Editorial: A dangerous escalation in Los Angeles
President Donald J. Trump’s decision to deploy troops against American citizens marks a dangerous escalation not just of the confrontation between protesters and the government in Los Angeles, but of...
View ArticleCommentary: More bad-air-quality days are coming, and New York must prepare...
In June 2023, the skies above New York turned an unsettling shade of orange. Wildfire smoke from Canada covered our state, pushing air quality indexes into the “hazardous” range and leaving millions...
View ArticleCommentary: Dental care for Medicaid patients is in crisis, but the...
As CEO at Whitney Young Health, I see how barriers to health access affect the lives of our neighbors. One of the biggest barriers right now is a shrinking health workforce — and that’s especially...
View ArticleEditorial: Trash the plastic, New York
The world is awash in garbage, and much of that garbage is plastic. The evidence is everywhere. Just look at the growing, plastic-dominated mountains at the Albany or Colonie landfills. Or glance at...
View ArticleCommentary: Teach high school students how to reverse an opioid overdose
Last month, school officials saved a Tompkins County teen’s life by administering naloxone after an accidental overdose believed to have been caused by a contaminated marijuana vape. But what if this...
View ArticleCommentary: Failure to pass the Bottle Bill will cost jobs, harm the...
In a state that prides itself on environmental leadership, New York is failing spectacularly when it comes to one of its most basic recycling policies: the Bottle Bill. For over a decade, advocates,...
View ArticleEditorial: Pride and prejudice
Troy City Councilman Bill Keal apparently isn't a fan of Pride Month. The councilman, who represents Lansingburgh’s District 1, voted against a City Council resolution supporting the celebration, an...
View ArticleEditorial: For Albany auditor: Sam Fein
Nothing in Albany changes quickly or easily. So although the year 1998 may be, for many, half a lifetime ago, it’s worth remembering as a seismic moment for the city: Residents voted for a new...
View ArticleCommentary: Protect multilingualism in our schools and communities
For the 15th consecutive year, Buffalo Public Schools and the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York celebrated El Dia del Niño (Day of the Child) on April 30 by inviting community members into...
View ArticleEditorial: For Albany mayor: Dorcey Applyrs
Albany voters have an enviable array of choices in the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary: four good candidates who each bring clear strengths to the race. Indeed, if someone could blend the...
View ArticleCommentary: The Trump Constitution
Historians agree that James Madison’s shrewdest maneuver was arriving in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention in 1787 with a proto-Constitution already in hand. Writing that draft — the...
View ArticleCommentary: Don't write off Hochul just yet
Hochul screwed ya … Hochul screwed ya … Hochul screwed ya … Hochul screwwwwwwwwd yaaa… — to the tune of the Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" As she listened to members of the Albany press corps skewer...
View ArticleEditorial: Re-erasing Henry Johnson
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who likes to bloviate about “lethality” and the “warrior ethos,” last week served up a surpassing insult to one of this nation’s most lethal warriors. That would...
View ArticleCommentary: Outpatient surgery center proposal would be a blow to Ellis...
In 2018, there was a proposal before the state Department of Health for an outpatient surgery center less than two miles from Ellis Hospital. Our community pushed back: The data didn’t support it, and...
View ArticleCommentary: Foreign students enrich America's colleges educationally and...
I am the perfect example of the advantages of welcoming foreign students. I grew up in Delmar and attended Union College. In 1971 I traveled to Vienna, Austria, with a class of Union students for a...
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