For Al Gunn, a Syracuse youth baseball coach who endured the same conditions Robinson took on and shattered, a moment that meant everything.
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Sean Kirst: For survivors of clergy abuse, upcoming service meant as solace for pain that never ends
Survivors say a diocesan settlement in bankruptcy court only amplifies the need for outreach and healing.
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Sean Kirst: After 20 years, that ‘Building Men’ is still rolling becomes the whole life-changing point
To help young men in the Syracuse city schools embrace notions of true masculinity, Joe Horan started with himself.
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Sean Kirst: At 1:56 p.m. today, with this moon flight, a reason to see the sky
Four astronauts, as of this afternoon, will have traveled farther than any human beings in global history.
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Sean Kirst: ‘Birthright citizenship’ was family ignition that helped create a Le Moyne College president
Linda LeMura, first female layperson to serve as president of a Jesuit college, says her mother’s American ideals meant everything.
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Sean Kirst: In Syracuse, not all car accidents these days get a response from the police
Drivers are basically being asked — after many non-injury collisions — to sort it out themselves. Police blame a shortage of officers.
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Sean Kirst: As he turns 80, Joe Heath needs just one thing to retire as a lawyer
Reflections on years of advocacy for those too often without ready access to the shelter of the law.
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Sean Kirst: To ‘stone thrower’ descendants, Tipp Hill’s green-on-top marker celebrates true story
With even the children of the boys who threw the stones now late in life, a marker will guarantee civic memory.
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Sean Kirst: For Saturday’s Tolkien Reading Day, celebrating Samwise Gamgee at the Betts Branch Library
In Syracuse, birthplace of the global event, the humble and selfless Sam seems exactly the hobbit for the moment.
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Sean Kirst: Natasha Alford comes home with gratitude, and a collective message for all of us
As part of the Friends of the Central Library’s celebrated authors series, Alford talked about a literary journey ignited by a Syracuse childhood.
