Charles Krauthammer: Health's facts now myths
Washington Swedish researchers report that antioxidants make cancers worse in mice. It's already known that the antioxidant beta carotene exacerbates lung cancers in humans. Not exactly what you'd...
View ArticlePaul Bray: Fast, loose with ecology
About 10 years ago, a local professor who was also an elected city official told a group of neighborhood association members that Albany needed to decide between fostering job creation or protecting...
View ArticleLet cities, counties supplement state's minimum wage
As a nation, we've long agreed that everyone who's willing to work hard should have a shot at moving up in the world. But as families today know all too well, the middle class feels awfully elusive...
View ArticleEducation bloat exists in middle
Once again the controversial issue of high-salaried district superintendents has made its way to the forefront of discussion regarding school budgets. Television news reports, chatter among community...
View ArticleParallels to Nazis show disrespect
Demonstrating that a truly ill wind blows no good, The Wall Street Journal proved that Holocaust education programs deserve society's continued support.The evidence started with a letter to the editor...
View ArticleEditorial: Put on hold, for politics
THE ISSUE:House Republican leaders fail to muster support from their rank-and-file members for immigration reform. THE STAKES:Right-wing political interests go to the front of the line, ahead of...
View ArticleJob killer? The CBO's health law report is not so simple
The following appeared in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial:The conciseness of headlines, both in newspapers and on websites, tends to be fatal to nuance and context — and that's true of the news...
View ArticleHonor the past with actions
As we go about our media-drenched, distracted lives, there's an incredible trifecta of anniversaries this year not being discussed. Knowing full well that our country and culture are based on...
View ArticleDavid Brooks: The waning American Dream
When foreign visitors used to describe American culture, they generally settled on different versions of one trait: energy. Whether driven by crass motivations or spiritual ones, Americans, visitors...
View ArticleEditorial: Chaos over Common Core
THE ISSUE:The governor, Regents, teachers union and Legislature tussle over new education standards.THE STAKES:Kids need adults in the room. If you lost track of the debate over the Common Core...
View ArticleBank on economic security
The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. First-class mail volume peaked in 2001 and — thanks to texting, email, and other digital services — has dropped rapidly ever since. In recent years, the service...
View ArticleFDA's anti-smoking campaign appeals to teens' vanity
The following appeared in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial:Eric Lawson was the fifth Marlboro Man to die of cancer, the disease triggered by the deadly product he promoted for years. Like other...
View ArticleA garden grows out of mom's grief
Around this time last year, I was enthusiastically renovating my home, a fixer-upper in the South End Neighborhood of Albany. In order to protect my daughters from construction dust, I took them to...
View ArticleEditorial: Storm report is overdue
THE ISSUE:An audit of the state's emergency response to Superstorm Sandy is long overdue.THE STAKES:It's time to complete the document and use it to prepare for the next hurricane season. Depending on...
View ArticleEditorial: Who controls the past?
THE ISSUE:The state's chief judge wants to allow criminal records to be sealed if people don't re-offend.THE STAKES:The purpose of law and governments is not to change facts or revise history. New...
View ArticleCasey Seiler: Give that man a medal
Forget about anything you've seen from the halfpipe or ice rink in Sochi: This week's most dazzling feat of gymnastics occurred in Albany on Wednesday amid the very unathletic setting of the Capitol's...
View ArticlePlane talk has been going on for years
I have found the issue that can bring America together. The federal government must not allow cell mobile phone use on planes.If the Federal Communications Commission allows airlines to allow...
View ArticleKathleen Parker: Rhyme and reason for surge of poets
WashingtonIt is easy these days to imagine that one is living in a fairy tale, albeit a dreary one.In fairy tales, as in Washington, things are true that can't possibly be — and what is not true can...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd: Sin, oui; but bad form? Non, merci!
Only the French could have an etiquette scandal.Let Americans get in a lather over peccadillos of state. The French are lamenting the state of propriety. No one in the land of Napoleon is following...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: Washington needs Silicon mindset
The most striking thing about visiting Silicon Valley these days is how many creative ideas you can hear in just 48 hours. Jeff Weiner, the chief executive of LinkedIn, explains how his company aims...
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