDITORIAL: Swan Pond trust shattered by heinous act
In Manlius, Earth Day 2012 will forever be remembered as the day we learned of a most heinous crime against nature — the destruction of seven out of eight eggs laid by Faye, the Swan Pond’s prized female swan.
EDITORIAL: Volunteer firefighters 'still stand for some good in the world'
There aren’t words we can put together that would sum up fire service any better than what former Camillus Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief and current Assistant Chief Scott Binns told us last week. “It’s a noble calling and that’s what I think it should be,” he said. “Something that still stands for some good in the world.”
Let the sun shine in
“Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote those words in a 1913 Harper’s Weekly article entitled “What Publicity Can Do” to emphasize the importance of government openness and transparency. Nearly a century later, how far have we come?
EDITORIAL: F-M students beat the odds
When Fayetteville-Manlius High School students announced their ambitious fundraising goal for this year’s Dance Marathon at a pep rally back in January, we were, at first, skeptical.
No school districts served by ‘competitive’ state aid policy
Last week, we told you what we thought were the good points of the executive budget presented by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as presented in Syracuse Feb. 8, including SUNY reform, a focus on infrastructure and Medicaid relief. But we have one major bone to pick with the governor.
EDITORIAL: A state budget well-fit for CNY
The state budget process has long been marred by an overwhelming amount of politicking and grandstanding. An on-time budget was rarely heard of until 2011, the first budget season of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tenure at the helm of the state.
EDITORIAL: At 50, DeWitt's library is just getting started
When the DeWitt Community Library turns 50 on April 8, in no way will it be “over the hill.”
EDITORIAL: Keep it coming
The East Suburbs gave back in a big way this week.
EDITORIAL: Grounding Air-1
Helicopters are, apparently, a hard habit to quit. The county legislators voted to defund the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit, commonly known as Air One. But the helicopter will still fly as Sheriff Kevin Walsh takes aim at corporations, surrounding counties, private donations and any other willing entity to raise $595,000 to pay for fuel, pilots and operating costs of the helicopter.
EDITORIAL: Forward-thinking villages understand tax cap law
Budget season isn’t a season, at all. It’s a never-ending cycle of facts, figures and effects for towns and villages. With Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature on the property tax cap of 2 percent, tough times were had for local towns.
EDITORIAL: Help save the Drug Quiz
The Drug Quiz Show is struggling for funds and the community can help. Saving the program is a personal appeal from at least three of our staff members who participated through two different schools in the early 2000s.
EDITORIAL: County should amend law allowing officials to hold two positions
For all intents and purposes, if elected, you’re allowed to be a county legislator and a mayor. You’re allowed, and capable, of holding two positions at the same time. State law says that. Numerous attorneys agree. The law is the law. But is the law what’s best for the community?
EDITORIAL: Time to respect the Bernie Fine neighborhood
The Bernie Fine story is one entangled with supporters, accusers and personal prosecutions of the alleged crimes. Each day, a new leg of the story grows — the taped telephone calls, a third accuser, search warrants executed by the federal government.
EDITORIAL: Open meeting laws not open to interpretation
Questionable usage of the open meeting laws has lead to a bit of skepticism regarding local governmental boards’ understanding of the laws. The laws, put in place to protect and provide information to the public, are guidelines put in place by New York state government, recognized by the Committee on Open Government. While the law has no teeth, something this staff also takes issue with, the rules should continue to be adhered to for the greater good of the public.
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