Brodsky: We need voices of 3rd parties
Who ever thought you could put Carl Paladino and Dan Cantor in the same sentence?Paladino is the top-of-your-lungs right-winger who crashed and burned against Andrew Cuomo in the 2010 gubernatorial...
View ArticleLetter: A toy gun can only cause trouble
The gift-giving and gift-buying time of the year is here. Do your children a favor and do not buy any toy guns for your children. These toy handguns and replicas of pistols and assault weapons look...
View ArticleNational Guard must comply with same-sex couple laws
The following is from a New York Times editorial: "This is wrong." That was Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's blunt response late last month to states defying his order in August that same-sex spouses...
View ArticleLetter: Schenectady now a destination
Recently, I was treated to a walking tour of the State Street/Proctors Theatre area in Schenectady. The city and county leadership, Metroplex team and the business owners deserve applause for the...
View ArticleLetter: Ethanol's damage more far-reaching
Producing ethanol has done serious environmental damage, but The Associated Press report you published doesn't mention the impact on the cost of food or the damage done to small engines like those...
View ArticleLetter: Politicians should seek compromise
Gov. Chris Christie has repeated what the National Republican Party folks were saying after losing in 2008. They need to be listening, and talking, to Hispanics, African-Americans and women.Sounds...
View ArticleLetter: It's self-service, not public service
I'm sick of hearing politicians refer to elected office as "public service." It couldn't be farther from the truth. Public service is serving in the military or joining the Peace Corps or any...
View ArticleEditorial: How about some privacy?
THE ISSUE:New York's digital voting process comes with a privacy problem. THE STAKES:Voter turnout is low enough without people having to worry about snooping. Legend has it that in the heyday of the...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Liberals in a panic attack
"Even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got."—Bill Clinton, Nov. 12So the former...
View ArticleLetter: Citizens United must be repealed
Luke Wachob's letter states the Times Union got it wrong in stating, "Citizens United ended the restrictions on campaign contributions by corporations, associations, and labor unions," and Mr. Wachob...
View ArticleLetter: SUNY's Zimpher just doing her job
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is impressive. The article "SUNY's outside advice," Nov. 3, appeared to be an attempt to find fault but came up empty.Chancellor Zimpher is CEO of a huge organization...
View ArticleLetter: One hears humor, another viciousness
Steve Barnes' review of Bill Maher's outpouring of "venom" — Barnes' word and he seems to use it approvingly — shows the interesting appreciation that liberals have for a certain kind of hate speech....
View ArticleAid needed for global warming
Americans are generous by nature. About half of U.S. families contributed to earthquake relief in Haiti in 2010, and millions of us have already supported typhoon aid for the Philippines.But there's a...
View ArticleAmerica's tallest building goes to New York City
The following is from a Chicago Tribune editorial:It used to be the tallest building in America and in the world. It used to be the Sears Tower.Now Chicago's Willis Tower is second, um, banana to New...
View ArticleEditorial: A tax to help Main Street
THE ISSUE:New York looks to tax more Internet commerce to make up for lost revenue.THE STAKES:An even broader national policy would help not only states, but local businesses and, yes, taxpayers. It's...
View ArticleForget new sanctions against Iran and let talks continue
The following is from a Los Angeles Times editorial: With exquisitely bad timing, a group of House members is urging the Senate to approve new sanctions against Iran during negotiations on a deal in...
View ArticleThe push for safer fracking
It's not very often that someone starts his career as a geologist and then winds up as governor, but John Hickenlooper, the governor of Colorado, can make that claim."We had fracking when I was a...
View ArticleLetter: Let taxes reflect a person's income
Bob Rittner in his letter ("National sales tax could eliminate need for IRS," Nov. 17) asks, "how about instituting a national sales tax...?" There is a simple answer: "Don't do it." The reason is...
View ArticleLetter: Learn to adapt to climate change
It is certainly true that "the link between man-made warming and hurricane activity is unclear."The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in its September 2013 assessment...
View ArticleLetter: Lawyer discipline should fit crime
I reference the article "Lawyer censured for trust fund lies," Nov. 8. The article noted harsher punishment was avoided due to her "otherwise unblemished disciplinary record and her commendable...
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