Editorial: Get a grip, Mr. McLaughlin
Editorial: Get a grip, Mr. McLaughlin THE ISSUE:An assemblyman takes an already ugly gun debate beyond the pale.THE REMEDY:He ought to study up on history before he speaks out again. What's Steve...
View ArticleLetter: Cuomo's thoughts not consistent
Letter: Cuomo's thoughts not consistent Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed his commitment to gun control by signing the nation's strongest gun control bill after it was rushed through the Legislature. He claimed...
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Given our past, accept immigration reform
Given our past, accept immigration reform Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:24 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: Rail trail route too impractical
Letter: Rail trail route too impractical I appreciated Dick Beamish's commentary ("Adirondack Trail offers hope to the region," Jan. 23) regarding the potential for the 90-mile trail along the rail...
View ArticleLetter: Wachtler's view a moot point
Letter: Wachtler's view a moot point After reading Sol Wachtler's commentary ("Sight on amendment's intent," Jan. 25) on the Founding Fathers' intent of the Second Amendment, I saw him described as...
View ArticleParker: Meditation on what life can be
Parker: Meditation on what life can be When Burma's Zin Mar Aung was placed in solitary confinement for trying to organize students in 1999, Bill Clinton was president of the United States.When she was...
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Let the sun shine on energy
Let the sun shine on energy Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:24 am, Thursday, February...
View ArticleHagel's a poor choice
Hagel's a poor choice -- The following editorial is from the Kansas City Star:Former Sen. Chuck Hagel went through three mock confirmation hearings to prepare for the real thing, but still left many...
View ArticleLetter: Here's to a long life for the NRA
Letter: Here's to a long life for the NRA Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I have read many letters about gun control in general and the National Rifle Association in particular.Most...
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Celebrating Rosa Parks
Celebrating Rosa Parks Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:45 pm, Thursday, February 7,...
View ArticleEditorial: Crisis time in Lake George
Editorial: Crisis time in Lake George THE ISSUE:The state still won't commit to mandatory boat cleaning.THE STAKES:It's admirable yet incomplete that municipal officials and conservationists are doing...
View ArticleLetter: Clinton lacking in leadership skills
Letter: Clinton lacking in leadership skills After watching and listening to ex-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's testimony at the Benghazi hearings, I am amazed to think she would be...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking needs more research
Letter: Fracking needs more research Thanks for the insightful editorial "Drill deeper, New York," Jan. 15. The cautious and carefully researched approach that you recommend stands in sharp contrast...
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Denying kids junk food isn't the answer
Denying kids junk food isn't the answer Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:46 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: Keep tobacco out of pharmacies
Letter: Keep tobacco out of pharmacies As a 17-year-old woman, it makes me sad to learn my gender is at a greater risk of dying from lung cancer than ever before ("Women's smoking deaths up," Jan. 24)....
View ArticleLetter: Gun debate needs more reasoning
Letter: Gun debate needs more reasoning I own and shoot three semiautomatic rifles. They are locked in a safe when not in use. None of them has a magazine of more than 10 rounds nor do any meet the...
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Clinton's smart, slight legacy
Clinton's smart, slight legacy Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:46 pm, Thursday,...
View ArticleBray: Community, from FDR to Obama
Bray: Community, from FDR to Obama A footnote in a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Kenneth Davis led me to find a draft for a speech that FDR gave as a state senator at the People's Forum in...
View ArticleLetter: Reporting law could be harmful to both sides
Letter: Reporting law could be harmful to both sides Regarding "Gun law vs. mental health," Jan. 30, some advocates for people with mental illness seem strongly opposed to the new law's reporting...
View ArticleLetter: Safe patient care crux of common-sense bill
Letter: Safe patient care crux of common-sense bill We need the Safe Patient Handling bill (A2180/S1123) to pass the state Assembly and Senate and be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.As health-care...
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