Letter: Withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Letter: Withdraw troops from Afghanistan Sorrow mixed with anger and frustration as I read "Mechanicville pays respects to hometown hero," Dec. 11, about the body of Anthony Denier being returned to...
View ArticleWall Street: Analyze this
Wall Street: Analyze this Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:55 pm, Tuesday, December...
View ArticleEditorial: No toll hike? It's about time
Editorial: No toll hike? It's about time RESOLVED:The Thruway Authority finally comes to its senses about sticking it to truckers. UNRESOLVED:Why do we need the Thruway Authority at all? Bully for the...
View ArticleLetter: Leaders, reread the Bill of Rights
Letter: Leaders, reread the Bill of Rights December 15 marked the 221st anniversary of the ratification in 1791 of the Bill of Rights. Its purpose is to set limits on government actions in regard to...
View ArticleLetter: More restrictions on guns needed
Letter: More restrictions on guns needed The massacre tragedy in Connecticut has already prompted gun rights advocates to attribute the massacre to laws preventing possession of weapons on school...
View ArticleLetter: Palestinians need single leadership
Letter: Palestinians need single leadership It is my opinion that the Palestinian people have long suffered because of leaders who deny reality and lack political courage.For example, in July 2000,...
View ArticleLetter: Come together to ban weapons
Letter: Come together to ban weapons On Friday, 20 children and six adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. One day later, acquaintances defended Americans' right...
View ArticleOMH needs to go back to its roots
OMH needs to go back to its roots Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:31 pm, Tuesday,...
View ArticleFoster religious conversation
Foster religious conversation Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:31 pm, Tuesday,...
View ArticleFriedman: Change for Putin's Russia?
Friedman: Change for Putin's Russia? Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:31 pm, Tuesday,...
View ArticleEditorial: Gun control's easy targets
Editorial: Gun control's easy targets TELL THE LOBBYISTSThe National Rifle Association, long a major force in blocking meaningful gun legislation, plans to talk about gun control Friday in light of the...
View ArticleLetter: Strive to be civil, compassionate
Letter: Strive to be civil, compassionate The worst of the human race exposed itself last Friday in Connecticut. The tragedy goes to further my suspicion that we are in the classic battle between good...
View ArticleGoodbye, cruel world; we're to blame
Goodbye, cruel world; we're to blame Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:07 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: Technology can keep roads safe
Letter: Technology can keep roads safe Bob and Mary Beth Blackmon were correct in their letter ("High-speed chase won't end well," Dec. 16) that police agencies need to review their policies on chases....
View ArticleLetter: Give citizens real numbers on 'cliff'
Letter: Give citizens real numbers on 'cliff' Thanks so much for the editorial, "A path away from the fiscal cliff," Dec. 13, on the federal budget melee in Washington. It is what I would have said....
View ArticleBelieve, now, more than ever
Believe, now, more than ever Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:07 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleFacing life after a tragedy
Facing life after a tragedy Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:07 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleLetter: Fund agencies to avert tragedies
Letter: Fund agencies to avert tragedies The massacre in Connecticut was horrific. It is not the guns, the capacity of the clips, or the bullets that killed those innocent children and adults and...
View ArticleLetter: Rethink 'rights' to own weapons
Letter: Rethink 'rights' to own weapons Another screaming headline, another endless video loop, another wrenching occasion to express our shock and sadness. When will we, as a nation, finally open our...
View ArticleIssues that put us behind the civilized world
Issues that put us behind the civilized world Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:39 pm,...
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