Letter: Legislature needs to be Silver-free
Letter: Legislature needs to be Silver-free It is time for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to go.His words this month concerning former Assemblyman Vito Lopez sound like the words he produced in 2001...
View ArticleLetter: Judges apply, pay for special plates
Letter: Judges apply, pay for special plates I read with interest the editorial on special license plates for judges ("End judges' license plates," May 14). While it can be perceived that special...
View ArticleLetter: Inmate was raped, sent to solitary
Letter: Inmate was raped, sent to solitary Donn Rowe, president of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, in a recent commentary claimed, "Every inmate in...
View ArticleLetter: One simple test can detect heart defect
Letter: One simple test can detect heart defect When a baby is born, there is so much to be excited about. Is it a boy a girl? Who does she look like? But, at the end of the day, parents just want a...
View ArticleBrooks: Psychiatrists heroes of uncertainty
Brooks: Psychiatrists heroes of uncertainty We're living in an empirical age. The most impressive intellectual feats have been achieved by physicists and biologists, and these fields have established a...
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So, governor, why not change the state's energy policy?
So, governor, why not change the state's energy policy? Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
View ArticleEditorial: Is it really about justice?
Editorial: Is it really about justice? THE CASE:A city judge threatens a prosecutor for not trying peaceful protesters.THE VERDICT:The interests of justice would be better served by putting this to...
View ArticleDon't pit law's expense against the price of a life
Don't pit law's expense against the price of a life Construction workers know they work in a dangerous profession, sometimes at elevations that can easily injure or kill.I should know, too. My brother...
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Missile work plea off course
Missile work plea off course Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:07Â pm, Wednesday, May...
View ArticleLetter: Israel's right to exist comes first
Letter: Israel's right to exist comes first Tom Ellis, in his letter ("Israel has option to accept peace," May 24) stated that, for more than 10 years, 22 Arab nations have offered peace to Israel. He...
View ArticleLetter: Balanced stories let readers decide
Letter: Balanced stories let readers decide Gary Moscowitz's statements in his letter ("Liberal media protect Obama," May 13) that the mainstream media are subverting their responsibilities couldn't be...
View ArticleLetter: Stop pregnancy discrimination
Letter: Stop pregnancy discrimination Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10-point Women's Equality Agenda will advance women's rights in New York. All the points in this agenda need to be put into law so that women...
View ArticleLetter: Jennings makes job look easy
Letter: Jennings makes job look easy Out of the tsunami of accolades coming Mayor Jerry Jennings' way, please add mine: As a three-decade resident and five-year vice president of The Sage Colleges,...
View ArticleDowd: Still time for Obama to connect
Dowd: Still time for Obama to connect Like many others in our business, Jonathan Alter says he is "on fire" about the Justice Department's snooping on reporters and attempting to criminalize...
View ArticleLetter: Right balance struck at parks
Letter: Right balance struck at parks Paul Bray is right in calling for attention to green infrastructure in our state parks ("Cultivate parks to our needs," May 13), and we commend Commissioner Rose...
View ArticleEditorial: Rise of the Other Albany
Editorial: Rise of the Other Albany THE ISSUE:A big development of affordable housing is planned for the long-neglected Sheridan Hollow neighborhood.THE STAKES:It could be a crucial step in the...
View ArticleLetter: Retired inspector deserves respect
Letter: Retired inspector deserves respect I grew up with Inspector John Burke and remember well when he started on the Albany Police Department in 1971. Two years later, in the line of duty, he was...
View ArticleLetter: McDonald's hardly a reward
Letter: McDonald's hardly a reward Charles Ramsey's rescue of three kidnapped women in Cleveland, earned him a "hero's reward" of free food at McDonald's for the next year ("Kidnap case hero gets year...
View ArticleLetter: Continue to fund clean air research
Letter: Continue to fund clean air research The article "Oil drilling leaps as clean energy lags," May 3, indicates the benefits of scientific research and capital investment into technology...
View ArticleLetter: Offshore accounts help avoid taxes
Letter: Offshore accounts help avoid taxes The article "Probe: Apple offshored cash," May 21, makes it clear that jurisprudence sorely lags behind current economic realities. The fluidity of global...
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