After Chavez, what next?
After Chavez, what next? • The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times:Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday of cancer at age 58, was beloved and reviled, bombastic and...
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A national model for Medicaid reform
A national model for Medicaid reform Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:07Â pm, Thursday,...
View ArticleLetter: Mixed martial arts isn't a sport
Letter: Mixed martial arts isn't a sport I am surprised that most of the opposition to mixed martial arts seems to be for reasons having nothing to do with its obviously disgusting, barbaric nature...
View ArticleEditorial: Rip-offs tarnish STAR
Editorial: Rip-offs tarnish STAR THE ISSUE:A senator's abuse of STAR only underscores lack of oversight in the program.THE STAKES:Millions of dollars are being lost while solutions are at hand. The...
View ArticleLetter: Find alternatives to abortions
Letter: Find alternatives to abortions I find it troubling a group of clergy persons can "strongly support" a "women's equality agenda" that does not yet even exist ("Woman's decision a personal...
View ArticleLetter: Workers deserve a living wage
Letter: Workers deserve a living wage In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a raise in the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour up to $9 per hour by 2015....
View ArticleLetter: Bus rapid transit better than rail
Letter: Bus rapid transit better than rail The editorial "Long story short," Feb. 10, raised an old question about bringing light rail to the Capital Region to minimize our nagging Northway congestion...
View ArticleBray: Inner cities return with new vitality
Bray: Inner cities return with new vitality About a decade ago, an international project organized by the Regional Plan Association in the New York City area and the Politecnico of Milan on...
View ArticleMarcus: Privileged, but still a woman
Marcus: Privileged, but still a woman Sheryl Sandberg has burst into tears in the office, more than once. She has failed at such crucial Mommy Tasks as remembering to dress her son in a green shirt for...
View ArticleLetter: Organization functioning with a fierce advocacy
Letter: Organization functioning with a fierce advocacy With sequestration dealing New York huge cuts, civil war raging in Syria and the world's one billion Catholics awaiting selection of a new pope,...
View ArticleLetter: Movies and games spawn mass killers
Letter: Movies and games spawn mass killers New York recently decided to restrict my Second Amendment rights to possess certain types of guns. Lawmakers then realized they needed a loophole to allow...
View ArticleLetter: Lack of stability, order hurts GOP
Letter: Lack of stability, order hurts GOP Republicans must realize the damage they are doing by allowing the sequestration. Witness this 1788 warning from James Madison in "The Federalist No. 62:""To...
View ArticleLetter: Allow couples same social equality
Letter: Allow couples same social equality In just a few weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two historic cases concerning gay marriage. There has been tremendous momentum around the issue of...
View ArticleLetter: Human services need trained professionals
Letter: Human services need trained professionals I am writing to express my concerns with John J. Coppola's letter ("Budget reflects real leadership," Feb. 26) regarding the exemption from licensure...
View ArticleLetter: Blame builders, not the sanctuary owner
Letter: Blame builders, not the sanctuary owner Steve Salton is federally and state-licensed to exhibit endangered animals and has done so without incident from 2007 to present ("Man's home is castle,...
View ArticleLetter: Governor, stand up against the pressure
Letter: Governor, stand up against the pressure We write this letter in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent decision to delay issuing regulations on hydrofracking until better health studies are...
View ArticleLetter: Snowshoe rentals step up education
Letter: Snowshoe rentals step up education I enjoyed the article on the growing popularity of snowshoeing in the North Country ("If the snowshoe fits ..." Feb. 24). You might be interested to know a...
View ArticleSmith: Still tearing down the cities
Smith: Still tearing down the cities Demolition used to be considered cool, and not just by little boys smashing sand castles. In urban areas, many saw it as the first step toward progress. Gleaming...
View ArticleParker: Nice try, Mr. President
Parker: Nice try, Mr. President The media love optics and no one understands this better than President Barack Obama.Thus, he invited a gang of Republican senators to din-dins at the swank (and...
View ArticleFriedman: Remember new future of energy
Friedman: Remember new future of energy I hope the president turns down the Keystone XL oil pipeline. (Who wants the U.S. to facilitate the dirtiest extraction of the dirtiest crude from tar sands in...
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