Marcus: A House on the road to nowhere
The most telling thing that happened as Congress scrambled to get out of town for its August recess was the vote that didn't happen.On Wednesday, House Republican leaders abruptly yanked a $44 billion...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Chaos in GOP helps Democrats
Early presidential maneuvering and internal policy debate are feeding yet another iteration of that media perennial: the great Republican crackup. This time it's tea party insurgents versus...
View ArticleLetter: One ACA delay deserves another
In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This law, as passed by Congress, included a provision mandating employers who have more than 50 employees...
View ArticleInquiry into Sandy Hook massacre proceeds too slowly
The following editorial is from The New York Times:Connecticut officials continue to keep the public in the dark about the state's official investigation into the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleCuomo fails the jobs test
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has just one legislative session left in his first term. He should spend it addressing the only four-letter word that we haven't heard from a New York Democrat this year: J-O-B-S.The...
View ArticleLetter: Don't abandon crucial program
We appreciate the article describing the plight of early intervention providers and the children and families they serve who are experiencing devastating payment delays while the state Department of...
View ArticleEditorial: A sweet deal at UAlbany
THE ISSUE:Too many faculty members are allowed to abuse paid sabbaticals.THE STAKES:Why can't the university guarantee that such leaves have the educational benefit they're supposed to bring? Here's...
View ArticleEconomic justice, one nickel and one Big Mac at a time
The following is from an editorial in the Kansas City Star:Hundreds of low-paid fast-food workers and their supporters boisterously demanded improved wages last week with rallies and marches in...
View ArticlePossible path to recovery
Lacking the means to effect improvements, distressed local governments appeal to the state for grants, "spin ups," taxing authority, deficit financing and like measures that are not structural. While...
View ArticleUSDA keeps food stamps a big secret
The debate in Congress about cutting the food stamp program has sparked predictable clashes between those who want to help the poor and those who want to cut government spending. But strangely missing...
View ArticleLast chance for Mideast peace
Why now? You have to ask, with the entire Arab world falling apart, and President Barack Obama caught up in urgent domestic matters, why has Secretary of State John Kerry staked his reputation on...
View ArticleEditorial: JCOPE still doesn't get it
THE ISSUE:The state's ethics commission continues to accept applications for exemptions from campaign disclosure laws.THE STAKES:How is that remotely in the public interest? What an odd notion of...
View ArticleLetter: Welcome babies as gifts from God
It is a thrill to read "It's a boy! Kate gives birth to royal heir," July 23. The excitement of the whole world with this baby was tangible.However, as beautiful as the birth of this baby is, it does...
View ArticleLetter: Be honest about contamination
Once more, shale gas production is being promoted as the salvation for upstate economic woes. In Kelly Riddell's commentary ("Upstate's path to recovery," July 22), she questions celebrity claims at...
View ArticleLetter: Spare our vets from sequestration cuts
Your editorial ("Follies of sequestration," July 15) correctly identifies the problem with sequestration: It slashes funding for programs and services we need while doing nothing to reform or end...
View ArticleA grateful citizen's 3 cents about U.S. weather service
You might not have the best regard for meteorologists when they get it wrong, but they provide information every day that saves lives and assist individuals and businesses in planning around Mother...
View ArticleKamikaze mission for GOP
When I was a mayor of Oswego a quarter-century ago, I pushed a very ambitious agenda to reform city government, and to develop the Lake Ontario waterfront. I pushed hard, and I got a lot of push back....
View ArticleBrooks: A-Rod's ego batters his talent
I started writing a column for The New York Times about a decade ago, and I endured a tough first few months. Like anybody starting a new job, I wasn't sure I could pull it off.So, especially in the...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking deceit must be exposed
When Kelly Riddell penned a pro-fracking commentary piece ("Upstate's path to recovery," July 22), she described herself only as a native of New York and Washington-based writer. She conveniently...
View ArticleLetter: Indirect costs are critical to colleges
Your editorial "Uneasy academic divorce," July 21, like most divorces, makes no mention of the elephant in the living room: It's all about the money in the separation of the College of Nanoscale...
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