Posts By Renée K. Gadoua
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30.1KArtsAuthor Laurie Halse Anderson wants young people to connect with books
Last weekend, Laurie Halse Anderson attended the American Library Association’s annual meeting, where she spoke at the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration....
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5.7KCover StoryFranklin Graham brings prayer, hope, faith-based rock to Syracuse
The Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham and evangelical lightning rod, opened his Thursday, May 30, Central New...
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4.6KNewsFranklin Graham Q&A: Do you want to have a relationship with God?
Evangelist Franklin Graham visited Central New York Thursday, May 30, the last stop on his Decision America Northeast Tour. He spoke to...
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7.0KNewsFranklin Graham continues father’s religious crusades with Syracuse tour stop
Paul and Ellen Bernhardt sang in the choir at Billy Graham’s weeklong Syracuse Crusade in 1989. Now they’re looking forward to hearing Graham’s...
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10.0KCover StoryKeeping the Faith: Environmental activist Oren Lyons continues quest for climate change, indigenous rights
At 89, Oren Lyons acknowledges he’s slowing down. A recent back operation “took me off the dance floor and off the lacrosse field,”...
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4.9KNewsPoor People’s Campaign bus tour makes stop in Syracuse
The tour was one of more than two dozen nationwide that started last month as a program of the Poor People’s Campaign:...
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2.6KCover StoryWomen’s March in Syracuse, Seneca Falls showcases empowerment
Five-year-old Jaeleen Mouillesseaux brought up the rear of the Syracuse Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19. Wearing a green T-shirt that read “This Little...
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2.7KNewsDead heat reflects divided district in Tenney-Brindisi showdown
Rep. Claudia Tenney won her first congressional term in 2016 just 5 percent ahead of her Democratic opponent Kim Myers. Amid a...
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4.5KNewsMovement to drop Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day comes to Syracuse
Is it "Goodbye, Columbus" for Syracuse? Mayor hosts dialogue circles around Columbus Day, given the historical figure's controversial history.`
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2.4KNewsTrump’s Russian remarks at Helsinki spur local vigil
After President Trump challenged the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Moscow interfered with the 2016 election during a news conference after the...
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3.1KNewsActivist Kathy Kelly stresses pacifist message in uncertain times
In welcoming Kathy Kelly to a sympathetic audience Monday, July 16, the Rev. Fred Daley described the peace activist as a source of hope during...
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2.8KNewsHundreds gather in Syracuse for nationwide Families Belong Together rally
Sarah Hudson, a family doctor in Rochester, carried her 1-year-old son on her back; she tucked a sign reading “Babies Need Mommies”...
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3.7KNewsSyracuse summit to offer strategies for climate change
Renée Vogelsang sees plenty of reasons for discouragement at the Trump administration’s environmental record. Fulfilling Trump’s campaign promise, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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3.2KNewsCNY Friends of NRA Banquet will fund gun safety programs
The Central New York Friends of NRA event typically draws about 200 people, most of whom are NRA members.
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3.4KCover StoryYouth Takes Its Stand: Perspectives from the March For Our Lives rally in downtown Syracuse
Liverpool High School sophomore Jackie Neal says she’s sometimes nervous to go to school. “People think it’s funny to make school shooter...
