Friedman: Being upset isn't an excuse
Friedman: Being upset isn't an excuse As police investigators peel away the layers of the Boston Marathon bombing, there are two aspects of this unfolding story to which I want to react: the mindset of...
View ArticleLetter: How did brothers obtain their gun?
Letter: How did brothers obtain their gun? It is interesting in reading articles regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that the eldest was being watched by the FBI for several years. Where did...
View ArticleLetter: Natural gas gets a bad reputation
Letter: Natural gas gets a bad reputation With all due respect to the owners of All Good Bakers in Albany ("Food for thought on hydrofracking," April 11), natural gas is far from an unsustainable or...
View ArticleLetter: 'Nazi' assignment seriously flawed
Letter: 'Nazi' assignment seriously flawed As a teacher, I know the difference between taking students out of their comfort zone and needlessly distressing them. I am referring to the "Think like a...
View ArticleEditorial: Warning from New York
Editorial: Warning from New York THE ISSUE:Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says federal review of the Keystone XL pipeline is woefully incomplete. THE STAKES:How can anyone ignore the legal mandate...
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Let school budgets make sense
Let school budgets make sense Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:38 pm, Monday, April...
View ArticleFormer inmate hurt many lives
Former inmate hurt many lives Regarding "No peace outside 'The Box,'" April 25, I have personal reservations and misgivings about the Special Housing Unit, or SHU, to be sure. I've seen it first hand....
View ArticleFriedman: Being upset isn't an excuse
Friedman: Being upset isn't an excuse As police investigators peel away the layers of the Boston Marathon bombing, there are two aspects of this unfolding story to which I want to react: the mindset of...
View ArticleLetter: How did brothers obtain their gun?
Letter: How did brothers obtain their gun? It is interesting in reading articles regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that the eldest was being watched by the FBI for several years. Where did...
View ArticleLetter: Natural gas gets a bad reputation
Letter: Natural gas gets a bad reputation With all due respect to the owners of All Good Bakers in Albany ("Food for thought on hydrofracking," April 11), natural gas is far from an unsustainable or...
View ArticleLetter: 'Nazi' assignment seriously flawed
Letter: 'Nazi' assignment seriously flawed As a teacher, I know the difference between taking students out of their comfort zone and needlessly distressing them. I am referring to the "Think like a...
View ArticleEditorial: Warning from New York
Editorial: Warning from New York THE ISSUE:Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says federal review of the Keystone XL pipeline is woefully incomplete. THE STAKES:How can anyone ignore the legal mandate...
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Let school budgets make sense
Let school budgets make sense Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:38 pm, Monday, April...
View ArticleFormer inmate hurt many lives
Former inmate hurt many lives Regarding "No peace outside 'The Box,'" April 25, I have personal reservations and misgivings about the Special Housing Unit, or SHU, to be sure. I've seen it first hand....
View ArticleLetter: Tsarnaev needed to be Mirandized
Letter: Tsarnaev needed to be Mirandized The decision not to allow Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, his Miranda rights is not a good one. As an American citizen, arrested in the...
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Cuomo's plan helps all women
Cuomo's plan helps all women Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 2:19 pm, Tuesday, April...
View ArticleLetter: Carbon tax needs a compromise
Letter: Carbon tax needs a compromise Thomas Friedman notes that while former Secretary of State George Shultz supports a revenue-neutral carbon tax to deal with climate change, "Another option, the...
View ArticleLetter: Allow students time to finish test
Letter: Allow students time to finish test Emphasis on standardized tests has frustrated me for years, but today's English Language Arts test really put the frosting on the cake.I watched as a roomful...
View ArticleRobinson: Let's keep Syria at arm's length
Robinson: Let's keep Syria at arm's length President Barack Obama is right to resist the mounting pressure for military intervention in Syria. Action by U.S. forces may or may not make the situation...
View ArticleLetter: Background checks are reasonable
Letter: Background checks are reasonable The other morning I watched as Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa defended his vote against expanded background checks for gun purchasers by pointing out that...
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