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How technology is making an industry 'Adapt, adapt, adapt'
Posted on Opinion Blog on April 15, 2012, 5:28AM
Executive Editor Michael J. Connor finds an old lesson still applies to the business of news, even as swift changes in technology bring challenges. Full story »
Why The Post-Standard didn't give Bobby Davis' tape to police in 2003
Posted on Opinion Blog on November 30, 2011, 4:09PM
Wasn't the tape enough proof to publish? Why didn't the newspaper pass it on? Full story »
Why we didn't publish the Bernie Fine story in 2003
Posted on Opinion Blog on November 20, 2011, 7:39AM
We wanted to gather as many leads as possible and determine whether his account was credible -- whether there was a publishable story. Full story »
End Note essay -- Re: Cycle
Posted on CNY Life on March 30, 2011, 1:52AM
No wonder March is named for an ancient god of war -- by the time you make it to March around here, you feel like you've survived one. Full story »
Trios perform with brio and skill in Friends of Chamber Music concert
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 04, 2009, 11:49PM
For a Saturday evening filled with piano trios, Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music presented a program in which pairs figured prominently. The Claremont Trio performed works by two composers -- Ludwig van Beethoven and Leon Kirchner -- with two pieces to represent each artist. In addition, a second ensemble called The Vezna Trio, who performed a pleasing pair of... Full story »
Oklahoma's Bradford wins Heisman Trophy
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on December 13, 2008, 10:32PM
(AP) NEW YORK -- Sam Bradford's biggest score: the Heisman Trophy. Oklahoma's amazingly accurate and quick-thinking quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday night after guiding the highest-scoring team in major college football history to the national championship game. A year after Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman, Bradford became the second and kept the Florida... Full story »
Plenty of German heritage on tap at Oktoberfest
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on September 20, 2008, 7:16PM
Enthusiasm for featured band spurs more pours, organizers say Full story »
Thrillers, upsets and washouts mark high school sports action
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 31, 2008, 8:00PM
Westhill softball advances, Liverpool baseball upset; Skaneateles, CBA to meet in boys lacrosse Full story »
No. 4 Skaneateles upsets No. 1 LaFayette in boys Section III lacrosse
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 31, 2008, 7:34PM
In boys lacrosse, Oliver Wood scored the game-winning goal with 1:40 left in the game as No. 4 Skaneateles upset No.1 LaFayette 9-8 in Class C semifinal. The Lakers meet CBA, a 13-6 winner over Homer, in the championship game at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Coyne Field. Three girls lacrosse finals are scheduled for today at Solvay. In Class A,... Full story »
CNY youth thrilled with Pope's appearance in Yonkers
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 19, 2008, 8:06PM
Fourteen-year-old Monica McCracken was disappointed she didn't get a closer look at Pope Benedict XVI today, but she was still thrilled with the day. "It was amazing to be here," said McCracken, a member of Elizabeth Ann Seton Church of Baldwinsville. She and other teens from the Syracuse Diocese sang along as pop star Kelly Clarkson performed Ave Maria... Full story »
Man in critical condition after being struck by car
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 29, 2008, 9:18PM
Pedestrian on Adams St. suffers head injuries. Full story »
