The right climate for a time out
The right climate for a time out Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:56 pm, Saturday,...
View ArticleEditorial: A clear path on clear-cutting
Editorial: A clear path on clear-cutting THE ISSUE:The Adirondack Park Agency wants to streamline permits for clear-cutting private land.THE STAKES:A mistake here would have long-term consequences. The...
View ArticleLetter: Educator's views hard to swallow
Letter: Educator's views hard to swallow I read John Metallo's commentary ("Denying kids junk food isn't the answer," Feb. 8) with increasing disbelief. By the time I finished, my eyebrows were up to...
View ArticleEditorial: Long story short
Editorial: Long story short Talk about falling through the cracks. A cruel technicality sends thousands of elderly people home from the hospital after being denied Medicare coverage for physical...
View ArticleParker: Diversity? No, control
Parker: Diversity? No, control First they came for the drones.No, not the unmanned kind that kill strangers from a safe distance but the sort who sit in meeting rooms and repeat slogans until they...
View ArticleLetter: Albany's future is its historical past
Letter: Albany's future is its historical past Can you imagine Boston without its Freedom Trail? Boston, a city with not one but two convention centers, is well aware that its history is its most...
View ArticleFriedman: Other half of Mexico's new story
Friedman: Other half of Mexico's new story In India, people ask you about China, and in China people ask you about India: Which country will become the more dominant economic power in the 21st century?...
View ArticleDowd: Marketing herself, not a cause
Dowd: Marketing herself, not a cause WASHINGTON — Sheryl Sandberg is not one to settle for being the It Girl of Silicon Valley.Nor is the chief operating officer of Facebook willing to write a book...
View ArticleSmith: Working up a sweat for kids
Smith: Working up a sweat for kids At the gym the other day, the guy at the next locker pointed out that it wasn't as crowded as usual at that time of day. "The New Year's people have already given...
View ArticleAssault on the Constitution
Assault on the Constitution Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:58 pm, Saturday, February...
View ArticleLetter: NRA should fund mental health
Letter: NRA should fund mental health Two months have passed since the Newtown, Conn., shootings. Numerous letter writers have concentrated on gun rights and the idea of arming Americans against the...
View ArticleLetter: Real power is in nonviolent action
Letter: Real power is in nonviolent action Trina Sorenson, in her letter ("U.S. may be near dictatorship," Feb. 4), states we live in a uniquely dangerous era when we are "but one executive order or...
View ArticleChange needed in Rome
Change needed in Rome Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:43 pm, Sunday, February 24,...
View ArticleEditorial: State shoots the messenger
Editorial: State shoots the messenger THE ISSUE:A DOT engineer is out of a job after he praised the Cuomo administration in a newspaper interview.THE ISSUE:Talk about a chilling effect. We would fully...
View ArticleLetter: Health act poses danger to women
Letter: Health act poses danger to women I found the editorial on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Reproductive Health Act ("A Senate snag on women's rights?" Feb. 3) to be misleading.According to the editorial,...
View ArticlePut a stamp on the Postal Service's future
Put a stamp on the Postal Service's future Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:44 pm,...
View ArticleState can't afford low wages
State can't afford low wages Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:44 pm, Sunday, February...
View ArticleBrodsky: Loyalty in New York: To whom?
Brodsky: Loyalty in New York: To whom? If you believe Dictionary.Com, loyalty is "faithfulness to commitments or obligations," and/or "faithful adherence to a sovereign." Interesting, but not...
View ArticleLetter: Imagine loss of millions of jobs
Letter: Imagine loss of millions of jobs I appreciated the reprint of the Chicago Tribune editorial "SOS from Postal Service," Feb. 11. Unfortunately, it was notable more for what was missing than for...
View ArticleCampaign cash on trial
Campaign cash on trial • The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times:The Supreme Court long ago established that Americans have a First Amendment right to spend unlimited amounts on...
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