Krauthammer: One last chance for immigrants
Krauthammer: One last chance for immigrants Immigration reform is coming. Let's get it right.What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Ronald Reagan. It granted...
View ArticleLetter: N.Y. law makes more guns illegal
Letter: N.Y. law makes more guns illegal While there are many problems with the new gun law in New York, the seven-bullet clip requirement does the most to destroy our rights under the Second...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking fluids full of unknowns
Letter: Fracking fluids full of unknowns In the early 1970s, rivers were so polluted that some actually caught fire. The air in major cities was dark and heavy with smog. Then, after passage of the...
View ArticleMarcus: A phony pro-gun argument
Marcus: A phony pro-gun argument The latest weapon in the war against reasonable restrictions on access to guns is the straw woman. Don't fall for her.This formulation would have you believe gun rights...
View ArticleLetter: Liberty or life? Court will decide
Letter: Liberty or life? Court will decide The ultimate question in the gun debate is whether one's perceived "liberty" to choose whatever weapon one wants, considering the Second Amendment right to...
View ArticleLetter: Sights only set on being re-elected
Letter: Sights only set on being re-elected Gun control issues have been around for years. Yet, it took Gov. Andrew Cuomo only a few weeks to make legislation that sticks it to law-abiding gun owners....
View ArticleLetter: Golf courses taint the environment
Letter: Golf courses taint the environment Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature should ban 18-hole golf courses. The governor should issue a "message of necessity" so the Legislature can avoid a pesky...
View ArticleLetter: Human heart needs to change
Letter: Human heart needs to change I read with interest Felix Carroll's column "Not your average abortion foe," Jan. 20, featuring his conversation with Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortion...
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Safeguard N.Y. residents' drinking water
Safeguard N.Y. residents' drinking water Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:14 pm,...
View ArticleEditorial: Lawmakers: Stop milking the state
Editorial: Lawmakers: Stop milking the state THE PROBLEM:Another state legislator is found to have abused a lax expense policy.THE SOLUTION:Elected or not, they should follow some basic employee rules....
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Make reform make sense
Make reform make sense Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:14 pm, Monday, February 4,...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking can benefit society
Letter: Fracking can benefit society I was glad to see so much publicity around Yoko Ono's visit to fracking sites in Pennsylvania as well as a number of opponents speaking out against fracking. I...
View ArticleLetter: 'Militia' will be armed, waiting
Letter: 'Militia' will be armed, waiting I have been hearing a lot lately from people I know, and people on the radio and TV whom I don't know, about how restrictions on guns are a violation of the...
View ArticleBrooks: Philosophy of data in a new era
Brooks: Philosophy of data in a new era If you asked me to describe the rising philosophy of the day, I'd say it is data-ism. We now have the ability to gather huge amounts of data. This ability seems...
View ArticleEditorial: A diet for school junk food
Editorial: A diet for school junk food THE ISSUE:New rules bar unhealthy food in school vending machines. THE STAKES:It's about time. But the diet isn't complete without palatable alternatives. Let's...
View ArticleLetter: Americans own too many guns
Letter: Americans own too many guns The debate about gun violence in our country has been largely ideological. However, to understand the nature of the problem we face, it is necessary to examine the...
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Friedman: Harnessing the power of youth
Friedman: Harnessing the power of youth Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:38 am,...
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Correction officers hurt by prison closings
Correction officers hurt by prison closings Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:31 pm,...
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Look to diplomacy, not war
Look to diplomacy, not war Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:31 pm, Tuesday, February...
View ArticleLetter: Spend money on 'Live, Work, Play'
Letter: Spend money on 'Live, Work, Play' It's been a painfully long time waiting on the fate of the Albany Convention Center. It's time to redirect the state seed money and move on. Almost 10 years...
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