Brodsky: State must stop subsidizing sports venues
Brodsky: State must stop subsidizing sports venues There is no aphrodisiac as potent as professional sports, at least when applied to government officials. The lure of conventional sin seems a thing of...
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Commentary: Imagine: an honest official
Commentary: Imagine: an honest official Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:10 pm,...
View ArticleMarcus: Merits to waiting for ruling
Marcus: Merits to waiting for ruling Consider the examples of North Dakota and Arkansas.If you think the problem with Roe vs. Wade was that the Supreme Court short-circuited the evolving democratic...
View ArticleLook at a person's resume, not bad habits
Look at a person's resume, not bad habits The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times:The best way to hire productive employees is to look for people with qualifications, talent,...
View ArticleEditorial: A bright spot on the skyline
Editorial: A bright spot on the skyline THE ISSUE:Adversaries come together to save key portions of St. Patrick's in Watervliet.THE STAKES:A city skyline could be saved, and good will restored. A...
View ArticleLetter: Focus effort on preventing abuse
Letter: Focus effort on preventing abuse Proponents of eliminating the civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse are right to identify the "reviver window" as the most controversial. It is also the...
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Testing parents' resolve
Testing parents' resolve Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:52 pm, Monday, April 8, 2013...
View ArticleDon't let enormity lead to inaction
Don't let enormity lead to inaction I read David Brooks' commentary "Focus on the killing chain," March 27, in which he describes this chain and the links on it that lead to homicide. He concedes one...
View ArticleLetter: Hydraulic dredging a safer alternative
Letter: Hydraulic dredging a safer alternative Your editorial "Deeper look into Hudson," March 19, misguidedly advocates expanding Hudson River PCB dredging based upon a recent report by the Hudson...
View ArticleLetter: Latvia unjustifiably tops enemy list
Letter: Latvia unjustifiably tops enemy list In his disparaging and vilifying piece on the March 16 demonstrators in Riga, Latvia ("Latvia's second coming," March 23), Richard Brodsky claims that the...
View ArticleEven the law is corrupt
Even the law is corrupt THE ISSUE:State lawmakers crafted an ethics law that protects their pensions even if they do wrong. THE STAKES:Take that away and maybe more would think again before breaking...
View ArticleRobinson: Real GOP candidates in hiding?
Robinson: Real GOP candidates in hiding? Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security. The party must be waiting to come out with its...
View ArticleLady Margaret Thatcher was a transformational force
Lady Margaret Thatcher was a transformational force The following appeared in an editorial in the San Jose Mercury News: If ever there was a transformational leader, it was Lady Margaret Thatcher.The...
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Nothing illegal about immigrants
Nothing illegal about immigrants Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:42 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleBrooks: Thatcher saved U.K. from itself
Brooks: Thatcher saved U.K. from itself The 1990 Tory coup against Margaret Thatcher was the most intense political event I've covered. The Conservative politicians who were trying to remove her from...
View ArticleLetter: Fracking will help boost economy
Letter: Fracking will help boost economy I would like to thank Roberta Winters of Queens for her recent letter educating we upstate, provincial yahoos on the evils of fracking ("Moratorium just a...
View ArticleLetter: Israel willing to confront threats
Letter: Israel willing to confront threats Relying on a bizarre quote from a 90-year-old religious leader, Richard Marcley's letter ("U.S. taxpayers subsidizing Israel," March 27) insists Israel is a...
View ArticleLetter: Give top priority to America's woes
Letter: Give top priority to America's woes North Korea's escalating threats toward America concern our national leaders far more than the blood-drenched streets of Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and...
View ArticleLetter: Citizens' efforts are courageous
Letter: Citizens' efforts are courageous It takes courage for individuals to stand up to their local government, corporate interests and, for some involved, their church leadership. Win or lose, the...
View ArticleLetter: U.S. treatment of veterans shameful
Letter: U.S. treatment of veterans shameful What a disgrace: Veterans without medical help. Where are the politicians? Who is in charge? Where is the president on this? Never mind helping countries in...
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