Opinion & Editorials
The social media warning label is for the parents (Guest Opinion by Jeff Frank)
Screens are creating a world where children don’t know how to use their own resources to manage difficult emotions and feelings, writes St. Lawrence University education professor.
Supreme Court justices are not partisans (Guest Opinion by Michael T. Hayes)
Ruling on presidential immunity reflects differing judicial philosophies, writes Colgate emeritus professor. Win for textualists nonetheless erodes public trust.
Veterans exposed to asbestos should get regular health check-ups, learn their rights (Your Letters)
Naval personnel at an astoundingly high risk of asbestos exposure, writes advocate who helps veterans navigate the VA claims process.
Editorial cartoons for July 14, 2024: Biden’s campaign crisis, Trump and Project 2025
The week in visual commentary.
Feds just gave us 40 million reasons to believe in the Upstate tech hub (Editorial Board Opinion)
$40 million grant brings "semiconductor superhighway" encompassing Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse closer to fruition.
Supreme Court remains skeptical of attempts to regulate social media (Guest Opinion by Roy S. Gutterman)
Court signals that Texas and Florida laws preventing content moderation run afoul of the First Amendment, writes Syracuse University expert.
Syracuse Friends Meeting: All of us must work to make peace in Gaza (Your Letters)
"In this time of enormous suffering, we say that there can be a different future, a future free from injustice and violence," write the Quakers, a faith community with deep connections to the Middle East.
The Syracuse grocer who sold McCarthyism: a cautionary tale for our times (Guest Opinion by Fred M. Fiske)
Laurence Johnson shook democratic values in his effort to limit speech and impose anti-communist orthodoxy in broadcasting, writes retired Syracuse journalist in a new book.
Assessing President Biden’s fitness for office (Your Letters)
Letter writers weigh in on the national debate over sitting president's ability to serve four more years.
County legislator: Protect Medicare Advantage from proposed cuts (Your Letters)
Sen. Chuck Schumer's advocacy has been crucial in ensuring that our seniors receive the coverage they need, writes Nodesia Hernandez.
Union fought to know when Centro is surveilling workers -- and won (Your Letters)
Riding public should ask "why Centro spent so much time and money to fight their own workers, when a reasonable solution was right at hand," writes transit union leader.
A veteran endures July Fourth: ‘This country has plenty of noise. What we need is dialogue’ (Your Letters)
Read the Declaration of Independence and ask yourself if we have "unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' says the letter writer.