Lyons and Simmons will receive the award named for their old friend at a dinner on Sept. 12, a Friday, at the Bellevue Country Club. Over the next two days, in an independent celebration, the annual Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Lacrosse Festival…
Read MoreOnondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon gives Columbus statue new meaning: bargaining chip
McMahon gives Columbus statue new meaning: bartering chip The Onondaga Nation’s landback effort for a foothold on Onondaga Lake dates back to 2007, when Withers, a local businessman, began organizing a grassroots effort to give the Onondaga Nation a physical…
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon gives Columbus statue new meaning: bargaining chip
“We’ve given up enough. We have nothing left to give. We have nothing left to offer,” Lyons said. “They have taken all of it. They’ve already taken it all, and so we’re not bargaining.”
Read MoreOnondaga Lake restoration is far from finished
To the Editor: In response to Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s claim that an aquarium is the “perfect use” for Onondaga Lake cleanup funds, I must strongly disagree. The most effective use of these funds is to continue the essential…
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At a sacred place, ‘mindblowing’ tale of the nesting eagles of Onondaga Lake
Tina Thomas had the chance to watch it from the start, four years ago. She’s been involved for years at Ska-nonh, now under the direction of Emerson Shenandoah — a cultural center developed through a collaboration between the Onondagas, the…
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Join us this Saturday, July 12 for “PRIDE DAY at Skä•noñh: Great Law of Peace Center
Everyone is invited to join us for Pride Day at Skä•noñh Center, this Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 1-4pm. More details and RSVP at: tinyurl.com/PrideDayRSVP. Skä•noñh Center is located at 6680 Onondaga Lake Pkwy, Liverpool, NY. Admission to Skä•noñh Center…
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Nuclear Energy is not Green Energy
New York wants clean energy. Is nuclear energy the answer? Heath also argued nuclear energy is not green and poses existential costs to the planet that dwarf the costs of climate change. He grew up in Oswego County, where three…
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Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | kahmad@jobstomoveamerica.org Hilary-Anne Coppola | hilcoppola@gmail.com Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Protect Workers and Communities Following Draft Environmental Impact Statement Release, CNY Advocates Push for 120-Day Public Comment Period…
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Alfie Jacques Ambassador Awardees: Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr.
In 2025, for the first time, the award will be presented to two recipients — Oren Lyons Jr. and Roy Simmons Jr. — two longtime friends and teammates whose lives and legacies stand as profound representations of what the game…
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The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend September 13th and 14th at Onondaga Lake Park
Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K We follow the Thanksgiving Address by protecting Mother Earth. The eagle has returned to Onondaga Lake for the first time in over 200 years. We invite runners and walkers to come to Onondaga Lake for…
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