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2008 ARCHIVES
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December 31
What is your top New Year's resolution for 2009?

December 28
Did you fulfill any of your New Year's resolutions for 2008?

December 26
How would you assess your holiday spending (on gifts, travel, dinner, etc.) this year?

December 21
What was the top local news story of 2008?

December 17
What do you think of the spendng cuts and tax and fee increases in Gov. David Paterson's 2009-2010 state budget proposal?

December 14
How long was power out at your home after the ice storm that hit the region Thursday and Friday?

December 7
Should the federal government bail out the "Big Three" U.S. automakers?

November 30
How do you expect your holiday shopping habits to change this year?

November 23
If Hillary Clinton becomes secretary of state, who should take her place in the U.S. Senate?

November 18
Should the state Legislature have taken action Tuesday to make spending cuts in the current state budget?

November 16
Should Sen. Hillary Clinton take a cabinet position if it is offered by President-elect Obama?

November 11
What should be Barack Obama's first priority as president?

November 7
Do you think former governor Eliot Spitzer should have been prosecuted on prostitution charges?

November 4
What issue played the biggest role in who you voted for in the presidential election?

October 26
Who do you plan to vote for in the presidential election on Nov. 4?

October 19
Do you plan to vote in the presidential election on Nov. 4?

October 12
How low do you think the stock market will fall?

October 5
Was O.J. Simpson rightfully convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery charges?

October 2
Who do you think won the vice presidential debate?

September 28
Who do you think won the first presidential debate?

September 21
Should the federal government spend $700 billion to bail out the U.S. financial system?

September 14
Do you feel the United States is more or less secure from terror attacks than it was on Sept. 11, 2001?

September 7
Should three Schenectady police officers face criminal charges for allegedly failing to fill out paperwork related to the use of force on a drunken driving suspect in December 2007?

August 31
Does the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate make you more or less likely to vote for Sen. John McCain for president?

August 24
Does the choice of Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice presidential candidate make you more or less likely to vote for Sen. Barack Obama for president?

August 17
Do you prefer traffic lights or roundabouts for busy intersections?

August 10
Should the electoral college be replaced as the method for deciding the presidential election?

August 3
What is the best way for state government to save taxpayers money?

July 27
What have you done to reduce your gasoline consumption?

July 23
Should government have the power to take private property by eminent domain for public works projects such as the Luther Forest water line?

July 21
Do you bet when you go to Saratoga Race Course?

July 17
Should drug tests be required of any applicant or recipient of public assistance?

July 14
Should the federal government bail out troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by means such as loaning them money or buying their stock?

July 10
Would you support a pro baseball team in Schenectady?

July 7
Would you prefer to work a four-day workweek?

July 1
Have gas prices affected your holiday travel plans?

June 27
Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that people have the right to own guns for self-defense?

June 23
Should restrictions on off-shore oil drilling and drilling in Alaska be lifted?

June 19
Should the state cap the amount local governments and school districts can raise through property taxes?

June 15
Should school districts be allowed to adopt contingency budgets without voter approval?

June 12
Who will win this weekend's U.S. Open golf tournament?

June 10
Who do you blame most for the sharp increase in fuel prices?

June 7
Should Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate?

June 5
Will Big Brown win the Belmont Stakes and become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978?

June 3
Should schools have to submit contingency budgets for voter approval?

May 29
Should gay and lesbian couples receive the same legal benefits as married heterosexual couples?

May 27
Do you recycle plastic grocery bags?

May 23
Are gas prices keeping you closer to home this Memorial Day weekend?

May 20
Do you like the proposed new design for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center?

May 16
Should gay couples be allowed to marry?

May 15
Did you ever buy bread from Pepe's Italian Bakery in Amsterdam?

May 12
Should the state and federal government suspend the tax on gasoline from Memorial Day to Labor Day?

May 8
Will you attend the annual Albany Tulip Festival this weekend?

May 5
Has rising prices turned you away from buying organic foods?

May 1
What more do you feel you could most do to better protect the environment?

April 28
Do you feel you do enough to help protect the environment?

April 24
Is Hillary Clinton hurting the Democratic Party's chances of winning the White House by staying in the presidential race?

April 21
Has the sharp spike in gasoline prices caused you to curtail the amount of driving you do?

April 18
Should former assemblyman Paul Tonko join the race for the congressional seat being vacated by Michael McNulty?

April 15
What do you think about the Miley Cyrus photographs in Vanity Fair?

April 15
Should the city of Albany go ahead with construction of a $397 million convention center?

April 11
Should the United States in some way boycott the Summer Olympic games in Beijing, China?

April 8
Do you agree with the proposal to increase the state cigarette tax by $1.25 a pack?

April 4
Given the state of the economy, how would you assess your personal financial condition?

April 1
Does it matter to you that the state budget will be a few days late?

March 29
Is the state Empire Zone program a powerful economic development tool or a waste of taxpayers' money?

March 27
Should the convictions of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, the two Albany Muslims accused of supporting terrorism, be overturned by a federal appeals court?

March 24
What most accurately represents your feelings about the war in Iraq?

March 22
Do you think Siena will beat Villanova and advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament?

March 21
How closely are you following the NCAA men's basketball tournament?

March 20
Do you think Siena will beat Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament?

March 18
Will race or gender play a role in who you vote for in the presidential campaign?

March 17
What is your opinion on abortion?

March 14
What should the state do to replace Lt. Gov. David Paterson once he becomes governor?

March 12
Should Eliot Spitzer be prosecuted for allegedly using high-priced prostitutes while serving as governor?

March 10
Should Eliot Spitzer resign as governor because of his reported connection to a prostitution ring?

March 8
Would you vote for a Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?

March 6
Should local governments and school districts offer tax exemptions to Cold War-era veterans?

March 4
Should the International Charter School of Schenectady be closed when its charter expires at the end of the school year?

March 2
Do you agree with the use of public incentives such as tax breaks to help attract businesses to the area?

February 28
Should Saratoga County institute a real estate transfer tax to help fund the purchase and preservation of open space?

February 25
Whose news coverage do you trust the most to be fair?

February 23
Do you plan to watch the Academy Awards Sunday night?

February 20
Will you buy a ticket for Friday's $270 million Mega Millions drawing?

February 17
What do you plan to do with your federal tax rebate?

February 14
Is the state's new deal with NYRA a good one for taxpayers?

February 11
Should Mitt Romney have dropped out of the Republican race for president?

February 7
Which name would you have preferred for Schenectady's former St. Luke's School?

February 6
Which new comic strip would you like to see appearing in the paper? (Samples of each strip can be seen on the comics page of The Daily Gazette)

February 3
Do you plan to vote in Tuesday's presidential primaries?

January 31
Who will win Super Bowl XLII on Sunday

January 28
Where do you plan to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday?

January 25
Which presidential candidate do you plan to vote for in the Feb. 5 New York primary?

January 23
What do you think of Gov. Spitzer's proposal to close tax loopholes and raise some fees in lieu of increasing taxes?

January 20
Do you use carpooling to save gas?

January 17
How will this weekend's Union-RPI men's hockey games turn out?

January 14
Do you believe Roger Clemens' assertion that he has never used performance-enhancing drugs?

January 11
Should John Travolta be inducted into the National Dance Hall of Fame?

January 8
Which new comic strip would you like to see appearing in the paper?

January 7
Which comic strip do you feel we should replace?

January 4
How much would you pay for tickets to Wednesday's Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana concert in Albany?

January 1
What is your top New Year's resolution for 2008

 

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