Letter: Hydrofracking fractures health
Letter: Hydrofracking fractures health Concerned Health Professionals of New York agree with the Times Union editorial board urging the Legislature to pass a moratorium on fracking ("Yes, a drilling...
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Measure steers women to clinics
Measure steers women to clinics Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:16 pm, Wednesday, April...
View ArticleLetter: Forbidding unions is discrimination
Letter: Forbidding unions is discrimination Where there is no equality, there is discrimination. I thought the idea of us, human beings, evolving from non-logical thinkers to more advanced humans,...
View ArticleLetter: 2nd Amendment, Sec. 8: Discuss
Letter: 2nd Amendment, Sec. 8: Discuss The Second Amendment has been discussed at length. It has been discussed from both rationally objective and irrationally emotional points of view. Article I,...
View ArticleU.S. resolve can keep North Korea in check
U.S. resolve can keep North Korea in check The following is from an editorial in the Chicago Tribune:There is a vigorous war of words going on between North Korea on one side and the United States and...
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Cuomo's budget paradigm
Cuomo's budget paradigm Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:17 pm, Wednesday, April 3, 2013...
View ArticleLetter: Drilling argument illustrates ironies
Letter: Drilling argument illustrates ironies I pray the four-judge panel hearing the recent gas industry appeal in the Dryden home rule case appreciated the irony of the statements made by the Albany...
View ArticleDowd: Coming out still a heavy burden for gays
Dowd: Coming out still a heavy burden for gays I'm worried about the Supreme Court.I'm worried about how the justices can properly debate same-sex marriage when some don't even seem to realize that...
View ArticleThe NRA's absurd argument
The NRA's absurd argument THE ISSUE:The NRA takes up a position against even background checks.THE STAKES:How extreme can this group get? Any pretense that the National Rifle Association supports...
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The right — the American — thing to do
The right — the American — thing to do Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:49 pm,...
View ArticleCameron: Fashion and our fatigue
Cameron: Fashion and our fatigue We sometimes think of fashion as frivolous and clothing as superficial, but historians tell us that our clothes mirror our culture. If that is true, then we need to...
View ArticleWill: The three R's should come before being PC
Will: The three R's should come before being PC The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R's — formerly...
View ArticleLetter: Separate state, church in DOMA
Letter: Separate state, church in DOMA The Defense of Marriage Act will not be settled until it is approached from a position that separates church and state.To the church, marriage is a sacrament;...
View ArticleEditorial: Step 1: Save the inmates
Editorial: Step 1: Save the inmates THE QUESTION:Why are people who get locked up dying, too?THE MYSTERY:Why isn't the state more vigilant about who gets the contracts to provide medical services in...
View ArticleLetter: Moratorium just a political move
Letter: Moratorium just a political move Regarding "Yes, a drilling moratorium," March 26, the science on fracking actually is in. That's why we activists are calling for a ban once and for all, not...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for tribute to Morgenbesser
Letter: Thanks for tribute to Morgenbesser Kudos to the Times Union for its leadership with its continuous coverage of Albany's and the nation's needs for gun violence prevention, especially its...
View ArticleLetter: Focus on rebirth, not political feuds
Letter: Focus on rebirth, not political feuds Articles like ("Feuding over flood relief," March 24) only serve to undermine Prattsville's efforts to raise money through grants and recover as a...
View ArticleLetter: Know all about fracking's risks before final decision
Letter: Know all about fracking's risks before final decision Thanks to the editorial board for its insightful recommendation for a moratorium on high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing ("Yes, a...
View ArticleLetter: Governor Cuomo, insist on a drilling moratorium
Letter: Governor Cuomo, insist on a drilling moratorium On behalf of a bipartisan group of more than 635 local elected officials from all 62 counties across New York, we agree with the Times Union's...
View ArticleLetter: Adirondack railroad would be a help to area
Letter: Adirondack railroad would be a help to area The debate over the proposed rail-to-trail conversion of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad has been pretty one-sided in the letters column. I would like...
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