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A more benign form of surveillance
A more benign form of surveillance Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:31 pm, Saturday,...
View ArticleDialogue needed for land's future
Dialogue needed for land's future It is time for a substantive dialogue over the fate of the vast urban wasteland controlled by the Albany Convention Center Authority. It is not going to be a...
View ArticleThe seeds of malfeasance
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View ArticleLanguage on trial: N-word vs. cracker
Language on trial: N-word vs. cracker The trial of George Zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, inevitably and quickly devolved into a contest of who is more racist — the victim or the...
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Victory at Gettysburg leaves anguish, scars
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View ArticleLetter: Women should want speaker out
Letter: Women should want speaker out I found it quite disturbing to see so many New York women schmoozing with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to celebrate the Assembly's support of the Women's...
View ArticleLetter: Change the rules for service credit
Letter: Change the rules for service credit Now that the legislative session in New York has closed, many veterans working in the public sector will have to wait to see a much-needed change to the...
View ArticleLetter: Being on receiving end of robocalls
Letter: Being on receiving end of robocalls I want to congratulate state Sen. Kathy Marchione, R-Halfmoon, on behalf of all residents in New York, for her continued success in elimination of those...
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Remember Love Canal? Potential exists for many more
Remember Love Canal? Potential exists for many more Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
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Input for park's new land
Input for park's new land Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:14 pm, Sunday, June 30,...
View ArticleLetter: Silver's power secures position
Letter: Silver's power secures position A majority of New Yorkers, based upon a recent poll, want Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign. This has been echoed on the editorial pages of The New York...
View ArticleLetter: Public financing fair and equitable
Letter: Public financing fair and equitable A man decides he wants to run for the office of dogcatcher. He takes $10 from his cash reserves and has fliers printed up that he quietly hands out on the...
View ArticleBrodsky: Cuomo runs from both left, right
Brodsky: Cuomo runs from both left, right The upheavals coming out of Washington are important and interesting in themselves. Supreme Court decisions about gay marriage, voting rights and affirmative...
View ArticleEditorial: Lessons for educators
Editorial: Lessons for educators THE ISSUE:Preparation programs for teachers are in the spotlight after an unflattering report.THE STAKES:To improve graduation rates, every element of the education...
View ArticleA woman's right to choose must continue to be protected
A woman's right to choose must continue to be protected The following is from an editorial in The New York Times:Wendy Davis, a Texas state senator, got attention last week for her filibuster against...
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Emulating Mandela's morality
Emulating Mandela's morality Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:46 pm, Monday, July 1,...
View ArticleLetter: Jobs needed in the private sector
Letter: Jobs needed in the private sector Our system of government may not be perfect, but it is the best in the world. There are endless complaints by the far left and far right as to why their views...
View ArticleLetter: Teen compassion helps aid orphans
Letter: Teen compassion helps aid orphans Thank you to the youth of Albany. On the Friday before Father's Day, teens from schools across greater Albany voluntarily worked together at Tawasentha Park to...
View ArticleLetter: Blanket judgments extremely unfair
Letter: Blanket judgments extremely unfair I am outraged and profoundly saddened by the plot conceived by alleged terrorists Glendon Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight to eradicate Muslims in our area...
View ArticleLetter: Theology dictates no women priests
Letter: Theology dictates no women priests I found the article "'Joyous passage' also seeks change," June 2, about Mary Theresa Streck to be disturbing and insulting to all those Roman Catholics who...
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