Marcus: Far from doomsday for Obama
Marcus: Far from doomsday for Obama Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It's a bad stretch with an unfortunate confluence of unfortunate events. None of which will...
View ArticleEditorial: What now for Mr. Silver?
Editorial: What now for Mr. Silver? THE ISSUE:Vito Lopez's misdeeds prompt calls for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to go. THE STAKES:Mr. Silver's missteps must be weighed against what he's done...
View ArticleEditorial: How about just a plain good NYRA?
Editorial: How about just a plain good NYRA? THE ISSUE:The operators of the state horse racing franchise are demanding money.THE STAKES:Shouldn't what they're owed and what they owe be a two-way...
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An issue that's all about the people it affects
An issue that's all about the people it affects Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:00 am,...
View ArticleDowd: Better ways to handle the scandals
Dowd: Better ways to handle the scandals Washington I went to New York last week to cover TV presentations for the new season, shows like "Scandal," "Shark Tank" and a faltering "American Idol." I may...
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Rx for the nursing home
Rx for the nursing home Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:58 am, Sunday, May 19, 2013 As...
View ArticleNotable Quotes Of The Week
Notable Quotes Of The Week "We don't want to run it, we can't run it and we've done a shameful job of running it."— County ComptrollerMichael Conners, on the Albany County Nursing Home"I spent my youth...
View ArticleLetter: Flexibility Act hurts workers
Letter: Flexibility Act hurts workers Congressman Chris Gibson recently touted in a letter to his constituents the successful passage of HR 1406, the "Working Families Flexibility Act."This bill, while...
View ArticleLetter: Public financing fuels corruption
Letter: Public financing fuels corruption Anyone who believes, as your editorial ("Your Senate, your money," May 10) suggests, that public financing of campaigns is a "public investment in democracy,"...
View ArticleEditorial: A chance for real change
Editorial: A chance for real change THE ISSUE:The Obama administration is under fire for IRS abuses and spying on the press.THE STAKES:Rather than politicize this, will we finally tackle problems that...
View ArticleLetter: Head Start needs funds, not airports
Letter: Head Start needs funds, not airports Imagine a mother with a vehicle on its last mechanical leg with two small children and a recently deceased husband agonizing over how she will be able to...
View ArticleLetter: Put public first with Lyme disease
Letter: Put public first with Lyme disease In the wake of the Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness rally May 10 in Albany, it was encouraging to read the article that addressed the controversy over Lyme...
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Skelos is wrong; public campaign funding will help N.Y.
Skelos is wrong; public campaign funding will help N.Y. Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Benghazi: Cover-up's cover-up
Krauthammer: Benghazi: Cover-up's cover-up Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc.First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Second,...
View ArticleBrodsky: How ethics reform can go wrong
Brodsky: How ethics reform can go wrong It is said that the Chinese word for crisis consists of two characters — one for danger, one for opportunity. From this we could learn something about New York's...
View ArticleLetter: RCS unfairly cast in a negative light
Letter: RCS unfairly cast in a negative light After reading the editorial, "You can do better, R-C-S," May 17, I felt compelled to write to you.How do these editorials come about? I realize this is an...
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Troubling questions in health act
Troubling questions in health act Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:03 pm, Monday, May...
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New York wildlife in danger
New York wildlife in danger Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:42 pm, Tuesday, May 21,...
View ArticleLetter: Secure border and fix the system
Letter: Secure border and fix the system Imagine if a person came into your home without permission, ate your food, slept on your couch, claimed the house was theirs all along, and then demanded that...
View ArticleLetter: Clergy's obligation to oppose 'choice'
Letter: Clergy's obligation to oppose 'choice' I was saddened by a the April 23 letter from Rabbi Dennis Ross, director of Concerned Clergy for Choice. It is disheartening that clergy of any religious...
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