Clicking toward our devolution
David Brooks’ column “Leaving creates such a silence,” March 4, tells us that our instant-access technologies create a problem in the termination of unwanted relationships. I would suggest, however,...
View ArticleProcreation a big part of marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage and the drastic reversal in popular opinion over the past decade, with 57 percent in favor and 39 percent opposed, have...
View ArticleAbility to articulate an important key to life
We are “the people of the book” and Coleen Murtagh Paratore’s wonderful commentary, “Oh, for the love of books,” July 19, reminds us of that fact. Our entire culture has been the function of a single...
View ArticleKenyon’s contributions won’t soon be forgotten
I have known Bud Kenyon for more than 50 years. I was his neighbor and friend. My husband was a volunteer assistant line coach in Kenyon’s early years of coaching ,while both our families lived in...
View ArticleDisruptive pupils a problem
The introduction of legislation by state Assemblywoman and Education Chairwoman Catherine Nolan, D-Queens, to take away a teacher’s ability to discipline students again proves the complete lack of...
View ArticleLet veterinarians help in disasters
We are lucky in Albany County to have leaders who understand the importance of animals in our lives and plan for what will happen to animals if disaster strikes. There is a well-coordinated effort in...
View ArticleMake judiciary more efficient
The state’s judicial branch has been called upon to cut its proposed 2016-17 budget to reflect an increase of not more than 2 percent over the current fiscal year. This will further damage the ability...
View ArticleGive Wilkins job, 3-year contract
Emily Leckman Westin’s letter indicated Albany School Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard should have been provided more time (“Superintendent needed more time,” Feb. 2). Given that is not the...
View ArticlePreet Bharara’s message
If there’s one thing U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara seems to get – other than the law – it’s the notion of separation of powers. When it comes to corruption, it’s his job, he stresses, to enforce the...
View ArticleSanders may not have the stamina
Bernie Sanders’ great popularity with the young has me very unsettled. They don’t have the sound decision-making ability gained from experience to understand that good ideas, ahead of their time, will...
View ArticleGMO labeling bill needs advocates
For the 15 million Americans like me with food allergies, food product labeling can be a matter of life or death. Upon walking into a grocery store, I cannot just pick an item blindly off of a shelf. I...
View ArticleA setback in Schenectady
It’s easy to take for granted the positive change in the Schenectady Police Department over the past decade. But it’s exactly why the force’s handling of a strange incident involving Mayor Gary...
View ArticleState took too long to release results
Hard to believe it took the state Department of Health until early June to release the results of February 2016 blood tests looking for PFOA in Hoosick Falls residents. My doctor uses Quest...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton both unpopular
Seems like every day in the Times Union, there is an editorial, a political cartoon or letters to the editor proclaiming Donald Trump is unfit to be our president. The fact that he is not beholden to...
View ArticleTrump will say anything to win
Donald Trump’s political pronouncements on almost any issue are high risk, even dangerous ploys to raise political capital and get more votes. Like junk bonds, Trump’s political positions can quickly...
View ArticleTrump really quite a manipulator
I must say that, although I am not a fan nor do I endorse Donald Trump, he is a brilliant manipulator, cajoler and the epitome of all who believe that winning is the end game no matter the cost. He...
View ArticleLeave campaign signs alone
I read the front page article about stolen Donald Trump signs with sympathy for Robert Marini (“Thefts seem a (political) sign of the times,” Aug. 16. I also had a sign stolen July 4th weekend;...
View ArticleIs Trump real or a nightmare?
What in the world? As we live out our slow days of drudgery with small pleasures, occasional miracles, true struggles, final tragedies, we wonder if we are taking part in a cosmic shift, beyond the...
View ArticleCitizens recognize effective leaders
There is something wrong when political campaigns resemble an afternoon at the Roman Colosseum rather than presenting agendas. Media hype has evolved into hypocrisy and comedic sarcasm. Common sense...
View ArticleUse different line to send a message
Here are all of the various lines that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are running on. You can support Clinton or Trump on a line other than Democratic or Republican. Why would you do that? The answer...
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