Posts By Walt Shepperd
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8.4KNewsOnondaga County Democratic Committee Chair’s mission? Getting people involved
Pamela Hunter, the new chair of the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, is real Syracuse. Growing up as the daughter of a traveling preacher,...
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8.0KNewsPat Hogan looks to recapture his former Common Council seat
Pat Hogan knows the close ones. He’s been there. Twice. In 2003 he was pushed by the Working Families Party to pursue...
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4.4KCover StoryQ&A: South Side Syracuse attorney wants to be a catalyst for progressive change
If the current media-hyped wave — the focused nomination of women for political office — is real, it may be a generational...
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5.0KNewsSyracuse St. Patrick’s Day parade grand marshals chat about Tipp Hill, Erie Canal, Irish politicians
Father Bernie Mahoney and daughter Joanie Mahoney have much more in common than most Tipperary Hill family members. They both served on...
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3.6KCover StoryQ&A | Longtime Onondaga County DA plans to run for 8th term
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, 66, has held the office for more than 27 years.
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5.8KCover StoryControl Panels: Longtime Syracuse writers jump-start AHOY Comics line
AHOY Comics is what happens when two former Post-Standard colleagues, writer Hart Seely and artist Frank Cammuso, start brainstorming. “Well, me and...
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5.3KCover StoryNew Onondaga County executive drives an ambitious agenda
Ryan McMahon wants to tackle three main issues as he serves as executive: infrastructure modernization, economic development and poverty.
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3.8KNewsQ&A | Joanie Mahoney: ‘The community deserves a fresh set of eyes’
Outgoing Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney talks race, politics and her new SUNY-ESF position.
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4.1KNewsMayor Ben Walsh’s new administration pumps fresh air into the old system
We take a quick look at who's whom in the City of Syracuse administration. See where they came from and what they...
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3.5KCover StoryQ&A: Balter, Katko Congressional race becomes real rabble-rouser
A growing number of observers of the 24th District congressional race are reflecting that the television campaign ads are making it the...
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3.2KCover StoryQ&A: Local political figures Stephanie Miner, Howie Hawkins make bids for the statehouse
Like the Syracuse New Times, gubernatorial candidates Howie Hawkins and Stephanie Miner are local and alternative. As the backbone of the local...
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2.8KCover StoryQ&A: Antonacci, Mannion contend to fill DeFrancisco’s former Senate seat
Neither Republican County Comptroller Robert Antonacci nor veteran Democratic schoolteacher John Mannion play the saxophone, which will leave an empty spot in...
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4.7KCover StoryQ&A: Rachel May, Janet Burman square off for 53rd District Senate seat
New York's 53rd District is up for grabs this November. SNT talks to candidates Rachel May and Janet Burman about what they...
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9.2KBusinessKoolakian Menswear: Downtown Syracuse through the threads of clothing
Koolakian Menswear has been in Syracuse since 1905. Current owner Ed reflects on the changes in the city and the fashion world.
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4.9KNewsCynthia Nixon makes quick stop at Syracuse’s Forman Park
A dozen supporters of Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for governor filtered into Forman Park on East Genesee Street across from the Crowne Plaza...
