Letter: 2nd Amendment is now obsolete
Letter: 2nd Amendment is now obsolete We need to repeal the Second Amendment. It no longer serves the purpose for which it was enacted.After the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in District of Columbia et...
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State needs to boost its anemic workforce
State needs to boost its anemic workforce Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:11 am,...
View ArticleBrodsky: Let's brace ourselves for 2013
Brodsky: Let's brace ourselves for 2013 The year 2012 was the Year of High Anxiety, with a happy ending, at least for those who share my political and social views. Think back on the years' public...
View ArticleLetter: Where's the novel on NRA's demise?
Letter: Where's the novel on NRA's demise? In 1994, a satirical novel, "Thank You for Smoking," by Christopher Buckley, followed the efforts of Big Tobacco as it tried spinning its way out of stronger...
View ArticleLetter: More tobacco lawsuits needed
Letter: More tobacco lawsuits needed "Widow wins tobacco suit," Dec. 15, describes how Eileen Clinton's husband died of lung cancer and his final wish was to sue the tobacco companies. She did, and she...
View ArticleFinding death with dignity
Finding death with dignity • The following is from an editorial in the San Jose Mercury News:A gift Americans owe to themselves and their country in 2013 is lessons on how to die.Doctors know this....
View ArticleLetter: Just stand up to NRA bullies
Letter: Just stand up to NRA bullies Almost nine years ago, we had a school shooting at Columbia High School in East Greenbush. One person was shot, a teacher coming to help the assistant principal who...
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Citizens pulling together to stop fracking
Citizens pulling together to stop fracking Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:20 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking linked to climate change
Letter: Fracking linked to climate change The article "Hollywood tapping into fracking fears," Dec. 16, asserted the new film "Promised Land" pits Big Drilling against Big Hollywood. But it's more like...
View ArticleEditorial: New Year, old Congress
Editorial: New Year, old Congress THE ISSUE:Divided as ever, Congress takes the nation to the fiscal cliff's brink.THE STAKES:It's already too late to avoid the consequences of delay. Ah, the New Year....
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State fights secret spending
State fights secret spending Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:21 pm, Monday, December...
View ArticleLetter: Spending hike is a spending hike
Letter: Spending hike is a spending hike Robert Schwarz, in his letter ("Cut government to curtail deficit," Dec. 17), talks about government spending as it relates to the size of government. What his...
View ArticleBrooks: Deal just another fiscal flop
Brooks: Deal just another fiscal flop Over the course of the 20th century, America built its welfare state. It was, by and large, a great achievement, expanding opportunity and security for millions....
View ArticleA climate change foe
A climate change foe •The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times:Sen. John Kerry, President Obama's nominee for secretary of state, may not be able to bring peace to the Middle East,...
View ArticleEditorial: Gun show debate splits Saratoga
Editorial: Gun show debate splits Saratoga THE ISSUE:A upcoming gun show at the City Center brings out passions on both sides.THE STAKES:Civility and moderation need to prevail. There's a lull, of...
View ArticleLetter: The facts matter in EPF debate
Letter: The facts matter in EPF debate Your recent editorial ("Mr. Cuomo's lost opportunity," Dec. 27) disregarded the facts surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent veto of an unclaimed bottle deposits...
View ArticleLetter: Rate gun violence indecent in films
Letter: Rate gun violence indecent in films On Jan. 24, 2011, my letter ("NRA should help with gun control,") called for manufacturers and distributors of guns and bullets to be held more accountable....
View ArticleLetter: Kudos to RPI, Jackson for work
Letter: Kudos to RPI, Jackson for work I just wanted to write and thank Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and all of her colleagues and students for all the charitable...
View ArticleLetter: Meaningful action is difficult
Letter: Meaningful action is difficult After the tragic murders of too many innocent young children and women at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., President Barack Obama called for taking...
View ArticleLetter: Why not cut foreign spending?
Letter: Why not cut foreign spending? One item not mentioned in discussions to avoid the fiscal cliff is foreign spending.I hear "raise the debt limit," "raise taxes," "cut Social Security" and "cut...
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