Editorial: Wrong way to fight crime
THE ISSUE:A federal judge rules that "stop-and-frisk," New York City-style, is unconstitutional. And the attorney general says harsh federal drug crime sentences don't work.THE STAKES:It's time for...
View ArticleA reflection of students, not colleges
I read with great interest Tuesday's front-page lead article about SUNY graduation rates. The piece ("Graduation a matter of degrees") pointed out the varying rates among SUNY schools and also...
View ArticleLetter: Modest proposal for Postal Service
The congressional proposal to limit "curbside" mail delivery causes me to again wonder why, instead of charging its customers for the use of post office boxes, the Postal Service does not offer box...
View ArticleDeath must not be badge of honor
Invariably when there is a heinous crime resulting in death, I hear from readers and acquaintances who know my stand on capital punishment, and they tend to have one question:"If anyone deserves the...
View ArticleMercury recycling is crucial
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a prime opportunity to keep thousands of pounds of a potent neurotoxin out of New York's food, air, and water. All it would take is the sweep of his pen on a game-changing...
View ArticleFriedman: Putin is mainly at odds with Mother Russia
You only get one chance to make a second impression. It seems to me that Edward Snowden should use his and that Russian President Vladimir Putin has blown his.Considering the breadth of reforms that...
View ArticleLetter: Case reopened old wounds
The ramifications of the George Zimmerman verdict hit me like a lightning bolt one Sunday during Mass. A young African-American mom with her three male, school-aged children were receiving Holy...
View ArticleLetter: Discrimination in any form is bad
Why is it that "racism" always seems to come into play when a non-African-American shoots an African-American, but not when it is the other way around? It seems that the George Zimmerman case has had...
View ArticleLetter: Zimmerman trial criticism unfair
Your editorial ("Our next racial challenge," July 17) after the verdict in the George Zimmerman case seemed to be wrong-headed. I have observed, over 42 years of practicing law, that the public's...
View ArticleAn art house-like reminder not to text while driving
The following is from an editorial in The New York Times:Werner Herzog, the prolific German filmmaker behind "Fitzcarraldo," "Rescue Dawn" and "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," has directed a 35-minute...
View ArticleEditorial: Mr. Cuomo's invitation
THE REALITY:The governor says he welcomes a special commission's look at his campaign donors.THE HOPE:All the better if it means tougher campaign finance laws. You won't hear any quibbles from us over...
View ArticleLetter: When did it become OK to use certain words?
Thank you to the officials that understood that no one should be allowed to do business on state property when they use wording in their business that is denigrating or considered an offensive slur to...
View ArticleLetter: Story presented skewed position on hydrofracking
The Associated Press article "Study: Water free of toxins," July 20, presents a misleading depiction of the severe realities of hydrofracking. A study with a sample size of one can hardly be used to...
View ArticleLetter: Food truck owners don't understand slur
The owners of the Wandering Dago food truck conducted an online poll on whether the business's name should be changed because some consider the name offensive. The owners indicated they would take the...
View ArticleLetter: Perhaps its time to allow cannabis as a treatment
Gov. Maggie Hassan recently signed legislation letting New Hampshire physicians recommend cannabis for qualified patients. New Yorkers still do not have access to this medicine, despite compelling...
View ArticleSmith: Test scores set schools' challenges
Enjoy the last days of summer, kids. Pretty soon, like about the time you memorize your locker combination, your parents are going to be smacked in the face with new evidence that your school, if it's...
View ArticleNotable quotes
"He's a ghost, not even dead yet, but a ghost."— Kevin Cullen of the Boston Globe, on the conviction ofWhitey Bulger"There has never been any quid pro quo with our political contributions."— The...
View ArticleParker: Let's get serious about that clown
Children, children.Here we are in the midst of a bloody clash in Egypt, more than 100,000 slaughtered in Syria, another looming debt crisis at home, and we're consumed with angst over a rodeo clown...
View ArticleObama should take a fair pay cue from LBJ
The following is from an editorial in The New York Times:In 1965, in a nation torn by racial strife, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order mandating nondiscrimination in employment by...
View ArticleEditorial: Long Story Short
Ford exits like a champSo the boys at Albany State, as UAlbany was known then, wanted to play football. A young Bob Ford came to coach what in 1970 was little more than a sandlot team.He was soon...
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