Syracuse Blogs

The mystery of Changing UFOs: The prize is hiding in the details

I’ve heard many UFO enthusiasts complain that the Changing UFO category is useless, or that the observers are flawed in some way.

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10 election-season cliches you’re bound to hear again and again (opinion)

“Truth is hard. Propaganda is cheap.” Maybe that’s why our candidates spend less time speaking on context and more time on meaningless...

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Viewers tune out during campaign commercials, study shows (opinion)

For all the money spent on annoying campaign commercials every year, we should question just how effective they actually are.

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Sheldon Silver’s delay of prison sentence puts justice on hold once again (opinion)

Even guilty politicians are treated better than us. Despite two convictions, disgraced lawmaker Sheldon Silver has yet to serve a single day...

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NY exodus crisis isn’t over, despite what Cuomo suggests (opinion)

Gov. Cuomo suggested New York winters were driving residents from the state. Those comments are silly and ignore the work that still...

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Examining the decline: Another look at the data on UFO sighting reports

I have previously reported that UFO sighting reports have been on a steep decline for three years. 2018 is continuing this steep...

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End of the road for Cuomo’s ‘I Love NY’ highway signs (opinion)

The controversial “I Love NY” highway signs were to be removed by Sept. 30 to avoid losing $14 million in funding. More...

Alessandra Biaggi stands in front of several media microphones with a fist in the air as she cheers about her primary win. A large group of aids and supporters crowd around behind her.

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Democrat incumbents tank in primary wipeout (opinion)

The outcome of the New York 2018 primaries shows the state is at a political turning point of proportions we cannot yet...

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Diversity in UFO Statistics: The Truth is in the Shapes

32.8 percent of 17 years’ worth of UFO sighting reports featured exotic UFO shapes -- shapes that have a high probability of...

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New York voting laws create unnecessary hurdles to get to the ballot box (opinion)

Planning to vote in New York’s primary elections on Thursday, Sept. 13? If you want to change your party affiliation to vote...

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In tweet slamming indictments, Trump all but admits he prefers politics over ethics (opinion)

A Labor Day tweet slamming the Reps. Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter indictments crosses a new line, hitting a new low in...

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‘Fallen angels,’ ‘demonic entities’: Encountering extraterrestrial xenophobia

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines xenophobia as fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign. Since...

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Upstate issues missing from Cuomo-Nixon debate (opinion)

The Aug. 29 televised debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon may have been about two candidates seeking a state office,...

Hilary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo sit at a table together speaking.

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Cuomo is not running for president, though his actions suggest otherwise

“I’m running for governor,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently told reporters while assessing severe flood damage in Seneca County when he...