Is security really worth jeopardizing our civil liberties?
Is security really worth jeopardizing our civil liberties? The following is from an editorial in the San Jose Mercury News:As a candidate for president in 2008, Barack Obama set a high bar for his...
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Oneida Nation wants it all
Oneida Nation wants it all Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 4:31 pm, Tuesday, June 11,...
View ArticleEditorial: Albany can do way better
Editorial: Albany can do way better THE ISSUE:Relocation of CDPHP jobs is one possible substitute for a convention center.THE STAKES:The city needs to be bolder in developing such a critical piece of...
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Fair treatment under drug laws crucial for New Yorkers
Fair treatment under drug laws crucial for New Yorkers Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
View ArticleLetter: How did payoffs help taxpayers?
Letter: How did payoffs help taxpayers? I would like someone to explain to the taxpayers of this state why our hard-earned tax money was used to pay off the victims of Assemblyman Vito Lopez and...
View ArticleLetter: Put focus on troubles at home
Letter: Put focus on troubles at home We keep getting involved in one Middle East conflict after another. This money and manpower could be better used to help after disasters like the tornado in...
View ArticleLetter: Parishioners to blame for closing of landmark church
Letter: Parishioners to blame for closing of landmark church Much blame has been meted out in a variety of directions for the demise of St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet. However, the cause that has...
View ArticleLetter: Stopping terror requires snooping
Letter: Stopping terror requires snooping In response to your editorial "Is there any privacy left?" June 10, I find it funny how people get up in arms when they hear that the government is checking...
View ArticleLetter: Expenses dictated St. Patrick's fate
Letter: Expenses dictated St. Patrick's fate While Vince Quackenbush's letter ("Diocese ruined church, not Price Chopper," May 25) correctly stated that churches are largely single-use structures and...
View ArticleDowd: Hillary's living the tweet life
Dowd: Hillary's living the tweet life In her first two days on Twitter, Hillary Clinton did not bother to follow the man she wants to follow.No BarackObama for HillaryClinton as of Tuesday...
View ArticleEditorial: Step 1: Pay your bills
Editorial: Step 1: Pay your bills THE ISSUE:The Albany Water Board runs up more than $1 million in unpaid bills.THE STAKES:Some example that sets for ordinary taxpayers. That's some promise from the...
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Put an end to slaughter of horses
Put an end to slaughter of horses Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:54 pm, Wednesday,...
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Tax-free NY will present best of state, SUNY
Tax-free NY will present best of state, SUNY Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:55 am,...
View ArticleLetter: Silly dream that austerity is a cure
Letter: Silly dream that austerity is a cure The United States is bankrupt; Social Security is insolvent, so the doomsayers tell us. As Werner Hetzner wrote recently, "Here is the inconvenient truth:...
View ArticleLetter: Delete abortion from equality bill
Letter: Delete abortion from equality bill Try as he might, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new bill is nothing more than a bullying technique to promote abortion under the guise of women's equality. While the...
View ArticleFriedman: Imagine if we ignore the enemy
Friedman: Imagine if we ignore the enemy I'm glad I live in a country with people who are vigilant in defending civil liberties. But as I listen to the debate about the disclosure of two government...
View ArticleLetter: Climate change policy right course
Letter: Climate change policy right course Thank you for your heartfelt editorial, "Climate change gets local," June 5, reflecting climate change becoming vividly local. Republicans like Rep. Lamar...
View ArticleLetter: Food pantries fill a gap in assistance
Letter: Food pantries fill a gap in assistance Dennis Radliff's experience taking the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Food Stamp Challenge raises awareness and invites more dialogue on the...
View ArticleBray: Walking a diverse Albany
Bray: Walking a diverse Albany The full house at the Albany Roundtable meeting in May to hear Jeff Speck, a city planner and author of "Walkable City," was a good sign of a growing interest in the...
View ArticleEditorial: What's the big secret?
Editorial: What's the big secret? THE ISSUE:Too much of the state's ethics commission's work is confidential. THE STAKES:The lack of transparency leaves this panel too unaccountable to the public it...
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