Programs help slow Parkinson’s
I am a recent member of this horrible club that Ken Thurman describes in his commentary (“The never-ending tests of Parkinson’s disease,” Nov. 15). Although PD is not curable, there are programs that...
View ArticleNewspaper provides balanced perspectives
Day after day, we read sensible, knowledgeable columns from the Times Union’s editor, Rex Smith. I share his background, growing up a few years earlier in South Dakota, and I can feel his sense of...
View ArticleGroup should ‘lawyer up’
The recent murders at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood office and the recent Ruth Marcus column regarding the potential for these crimes to be driven by hateful, inaccurate rhetoric and videos...
View ArticleExtreme weather swirling for years
The extremes of recent weather – over 70 degrees on Christmas Eve to zero less than two weeks later – prompts many to consider the discussions about climate change. Without taking sides in this debate,...
View ArticleAlbany kids need new school now
As a parent in the Albany school district, I have spoken with many about the plan to rehab Albany High School. I’ve heard a few ideas about what Albany should do instead of rebuilding the high school....
View ArticleWhen will the GOP wise up?
In his most recent lamentation over the rise of Donald Trump as leader in the Republican primaries, Michael Gerson asks “Why has this happened?” It happened because the Republican Party has been...
View ArticleLiberal programs limit self-reliance
Recent actions by Gov. Andrew Cuomo illustrate both the best and worst aspects of modern liberalism. The actions I refer to are: 1. His push for a $15 per hour minimum wage. 2. His insistence that all...
View ArticleDeclawed cats exhibit no limits
Recent Times Union articles regarding a possible law eliminating the declawing of cats, as well as a recent letter detailing the horrific pain and after-effects this procedure causes, prompts this...
View ArticleHate groups only add to tensions
A recent Observation Deck item quoted a Guardian writer as saying Black Lives Matter isn’t anti-police. I find this writer’s opinion offensive and inaccurate. I try to understand the frustration...
View ArticleSociety harmony peace project goal
Kudos to the Albany Police Department for the recent report of no homicides in Albany for the past year (“In Albany, a year passes without a killing,” Sept. 4). Let me add some other contributors to...
View ArticleDiNapoli good manager of the state pension fund
I read with interest the recent state Department of Financial Services’ report, and the Times Union’s subsequent editorial (“It’s unseemly, Mr. Cuomo,” Oct. 19), regarding the management of the Common...
View ArticleReplace Electoral College system
Of all the appalling features of the recent presidential election, none is more appalling than that the candidate with fewer votes was declared the winner. This is, of course, a consequence of our...
View ArticleLocal pagans express support for marginalized
Hatred is not an American value. The Assembly of Capital District Pagans deplores the recent wave of hate crimes affecting, among other places, the University at Albany and in Saratoga and Hudson. We...
View ArticleFill Cabinet with qualified leaders
How our memory fails us. The choice of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state brings back recent and not-so-recent recollections of big oil connections to poor foreign policies in the...
View ArticleRetirees earned, deserve rights to their pensions
I was saddened to read the recent article indicating that 1,100 retirees of the former St. Clare’s Hospital in Schenectady will lose their pensions within the next decade because of insufficient funds....
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