Tag Archives: Stephen A. Rogers

The Contractor and the Contractee


No, as it turned out, the ACLU could not help me.  The local branch apparently consisted solely of an executive director with no staff. I was sitting out there battering my head against Mike Addario, general manager of Rural Metro; … Continue reading

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Zachary Karmen, DSS Chief Welfare Attorney (Retired) (Part VII)


The government is supposed to do only what cannot be done by the people individually, e.g., fight foreign wars, maintain the Thruway, and support a nursing home for the indigent.  Otherwise, the government is supposed to leave the people alone.  It is … Continue reading

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Under Cover of Darkness: Onondaga County Government and the Syracuse Newspapers


            What happens to the citizens when the government and the newspapers are in collusion?  What happens to democracy?  Come to Central New York and find out.             In 1955 Stephen Rogers became the publisher of the Syracuse Newspapers—the Herald … Continue reading

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