Editorial: A new mission for N.Y.'s schools
Editorial: A new mission for N.Y.'s schools THE ISSUE:Schools can't simply teach children out of poverty; they need help getting them to learn. THE STAKES:An investment now could save money, and...
View ArticleLetter: Support rational gun restrictions
Letter: Support rational gun restrictions Having millions of guns around does not contribute in a positive way to the quality of life in our country. We should be evolving as a civilized culture to...
View ArticleLetter: Why ignore the 27th victim?
Letter: Why ignore the 27th victim? I have no problem with Colonie Central High School's effort to mark acts of kindness in recognition of the Newtown, Conn., victims ("Long story short," Jan. 27). I...
View ArticleBrooks: Florence and the drones
Brooks: Florence and the drones This winter I'm taking part in a great course at Yale called Grand Strategy. We're reading strategic thought from Sun Tzu and Pericles straight through to Churchill and...
View ArticleLetter: Speech ignored key city issues
Letter: Speech ignored key city issues Mayor Jerry Jennings' State of the City speech was one that left a somber note in the minds of Albany's taxpayers ("Jennings: Albany has a tech future," Jan. 30)....
View ArticleLetter: Be reasonable on gun control
Letter: Be reasonable on gun control I'm a deer hunter, I'm for gun control, and I vote. Recently, I met with five hunting friends to try to make sense of the gun control controversy. We agreed gun...
View ArticleLetter: Timing of project up to developer
Letter: Timing of project up to developer Your story "Riverfront plans show life," Jan. 29, fails to mention that the state Department of Environmental Conservation issued a permit in August 2011 for...
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First, remember the Constitution
First, remember the Constitution Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:03 am, Tuesday,...
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Stop the assault on our children
Stop the assault on our children Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:04 am, Tuesday,...
View Article'Lincoln' historical lapse
'Lincoln' historical lapse • The following is from editorial in the Los Angeles Times:Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has been acclaimed not just by critics but by historians for its acute and realistic...
View ArticleLetter: Continue to fight Big Tobacco
Letter: Continue to fight Big Tobacco Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed restructured funding of dozens of health programs in his 2013-14 budget proposal is troubling ("Anti-smoking groups assail budget,"...
View ArticleEditorial: Mr. Obama's bold agenda
Editorial: Mr. Obama's bold agenda THE ISSUE:The president wants less poverty and a stronger middle class.THE STAKES:Those are goals best achieved with Republican cooperation, not opposition. Strip...
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Keystone and the ugly truth
Keystone and the ugly truth Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:12 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleFriedman: Innovators give hope to India
Friedman: Innovators give hope to India NEW DELHI — Every time I visit India, I visit Nasscom, the high-tech association, to meet with the newest crop of Indian innovators. They account for only a tiny...
View ArticleLetter: Don't censor use of facilities
Letter: Don't censor use of facilities I take issue with Paul Feiner's comments in his letter regarding the recent use of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center for a gun show ("Gun show sends wrong...
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Minimum wage hikes help families live
Minimum wage hikes help families live Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:23 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: Being thoughtful isn't 'meddling'
Letter: Being thoughtful isn't 'meddling' "Voting maps focus students' influence," Jan. 22, describes problems with the map of redistricted Albany city ward lines, proposed by the recently concluded...
View ArticleN. Korea's nuclear tantrum
N. Korea's nuclear tantrum • The following is from an editorial in the Chicago Tribune:Over the next days, we'll learn more vital details about Tuesday's nuclear test by North Korea.We'll discover how...
View ArticleEditorial: Come on back to our cities
Editorial: Come on back to our cities THE ISSUE:Mayors in Schenectady and Albany take innovative steps to promote urban living.THE STAKES:That can only help make them more appealing places for all...
View ArticleLetter: Invasive species a critical problem
Letter: Invasive species a critical problem I sincerely hope Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Joe Martens, state Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner, read, and took to heart, Peter Bauer's...
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