Sean Kirst's Upstate Journal Archives

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.

In Syracuse, birthplace of the global event, the humble and selfless Sam seems exactly the hobbit for the moment.

Amid jubilation in Jacksonville — Joanie DeKoker’s 259th straight Bills game — an unexpected moment with parents of beloved QB.

Buffalo’s Al Nachreiner, longtime Bills fan and first ‘Baby Boomer’ to reach 80, feeling strong to be there despite treatments for lung cancer.

A fitting opportunity to honor Eric Carle, a Syracuse-born children’s literature legend.

At the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, family members used their hands to dig out tombstones, hidden by deep snow.

The fight against a corporate giant is the famous story, but maybe the real lesson for Syracuse is what 30 years represents.

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Gratitude over love and support for a 103-year-old World War II vet., a symbol of the veterans community.

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It was a joke, sure, but at an auto shop with deep Syracuse history, something more.

Several Upstate meteorologists, rarely given to superlatives, say this September was a template of sun and beauty.