poverty

Carl Schramm writes in Forbes: Syracuse has "economic amnesia"

Ryan Delaney — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:19:17 +0000

In an essay in Forbes Magazine, entrepreneurship expert and Syracuse native Carl Schramm knocks his hometown for forgetting its innovative roots and potentially dooming its future.

Salvation Army sees continued high need for annual giveaway

Ellen Abbott — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:12:03 +0000

At the end of this week, the biggest Christmas giveaway in central New York takes place and the high numbers of families who signed up for the annual Christmas Bureau shows an economy that's still hurting.

Green Party Senate candidate promotes jobs program

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:21:04 +0000

The Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate was in Syracuse this week and called poverty an issue that's being ignored this political season.