Lawmakers need to do real work
The Times Union’s recent editorial endorsements may have identified the right state Assembly and Senate candidates to serve us but fell short of naming all that these elected representatives now need...
View ArticlePro hockey lacks spirit of game
The interview with Joe Blandisi (“A conversation with Albany Devil Joe Blandisi,” Dec. 4) reminds me of why I am not a fan of professional hockey. I am not interested in paying for a ticket to watch a...
View ArticleAddiction is certainly treatable
Thanks to the Times Union for publishing reporter Claire Hughes’ excellent story “Recovering from heroin’s grip,” Dec. 11. So much attention has been paid to the scourge of opioid addiction, but we...
View ArticleTrump was elected by a tried-and-true system
The Times Union Editorial Board did a great job in clearly listing all its reasons why its members think Donald Trump shouldn’t get the Electoral College vote (“Electors, reject Mr. Trump,” Dec. 15)....
View ArticleUnions help boost society, economy
Donald Trump’s ballyhoo during the election about “draining the swamp” – claiming he would get rid of the insiders and give the country back to its citizens – was a lie. He’s staffing his...
View ArticleWhere was concern on Obama nominations?
The editorial calling on the Senate to exercise great care because Donald Trump has nominated three generals for his administration shows the utter hypocrisy of the Times Union editorial board. Where...
View ArticleThe governor’s bad trip
It’s fair to say there isn’t a whole lot of respect these days between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature. And what with scandals in both branches of government, it’s entirely understandable respect...
View ArticleSports promise remains
After hosting minor league hockey for the past 24 years, Albany is losing its franchise. But fans of live sports still have a lot to enjoy here, and there’s much in the works to attract plenty of new,...
View ArticlePublic schools must change to be competitive
The opposition by the United Federation of Teachers union to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education caused me to write this letter. From what I read, the union is concerned about her...
View ArticleEditorial: Divided state of America
Our opinion: With a president exploiting our national divides and some states going their own way on national and global issues, are we becoming a nation of nation-states? Gov. Andrew Cuomo is quite...
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