Respect, safety key to resolution
The Inside Politics column “Allies prod Sheehan to embrace union now,” Dec. 12, regarding the unionization of Albany’s crossing guards missed the mark. The issue of recognition is key along with the...
View ArticleA shared road to justice
Our opinion: Fear, frustration and anger should not divide society into separate camps on the issue of race and justice. —The problem with the difficult and sometimes painful discussion our society is...
View ArticleYou call this governing?
Our opinion: Republicans in Congress still seem to miss the concept of compromise. Effective governance requires they put the nation’s interests ahead of politics. President Barack Obama laid out a...
View ArticleIdentify GMOs on ingredient labels
It was with great appreciation that I read a recent editorial in your publication on labeling herbal supplements (“Herbal remedy, or hoax?” Feb. 12), which brings much-needed attention to another...
View ArticleIndiana’s law rules out personal freedom
What authority supports a politician who feels privileged to create laws that determine what choices an individual may make regarding their sexual and health care rights? I have no issue with courts of...
View ArticleRivers Casino’s tough odds
There’s a reason casinos make money, or at least used to: The odds are in the house’s favor. But what if they’re not? That’s a scenario that the state Gaming Commission and the city of Schenectady...
View ArticleFollow the science for honest answer
Thank you for your coverage of the recent climate change conference at the University at Albany. I was happy to read that Mark Lowery of the state Department of Environmental Conservation asked why...
View ArticleMr. Cuomo’s sad summit
It looks like Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t need a large room for his transparency summit in Manhattan today, with four of the Legislature’s five conferences spurning him. The whole event is a shame, in more...
View ArticleThe marijuana roadblock (updated)
Our opinion: Even as more states see marijuana’s medical value, the federal government refuses to, forcing patients and businesses to pay the price. Nearly half the states, including New York, have...
View ArticleNo thanks, Mr. Kennedy
Among the celebrities who come to Albany to promote their favorite causes at the state Capitol, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a familiar face. The Westchester County resident bears one of the nation’s...
View ArticleLegality issue and the right to vote
Cynthia Tucker, in her column “Republicans alienate at their peril,” June 2, suggests a new path to citizenship for 4 million or so of those who rudely jumped the U.S. immigration line and crossed our...
View ArticleSuffering’s silent treatment
We’re all going to die, some of us peacefully in our sleep, some of us not so gently. For some of us, death will be the climax of prolonged suffering. Many people, and some states, have decided it does...
View ArticleResolve political issues privately
If I were to take sides between Albany City Court Judge William Carter and Albany County District Attorney David Soares over the Occupy Albany consequences that have again become newsworthy these past...
View ArticleStop and think about guns being a solution
Bob Marley once said, “Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war.” Even in the year 2015, this...
View ArticleDo tests accurately measure intelligence?
The article (“A lesson for commissioner,” Sept. 2) was devoted to State Education MaryEllen Elia’s efforts to obtain teacher feedback, especially related to standardized testing, an issue that has been...
View ArticleHumanely control the overpopulation
It’s important to address the misconceptions of Ralph J. Rahm’s letter (“Keep hunters out of neighborhoods,” Aug. 27). It’s unfortunate that he offers no solutions to the deer issue. It is not...
View ArticleTrump, Carson wrong about guns
Both Donald Trump and Ben Carson have made the incredible statement that the epidemic of mass shootings in this country isn’t a gun control issue, it’s a mental health issue. It certainly is, if you...
View ArticleReduce, don’t add, to stigma
I am writing in response to the article, “Death spurs talk of registry,” Nov. 3. Albany County District Attorney David Soares’ recommendation to create a voluntary mental health registry to identify...
View ArticleComing clean in Albany
This time around, the Albany City School District has a lot of explaining to do. As it ramps up for a second vote on a modestly scaled-down version of its plan to completely rebuild Albany High School,...
View ArticleNo recall for New York
As New York ponders convening a state constitutional convention in 2017, public outrage is roiling over the recent criminal convictions of top state lawmakers, the brokering of every significant state...
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