Letter: Buy locally from small businesses
Letter: Buy locally from small businesses You can support small retailers by joining me and your neighbors on the second annual national Small Business Saturday. Skip the national chain stores' annual...
View ArticleLetter: Neighborhood could be at risk
Letter: Neighborhood could be at risk If the Board of Zoning Appeals allows the ridiculous application to turn St. Joseph's Church into a brewery/restaurant/pub to go forward, they will have destroyed...
View ArticleEditorial: In Albany, the race is on
Editorial: In Albany, the race is on THE ISSUE:Kathy Sheehan kicks off the campaign for mayor.THE STAKES:Imagine — a truly competitive election. Kathy Sheehan was well into her speech announcing her...
View ArticleLetter: GOP put Obama back in office
Letter: GOP put Obama back in office I agree with much of your editorial "Mr. Obama gets four more years," Nov. 7. I, too, believe that Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike need to come to common...
View ArticleLetter: Firm's expansion ignores impact
Letter: Firm's expansion ignores impact Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a Rensselaer County business, is adding 300 jobs. Although the woefully inadequate state of the county's sewer system is mentioned in...
View ArticleLetter: Lincoln's vision of America clear
Letter: Lincoln's vision of America clear When we all studied, or slept through, U.S. history in high school or college, we were presented with themes of American identity, politics, culture and the...
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War is Israel's only choice
War is Israel's only choice Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:56 p.m., Monday, November...
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Treasures like St. Patrick's can't be replaced
Treasures like St. Patrick's can't be replaced Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:56...
View ArticleGuide to new right name game
Guide to new right name game If you listened to the Republican candidates this year, you heard a conventional set of arguments. But if you go online, you can find a vibrant and increasingly influential...
View ArticleBrooks: Guide to new right name game
Brooks: Guide to new right name game If you listened to the Republican candidates this year, you heard a conventional set of arguments. But if you go online, you can find a vibrant and increasingly...
View ArticleThe cliff is edgy
The cliff is edgy The following is from an editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Would it really be so much to ask that President Barack Obama and congressional leaders drop the "Gunfight at the...
View ArticleLetter: Israel continues to take away land
Letter: Israel continues to take away land Letters by Louis-Jack Pozner ("Hatred prolongs the occupation," Nov. 14) and Hiram Cohen ("Better things to do right at home," Nov. 14) depicted Israel as an...
View ArticleLetter: Free health care a costly burden
Letter: Free health care a costly burden Your report in "Albany police approve insurance change," Nov. 16, that police officers receive free health insurance for life after eight years of service is...
View ArticleEditorial: The Hudson needs real money
Editorial: The Hudson needs real money THE ISSUE:A $110 million proposal to reduce pollution on the river is inadequate.THE STAKES:A half-measure would be a waste of money and a grand natural resource....
View ArticleLetter: Farm bill funds food stamps, too
Letter: Farm bill funds food stamps, too The front-page article "Dairy farmers await passage of farm bill," Nov. 17, includes a passing mention of the fact that the food stamp program also is funded in...
View ArticleLetter: Climate change can destroy Earth
Letter: Climate change can destroy Earth Hurricane Sandy, the 18th named storm and 10th hurricane of the Atlantic 2012 season, has been colloquially referred to as "superstorm," "perfect storm" and,...
View ArticleLetter: U.S. must severe ties with Israel
Letter: U.S. must severe ties with Israel A central tenet of Judaism is the sanctification of life: Is the overwhelming use of force, nay the flattening of Gaza by Israel evidence of this, regardless...
View ArticleLetter: Albany benefits from experience
Letter: Albany benefits from experience The 2013 election season has begun, and Albany voters will have a chance to replace or keep Mayor Jerry Jennings. Aspirants include City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan,...
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A holiday as American as potato pierogi
A holiday as American as potato pierogi Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:01 p.m.,...
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Dowd: A defense in depth is ordered
Dowd: A defense in depth is ordered Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:01 p.m.,...
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