Letter: Remove barriers so nurses can do their jobs
Letter: Remove barriers so nurses can do their jobs Your accurate portrayal facing nurses in New York and the nation ("Nurses asked to know more, do more," June 3) is based upon the realization that we...
View ArticleLetter: Legislature should let cities control speed limits
Letter: Legislature should let cities control speed limits On many of our streets in Albany, pedestrians and bicyclists don't have a chance. The article about the deadly design of Central Avenue...
View ArticleLetter: Digital records can be more fragile than print
Letter: Digital records can be more fragile than print I read with interest the article, "Linking yearbooks to future" (June 10). Yearbooks are one of the most popular and heavily used historical...
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Humor helps us cope with Capitol truth
Humor helps us cope with Capitol truth Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:48 pm, Friday,...
View ArticleLetter: All living creatures have the right to enjoy life
Letter: All living creatures have the right to enjoy life It was encouraging to read about our legislators' attendance at the Third Annual Animal Advocacy Day ("Legislators push a pet cause at advocacy...
View ArticleEditorial: Long Story Short
Editorial: Long Story Short 'A great victory'We have lots of reasons to be wary about the prospects for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his progressive allies prevailing in doing what's right for New York in the...
View ArticleLetter: Restore the funding needed to help disabled
Letter: Restore the funding needed to help disabled The idea that lawmakers are proposing legislation that would restore a $90 million budget cut to nonprofit organizations that serve the...
View ArticleNotable Quotes Of The Week
Notable Quotes Of The Week "That's never going to happen again." — John Kosa, assistant Albanywater commissioner, on more than $1 million in unpaid bills"There is a cancer on the state Legislature."—...
View ArticleLetter: Long-term fracking risks outweight any benefit
Letter: Long-term fracking risks outweight any benefit I'm a Broome County resident thanking you for your editorial on fracking ("The gas industry's hot air," June 4).The gas industry promises...
View ArticleDowd: As Obama dithers, Bill Clinton acts
Dowd: As Obama dithers, Bill Clinton acts Not only is President Barack Obama leading from behind, now he's leading from behind Bill Clinton.After dithering for two years over what to do about the...
View ArticleLetter: Any type of tax hike would be tough to take
Letter: Any type of tax hike would be tough to take I think incredulous might best describe how I felt after reading the June 10 commentary "Done right, gas tax hike means jobs," suggesting that a gas...
View ArticleThe best hope for reform
The best hope for reform THE ISSUE:The governor unveils his election and ethics reform plan in the waning days of the state legislative session.THE STAKES:It's now or very possibly never for purging a...
View ArticleLetter: Niskayuna district finances troubling
Letter: Niskayuna district finances troubling I know everyone is not an accountant, but how come I feel I am the only one concerned about the Niskayuna Central School District's finances?Each year, the...
View ArticleOogling and Googling, but no hiding
Oogling and Googling, but no hiding At a party a few years ago, a young reporter bounded over to my cluster of social nodders and, with the breathlessness of a born tweeter, chirped: "What's the new...
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To Max, my co-pilot
To Max, my co-pilot Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:13 am, Sunday, June 16, 2013 The...
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Rockefeller drug law reform put politics, science in sync
Rockefeller drug law reform put politics, science in sync Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed....
View ArticleLetter: Women deserve equal treatment
Letter: Women deserve equal treatment The Women's Equality Act is now before the state Legislature. The time to pass it is now. It guarantees equal pay for equal work, it contains a provision to...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Waiting to hear the truth
Krauthammer: Waiting to hear the truth Thirty-five years ago, in United States vs. Choate the courts ruled that the Postal Service may record "mail cover" — that is, what's written on the outside of an...
View ArticleEditorial: An abortion vote is vital
Editorial: An abortion vote is vital THE ISSUE:State Senate Republicans, with the help of breakaway Democrats, threaten to block a vote on abortion.THE STAKES:What might seem like a hypothetical debate...
View ArticleLetter: Neurology staff also contributed
Letter: Neurology staff also contributed Thank you for the excellent article describing the recent discovery by Integrated Tissue Dynamics in Rensselaer of the first physical evidence of a pathology...
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