Editorial: Time for a flight check
THE ISSUE:The government opposes the latest airline merger.THE STAKES:A deregulated industry demands a robust market or consumers will suffer. The U.S. Justice Department's move last week to block the...
View ArticleDowd: A galaxy of Clinton enrichment
Clinton nostalgia is being replaced by Clinton neuralgia.Why is it that America's roil family always seems better in abstract than in concrete? The closer it gets to running the world once more, the...
View ArticleSeiler: Why I'm not an e-reader
They are stacked against the newel post at the foot of the stairs. Wedged onto bowed shelves in every bedroom. Boxed up in the attic. We have too many books in the house, and I am to blame. The most...
View ArticleLetter: Sheltered workshops can hurt the disabled
The article, "Sheltered workshops are in midst of a storm," July 21, perpetuates the disturbing myth that people with disabilities are unable to cope outside the safe environment of a sheltered...
View ArticleLetter: An aquarium could bring tourists to Albany
There has been much discussion whether to build a convention center or an aquarium in Albany. I certainly enjoyed the recent commentary from Gene Bunnell ("Back to the river, Albany," Aug. 11) and...
View ArticleLetter: Showcasing Fort Orange history a great idea
Editor Rex Smith endorses Harry Rosenfeld's idea of an authentic replica of Fort Orange as a bold move to generate downtown economic activity. A look south to America's oldest city, St. Augustine,...
View ArticleLetter: UAlbany has a strong educational mission
I would like to take issue with Fred LeBrun's characterization of the institution where I am a professor ("This divorce was long overdue," Aug. 11). Mr. LeBrun describes UAlbany as a "stodgy, 9-to-5...
View ArticleLetter: These students don't follow a traditional path
There is more to the article "Graduation a matter of degrees," Aug. 13, when it comes to Empire State College.The article discussed graduation rates for the State University of New York system based...
View ArticleLetter: Production of saleable goods helps economy
In your editorial "Now what for upstate?" July 31, about upstate prisons, one line stood out: "The prisons New York no longer needs ... still provide the sort of decent paying jobs it can't afford to...
View ArticleLetter Attraction would benefit region
As a lifelong Capital Region resident, I love the idea of an aquarium in Albany. This would make downtown Albany a viable destination for families from across upstate and beyond.While in the Army...
View ArticleLetter: Negligent actions caused death
The Sanford, Fla., community watch program is implemented under written guidelines published by that state. The guidelines require volunteers to receive training under police supervision and to have...
View ArticleLetter: Give veterans proven relief
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has just signed a medical marijuana bill into law. That means veterans who suffer from a number of debilitating illnesses, due to their service in combat, will have a cheap and...
View ArticleCommentary: Boston, the Bulgers and me
For a middle-aged Irish guy like me, who came of age in the working-class precincts and public schools of Boston, the most riveting news for months now has been back in what used to be home. Nothing...
View ArticleRobinson: In Egypt, use ballots not bullets
There may be little the United States can do to end the savage bloodletting in Egypt, but at least our nation can be loyal to its ideals by bearing witness and telling the truth. In this, President...
View ArticleCommentary: Reality of D.C.'s island
"Washington is an island surrounded by reality," Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, likes to say.In an effort to inject some reality into the beltway, Grassley introduced an amendment to the Affordable Care...
View ArticleEditorial: Stop making Albany beg
THE ISSUE:The Cuomo administration will put state workers back on the Harriman campus, ending, for now, a redevelopment plan.THE STAKES:So what's the plan for a capital city that struggles to balance...
View ArticleViewpoint: Skin color shouldn't be an automatic signal for police
I grew up in the Bronx, and I welcome the recent court decision striking down New York's stop-and-frisk policy.This policy discriminated against men of color and, in a blatantly un-American way,...
View ArticleLetter: Let's capitalize on Albany's history
I've been in Albany since 1953 and cannot remember how many times I've heard of plans to attract tourists to Albany drown in public apathy.A capital city should have a convention center; even the...
View ArticleHouse 'cash committee' place to become friends with banks
The following is from a New York Times editorial:The House Financial Services Committee has grown so large that a highly unusual fourth row of seats had to be installed in the committee room. Every...
View ArticleDon't cut corners on final salute
When you and I woke on up on June 8 and checked the morning news, it probably read like any other day. The protests in Turkey were at Day 12, a fan egged Simon Cowell on British television, and Edward...
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