Letter: Restrictions may be never ending
Letter: Restrictions may be never ending Has our governor always so strongly held a position on gun control and wanting to take away or suppress this right of the American people? Why the push to rush...
View ArticleLetter: Make photos a daily reminder for Congress
Letter: Make photos a daily reminder for Congress I would suggest photographs of those children murdered in Newtown, Conn., be placed in the halls of the House and Senate with the caption: "What if...
View ArticleLetter: Forewarned is forearmed
Letter: Forewarned is forearmed I have read many news articles, editorials and letters to the editor about gun control and the Second Amendment.The Constitution's preamble indicates the federal...
View ArticleLetter: Begin process to break the cycle
Letter: Begin process to break the cycle America loves to watch violence. While the behavioral scientists debate the cause of violent acts in America and some propose the genesis of violence is from...
View ArticleLetter: Thank you, for vote on gun law
Letter: Thank you, for vote on gun law Hearty congratulations to my assemblyman, Phil Steck, and state senator, Neil Breslin, for their enlightened and courageous votes to end the sale of...
View ArticleON THE RECORD: Notable quotes of the week
ON THE RECORD: Notable quotes of the week "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law."— President Barack Obama,in his inaugural address...
View ArticleLetter: A tragic lesson of civic detachment
Letter: A tragic lesson of civic detachment Good to see The Advocate column ("Where there's dense smoke there's ire," Jan. 13) address the long-standing smoke issue at the Lichak residence in East...
View ArticleEditorial: Now that's highway robbery
Editorial: Now that's highway robbery THE ISSUE:The governor wants less plea bargaining for speeding — and more money for the state.THE STAKES:Is this about public safety or hiding a tax hike? It's one...
View ArticleLetter: Amendment right can have limits
Letter: Amendment right can have limits Rob Arrigo in his letter ("Bearing arms is our right," Jan. 9) asserts that under the Second Amendment "no constitutional basis exists that can be used to argue...
View ArticleEditorial: Long story short
Editorial: Long story short Drink your soda! Don't touch those vegetables! Those are, of course, just some silly twists on a couple of timeless parental nags, right? Not quite.Those are the messages...
View ArticleLetter: Right to clean air escapes the DEC
Letter: Right to clean air escapes the DEC I would like to elaborate on a couple of issues in The Advocate column ("Where there's dense smoke there's ire," Jan. 13):As a retired employee of the state...
View ArticleLetter: Lawful citizens unfairly targeted
Letter: Lawful citizens unfairly targeted This is a scary time for supporters of the Second Amendment.For men like my husband, a lifelong National Rifle Association member, guns represent much more...
View ArticleLetter: Keep state safe from fracking
Letter: Keep state safe from fracking Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets a chance to be a visionary for the future of energy in New York by banning hydraulic fracturing.He can draw the conclusion that any further...
View ArticleParker: The wrong role for women
Parker: The wrong role for women It must be true what they say about women — that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe.How else could one explain the magical thinking that...
View ArticleRobinson: GOP asks the wrong questions
Robinson: GOP asks the wrong questions Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Capitol Hill last week and grill her about the tragic fiasco in...
View ArticleFriedman: Revolution in the way we learn
Friedman: Revolution in the way we learn Lord knows there's a lot of bad news in the world today to get you down, but there is one big thing happening that leaves me incredibly hopeful about the...
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Lethal business, haunting questions
Lethal business, haunting questions Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:57 pm, Saturday,...
View ArticleSmith: Erasing truth violates ideals
Smith: Erasing truth violates ideals Among the rights we Americans proudly claim — the right to free expression, to bear arms, to avoid self-incrimination, and so on — should there also be a right to...
View ArticleLetter: Everyone a target for mass killers
Letter: Everyone a target for mass killers It is a mistake to allow the National Rifle Association to reduce the issue of gun violence to one of protecting children in schools. All Americans have the...
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Gun law should be a work in progress
Gun law should be a work in progress Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:51 am, Sunday,...
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