Editorial: New York shoots from the hip
Editorial: New York shoots from the hip THE ISSUE:State leaders ram through a gun control bill. THE STAKES:An issue this complex deserves more public scrutiny and input. Almost faster than a speeding...
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Mass killers don't deserve any celebrity
Mass killers don't deserve any celebrity Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:38 pm,...
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Bad way to motivate teachers
Bad way to motivate teachers Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:38 pm, Tuesday, January...
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Dowd: No playing cards with Obama
Dowd: No playing cards with Obama Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:38 pm, Tuesday,...
View ArticleLetter: Laws won't control gun use
Letter: Laws won't control gun use The only really effective gun control is in the hands of the person holding the gun.Constitutionally guaranteed rights to expression and to bear arms have led to a...
View ArticleLetter: Book series wonderful lesson
Letter: Book series wonderful lesson Bill Howard's Jan. 6 Perspective piece, "History lives, if we tell it," reminded me of a wonderful series of 10 books for young people called "The History of US,"...
View ArticleFoster's brave moment
Foster's brave moment • The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times:Jodie Foster is hardly the first celebrity to acknowledge that he or she is gay, but she may be the biggest so far...
View ArticleLetter: No way to make fracking safe
Letter: No way to make fracking safe No type or amount of regulation can make hydraulic fracturing for antural gas safe. It is inherently dangerous and inherently unjust, with massive profits flowing...
View ArticleLetter: Safety measures top priority now
Letter: Safety measures top priority now Before psychiatry reared its murky head, Shakespeare understood something that psychiatrist Harold I. Schwartz probably overlooked in his Jan. 5 commentary...
View ArticleLetter: 'Lincoln' is not historical reality
Letter: 'Lincoln' is not historical reality Bill Howard's Jan. 6 article, "History lives, if we let it" is quite a good article. But I disagree with Mr. Howard when he appears to equate a Steven...
View ArticleEditorial: For Congress, a vital lesson
Editorial: For Congress, a vital lesson THE ISSUE:The House OKs $50.7 billion for recovery from Sandy. Senate passage is expected quite soon. THE STAKES:What will it take for disaster aid to be less...
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NRA banks on how quickly we forget
NRA banks on how quickly we forget Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:32 pm, Wednesday,...
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Fracking shakes up the Earth
Fracking shakes up the Earth Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:32 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleFriedman: This term, Obama must lead
Friedman: This term, Obama must lead If election campaigns are supposed to be an exercise in coming to grips with our biggest problems, then the one we just went through was a dismal failure. Our only...
View ArticleLetter: Renew limits on assault weapons
Letter: Renew limits on assault weapons Assault weapons are essentially weapons of mass destruction, designed to kill many human beings quickly and efficiently. Their availability and use should be...
View ArticleLetter: Congress unable to fix fiasco
Letter: Congress unable to fix fiasco This fiscal cliff argument at times seemed pointless. We have facts, regardless of how one chooses to interpret them, of how the national economy, economic growth...
View ArticleHagel a puzzling choice
Hagel a puzzling choice • The following is from an editorial in the Chicago Tribune:One of the smarter moves Barack Obama made after his election in 2008 was to ask Robert Gates, a holdover from the...
View ArticleEditorial: A second opinion for nursing home
Editorial: A second opinion for nursing home THE ISSUE:A private deal on Albany County's nursing home includes a private loan.THE STAKES:Both clients and taxpayers deserve a sound, secure plan. The...
View ArticleLetter: History distorted to justify agenda
Letter: History distorted to justify agenda At a time when people readily accept that money is speech and corporations are people, it isn't surprising they also are willing to overlook the distinction...
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Animal attacks demand automatic weapons
Animal attacks demand automatic weapons Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:47 pm,...
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