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Op-ed column: Voters, tired of automated campaign calls, opted out of election
BY EDWIN D. REILLY JR.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
On Election Day, I exchanged e-mail with an irate Niskayuna Democrat who reached me indirectly. She said that she wasn’t going to vote this year because she was fed up with robocalls.
Op-ed column: ‘Strength in What Remains’ is a moving story of courage
BY PATRICIA O’REILLY RUSH
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
I love our county library. It is as simple as that.
Op-ed column: Gift that keeps giving
BY PETER J. GUIDARELLI
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
The holiday season will soon be upon us, and the spirit of giving will hit its yearly pinnacle. I would like to share some ideas to provide Schenectady with a small economic boost yet create a big impact on those in need.
Op-ed column: Nothing to be afraid of: Hydrofracking is safe, proven method of extracting vital gas
BY RUSS WEGE
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
I really did not want to write another article concerning hydrofracking, but after seeing the latest Viewpoint column by Patricia O’Reilly Rush suggesting we should fear developing natural gas energy, I felt compelled to reply.
Op-ed column: Senators symbolize blemish on state
BY K.C. HALLORAN
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
What do the young think about their government when they read of these cases of Hiram Monserrate and Joe Bruno?
Op-ed column: Managing end of life
BY ANTHONY FRANK
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
“I’ll be glad when this is over.” I hated hearing those words. How could you not want to hold on to life?
Op-ed column: Memories, whether personal or historic, are signposts of our lives
BY RUTH PETERSON
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
Memory is a funny thing — enigmatic, selective, nebulous, concrete — a source of wonder to the scientifically untrained mind such as mine. You are the sole custodian of your memories and memory can be very selective. A story told many times may be embellished, even myth-like, if there is no one around to challenge your recollections.
Op-ed column: It’s hard to be an informed voter on judges
BY DANIEL T. WEAVER
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
Judges make decisions that affect all of us, yet when it comes time to vote for them, most of the time I don’t know enough about any of them to cast an intelligent ballot.
Op-ed column: What we know about hydrofracking for gas is unnerving
By Patricia O’Reilly Rush
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
I wasn’t cut out for this. By “this” I mean the dreary outpouring of information, misinformation and disinformation around the subject of drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale.
Op-ed column: Un-healthy debate
By Albert H. deAprix Jr.
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
While I do not pose as an expert on all aspects of the health care reform debate, there are several useful contributions that I can make to political sanity regarding comparisons with the Canadian health care system. My family and I have been traveling to our northern neighbor for over a quarter century. We join into a cooperative program with a group of Canadians for our vacation each summer.
Op-ed column: Public worker unions make sure they get while the rest of us give
By David Childs
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009
The Capital Region has dodged the housing meltdown bullet so far. I would not count on this lasting much longer.
Op-ed column: Educational foolishness
BY PETER BERGER
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009
Before you call for more school time, you need to consider what experts want us to do with the time we already have. And these days, everybody’s an expert.
Op-ed column: An irritating mouse in the house is the downside of a Northeast autumn
BY LAURA Y. RAPPAPORT
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009
In fall, everyone celebrates the bright colors, the fresh nip in the air and the ear-catching sound of geese flying south. And I do share that joy of a Northeast autumn. I just wish it did not come with mice.
Op-ed column: Society has lost clarity of black and white
BY ANTHONY FRANK
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009
It first occurred to me during the ceremonies surrounding Walter Cronkite’s death and was then reinforced with the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy: Almost all of the major events that have happened during my lifetime have taken place in black and white.
Op-ed column: Comedy special in 23rd District
BY Mark Wilson
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009
For the second time this year, New York’s northernmost citizens face a special election to fill a seat in the House of Representatives.
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