Letter: Public financing will cut corruption
Letter: Public financing will cut corruption Bill Samuels' commentary on Republican intransigence regarding public funding of elections is exactly the information we need to get voters to demand...
View ArticleThe shame of New York
The shame of New York THE ISSUE:The Assembly supports farmworkers' rights. But why won't the Senate?THE STAKES:Are eight-hour days, other benefits and the right to unionize that unreasonable? It's not...
View ArticleLetter: Abortions make people callous
Letter: Abortions make people callous Your May 6 editorial, "Let them vote, Mr. Skelos," is a blatant continuation of your paper's strong pro-abortion position. Women die and are injured from legal...
View ArticleLetter: Vision problems can hurt at school
Letter: Vision problems can hurt at school I applaud you for your article "Visual aids," May 8. In addition to what was written, millions of children have undetected vision stress problems at school....
View ArticleLetter: Put focus on helping gamblers
Letter: Put focus on helping gamblers Thank you for the article "Casino gambling remains alive," May 2, regarding Gov. Andrew Cuomo's priority issue of stimulating our economy by putting casinos in...
View ArticleBrooks: Our words show lack of community
Brooks: Our words show lack of community About two years ago, the folks at Google released a database of 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008. You can type a search word into the database...
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Tracking prosperity for future
Tracking prosperity for future Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:10 pm, Tuesday, May 21,...
View ArticleLetter: Taxes much lower in other states
Letter: Taxes much lower in other states I found it enlightening that a $110,000 house purchased in the declining city of Gloversville carries a school and real estate tax burden of more than $5,000...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking impact can't be contained
Letter: Fracking impact can't be contained In his recent column, Fred LeBrun suggests that an appellate court ruling affirming New York localities' ability to ban drilling and fracking makes it easy...
View ArticleEditorial: It's the law, Mr. Merola
Editorial: It's the law, Mr. Merola THE ISSUE:The Rensselaer County clerk defies a state law that makes some gun ownership records public.THE STAKES:Since when did obeying the law become optional for...
View ArticleDowd: Networks stay safe in homes
Dowd: Networks stay safe in homes Networks are generally leery of shows that are set in the past.TV executives think younger viewers don't care about history. And they're always on the hunt for the...
View ArticleLetter: Stop legislating away freedom
Letter: Stop legislating away freedom As downstate insensibilities begin to influence upstate politics, we notice ardent supporters of gun control frequently questioning the "need" for certain types of...
View ArticleLetter: Funds critical to alleviate hunger
Letter: Funds critical to alleviate hunger Once again, Congress is working on a farm bill. I am especially concerned about two issues now being written by committees for that bill:SNAP (Supplemental...
View ArticleLetter: Names released following order
Letter: Names released following order I read with interest the article "Bias a factor in probe?" May 10 but was dismayed with its ending. In the final two paragraphs, comments by Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.,...
View ArticleLetter: Rail economics need close review
Letter: Rail economics need close review The article "Push for rail study," May 7, was a good summary of the current issues in the ongoing debate over the railroad line that connects Lake Placid and...
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Silver's as tainted as Lopez
Silver's as tainted as Lopez Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:51 pm, Wednesday, May 22,...
View ArticleBill would keep banks from holding taxpayers hostage
Bill would keep banks from holding taxpayers hostage The following is from an editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer:The nation's biggest banks are waging an outrageous fight against a bipartisan...
View ArticleEditorial: Treatment unbecoming
Editorial: Treatment unbecoming THE ISSUE:Rape and other sex offenses are compounded by official harassment of victims.THE STAKES:This is a stain on the military's honor. As if rampant sexual abuse in...
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Albany has lost its edge
Albany has lost its edge Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:10 pm, Thursday, May 23,...
View ArticleLetter: Fox News pure entertainment
Letter: Fox News pure entertainment Gary Moscowitz in his letter "Liberal media protect Obama," May 13, caught my attention as the writer extolled the virtues of Fox News. I decided to revisit Fox to...
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