Editorial: The right way to tax tobacco
Editorial: The right way to tax tobacco THE ISSUE:Roll-your-own "clubs" make a mockery of everything from tax law to public health.THE STAKES:Will state government do the right thing? Here it comes,...
View ArticleArlen Specter's tenacity
Arlen Specter's tenacity • The following is from an editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News, where it was published Monday.Those watching Sen. Arlen Specter's long career might at times have felt...
View ArticleDon't pawn this law off on us
Don't pawn this law off on us THE issue:Albany County weighs a law to require pawnshops to report sellers' names and other details to police.THE STAKES:Would this invasion of personal privacy and new...
View ArticleLetter: Compare salaries of college chiefs
Letter: Compare salaries of college chiefs Daniel J. Kelly's comments about Robert Jones being paid $555,000 as the new University of Albany president are interesting ("UAlbany chief's salary...
View ArticleLetter: Follow the rules of traffic laws
Letter: Follow the rules of traffic laws I retired Dec. 31 after nearly 28 years as Chatham town justice. When I heard District Attorney Paul Czajka was instructing his assistant district attorneys in...
View ArticleCraftsman can win election
Craftsman can win election Voters have been astonishingly clear. In 2000, they elected George W. Bush after he promised to change the tone in Washington. In 2008, they elected Barack Obama after he...
View ArticleLetter: Mormon article was incomplete
Letter: Mormon article was incomplete Paul Grondahl's Oct. 8 article on Mormon religious views informed us that there are more than 55,000 Mormon missionaries serving two-year terms around the world...
View ArticleLetter: Let's not relive the Bush years
Letter: Let's not relive the Bush years Does anyone remember the savings & loan bailout during President George H.W. Bush's administration? How about the Gulf War?Then we had President George W....
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Debating reason vs. silliness
Debating reason vs. silliness Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:06 p.m., Monday,...
View ArticleBray: N.Y. the vanguard of conservation
Bray: N.Y. the vanguard of conservation Conservation of nature and heritage is important to having both good places to live and to leaving a better legacy for future generations. New York has done...
View ArticleBrooks: Craftsman can win election
Brooks: Craftsman can win election Voters have been astonishingly clear. In 2000, they elected George W. Bush after he promised to change the tone in Washington. In 2008, they elected Barack Obama...
View ArticleLetter: Pick substance, not showmanship
Letter: Pick substance, not showmanship I read or heard somewhere Abraham Lincoln would never win a presidential debate because he would have been too slow in thoughtful consideration before giving an...
View ArticleLetter: Millionaire dream is a GOP delusion
Letter: Millionaire dream is a GOP delusion Today, via talk radio, I discovered the reason why the 99 percent of GOP voters will still vote for the Republican Party even though they will be taxed just...
View ArticleLetter: Ryan continues to ignore facts
Letter: Ryan continues to ignore facts It was literally laughable to read Kathleen Parker's "critique" of "the inauthenticity" of Vice President Joe Biden's smile. ("Biden flunks sincerity test," Oct....
View ArticleLetter: High gas prices tied to election
Letter: High gas prices tied to election It occurred to me recently as I was pumping $4-a-gallon gas into my vehicle that something is very wrong.Just a year ago, a barrel of oil was selling for $100....
View ArticleFix the farm bill now
Fix the farm bill now • The following is from an editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where it was published last Friday.Congress left town to campaign for re-election without passing a new...
View ArticleEditorial: Desperate times in Schenectady
Editorial: Desperate times in Schenectady THE ISSUE:The mayor wants to charge more for obtaining vital records in a timely manner.THE STAKES:What message does that send to people expecting reasonable...
View ArticleLetter: Don't blame suit for resort closure
Letter: Don't blame suit for resort closure Thomas Sciacca, in his Oct. 12 letter "Lawsuit forced closure of resort," is not accurate. Mr. Sciacca attempts to assign blame for ARISE's failure to...
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More woes spill over from fracking
More woes spill over from fracking Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:29 p.m.,...
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Racism imprisons young lives
Racism imprisons young lives Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:29 p.m., Tuesday,...
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