Bray: Partners in caring for land
Bray: Partners in caring for land Partnership for stewardship is happening between upper Hudson River communities in Saratoga and Washington counties. Under a new state law, it will include the Hoosic...
View ArticleLetter: Cuomo needs to let in sunshine
Letter: Cuomo needs to let in sunshine Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointment of Cornell University President David Skorton as New York Racing Association chairman is ironic, given the stark contrast it...
View ArticleMarcus: Supreme look at gay marriage
Marcus: Supreme look at gay marriage Supreme Court litigation is a bit like bread-baking. If the dough goes in the oven too soon, before it's had enough time to rise, the end product is unpalatable....
View ArticleLetter: Openness critical for hydrofracking
Letter: Openness critical for hydrofracking "A dose of reality on fracking," Dec. 2, and "Drought revives old water war among river states," Dec. 7, touch on a serious problem in our country: While we...
View ArticleLetter: Offer an alternative to the 'fiscal cliff'
Letter: Offer an alternative to the 'fiscal cliff' The term fiscal cliff is biased.In 2013, if Congress does nothing, the Bush tax cuts will expire. Spending would be reduced by $1.2 trillion spread...
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Brewery falls flat
Brewery falls flat Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:39 pm, Friday, December 14, 2012...
View ArticleLetter: Demise of Hostess was not about union
Letter: Demise of Hostess was not about union After reading Marv Fishman's letter ("Labor pacts hurt Hostess," Dec. 6), I can agree with one point: The real tragedy is the loss of employment for the...
View ArticleLetter: Bipartisanship may break out in state
Letter: Bipartisanship may break out in state We have a planned organization and leadership for our state Senate. Now what?The Independent Democratic Conference added Malcolm Smith. Will it now seek to...
View ArticleLetter: Enjoyable times sadly skate away
Letter: Enjoyable times sadly skate away The English translation of a French saying, "the more things change, the more they stay the same," seems particularly apt with regard to two recent articles....
View ArticleLetter: Quality is key to pre-K programs
Letter: Quality is key to pre-K programs Carl T. Hayden's commentary ("Universal pre-K will help close the gap," Dec. 11) resonated in many ways. Like others in the state, I am eager to see the...
View ArticleEditorial: Back to the river
Editorial: Back to the river THE ISSUE:Albany officials need to be bolder in their plans for the riverfront. THE STAKES:History on the Hudson is a reservoir of hope for the state's capital city. It's...
View ArticleEditorial: Why 20 children had to die
Editorial: Why 20 children had to die THE ISSUE:A mass shooting claims 27 lives, 20 of them children. THE STAKES:If we keep doing what we've been doing, this will happen again, and again. This...
View ArticleLetter: High-speed chase won't end well
Letter: High-speed chase won't end well We are shocked and saddened by the death of the 45-year-old man who, while riding his bicycle on Manning Boulevard, was hit by a speeding truck. The vehicle was...
View ArticleON THE RECORD: Notable quotes of the week
ON THE RECORD: Notable quotes of the week "It's not even worth discussing."— the Rev. Jose Funesof the Vatican Observatory,on the Mayan prediction that theapocalypse will come on Dec. 21"Rest in peace,...
View ArticleParker: Why marriage still matters
Parker: Why marriage still matters As politicians compete to prove who loves the middle class more, they're missing the elephant and the donkey in the room.The middle class needs not just tax breaks...
View ArticleLetter: Forest Preserve abused too long
Letter: Forest Preserve abused too long Recent conferees at the Rockefeller Institute ("Are 56,326 words just too much?" Nov. 30) thought the state constitution is too long, citing as example Article...
View ArticleFriedman: Pakistan or India for Egypt?
Friedman: Pakistan or India for Egypt? Three weeks ago, the prime minister of India appointed Syed Asif Ibrahim as the new director of India's Intelligence Bureau, its domestic intelligence-gathering...
View ArticleDowd: Cliff talk isn't edgy anymore
Dowd: Cliff talk isn't edgy anymore WASHINGTON — The end of the world never comes at a convenient time.It never comes, for instance, when you're sitting in front of a blank computer screen trying to...
View ArticleSmith: Journalism's role in tragedy
Smith: Journalism's role in tragedy When great tragedy strikes — one of those awful events that transfixes the nation and blasts holes in all our hearts — people who work in newsrooms are lucky. We...
View ArticleSeiler: The next bullet, and the next
Seiler: The next bullet, and the next We have become the sort of nation where friends and relatives are increasingly likely to have to telephone, email, text or tweet their loved ones with news that...
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