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Overhauling campaign finance rules
Overhauling campaign finance rules Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:11Â pm, Monday,...
View ArticleLetter: Gun at college would be deadly
Letter: Gun at college would be deadly Would it be a fair assumption that the multiple stabbing at the Lone Star Community College in Texas would look a lot more horrendous and deadly had the assailant...
View ArticleLetter: Use facility cash for neighborhoods
Letter: Use facility cash for neighborhoods The Council of Albany Neighborhood Associations' recent panel discussion on the problem of vacant/abandoned property in Albany city and county elicited much...
View ArticleLetter: Marriage equality beyond dispute
Letter: Marriage equality beyond dispute The Supreme Court is deciding whether my spouse and I are "legally" married. I am disgusted this is even a question. Yet, I also am in awe and overjoyed that I...
View ArticleLetter: Exercise right to say no to tests
Letter: Exercise right to say no to tests I have been a classroom teacher in New York for 20 years, and a parent for almost half that time. Recently, I have watched as the State Education Department...
View ArticleEditorial: Albany High's other lesson
Editorial: Albany High's other lesson THE ISSUE:A teacher takes an exercise in history and writing way too far.THE STAKES:It shouldn't undermine the essential goal of teaching students to think outside...
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Rethink liquified gas ban
Rethink liquified gas ban Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:27Â pm, Tuesday, April 16,...
View ArticleBrooks: Studying big data has limits
Brooks: Studying big data has limits For centuries, there have been efforts to come up with methods to predict human behavior — what Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic calls mathematizing the...
View ArticleLetter: Personal freedom an imprisonment
Letter: Personal freedom an imprisonment Thank you for publishing David Brooks' commentary "Maximum freedom could lose in court decision," April 3. It describes clearly the illness that pervades our...
View ArticleLetter: Race issue needs honest dialogue
Letter: Race issue needs honest dialogue As superintendent of the City School District of Albany, and as an African-American, I am deeply disappointed by the insensitive handling of the issue of race...
View ArticleLetter: Action overdue on corrupt politicians
Letter: Action overdue on corrupt politicians As a New Yorker who voted for him and as a husband, father and grandfather, I urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step up and put an end to the corruption in Albany...
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Mental illness provisions must remain in NY SAFE Act
Mental illness provisions must remain in NY SAFE Act Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
View ArticleLetter: Lawmakers' math a failure for schools
Letter: Lawmakers' math a failure for schools I am mystified by the political decisions made in Albany. As part of this year's state budget, the Legislature appropriated funds to give $350 to each...
View ArticleLetter: End the war on Indian Point
Letter: End the war on Indian Point I was shocked to read Jerry Kremer's description about the state's costly war on Indian Point, and the fast-tracking of an ill-conceived contingency plan that will...
View ArticleTake a breath, America
Take a breath, America THE ISSUE:The attack in Boston reminds us of what terror is.THE STAKES:What happens from here should be up to us, not terrorists. We want answers. We want the bad guys caught,...
View ArticleLetter: Name omitted
Letter: Name omitted The writer's name was inadvertently left out of a letter that ran Saturday with the headline, "Hopefully Obama's words will resonate with Israelis." It was written by Gene Damm of...
View ArticleLetter: Nazi assignment a teaching moment
Letter: Nazi assignment a teaching moment Regarding "Nazi theme draws leave," April 13, it is obvious the teacher was trying to teach the skills of persuasive writing, while at the same time shoring up...
View ArticleCourting the killer drones
Courting the killer drones Washington Over the winter, I heard military commanders and White House officials murmur in hushed tones about how they would have to figure out a legal and moral framework...
View ArticleLetter: Contingency plan ensures safety
Letter: Contingency plan ensures safety The uncertainty surrounding the federal relicensing of Indian Point means New York must be ready with substitute power by the summer of 2016 to meet grid...
View ArticleLetter: Layoffs adversely impact the canal
Letter: Layoffs adversely impact the canal The layoffs of 42 permanent canal structure operators is a sad and unnecessary action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Thruway Authority. The impact on operations...
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