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EDITORIAL: State needs to tighten enforcement of cannabis, vaping laws and regulations

EDITORIAL: State needs to tighten enforcement of cannabis, vaping laws and regulations

One of the ways the state convinced skeptical government officials and members of the public to support the legalization of cannabis and...

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Letters for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Stop putting sports above academics There’s a cancer on the American public educational system, and that cancer is sports; in particular,...

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Letters for Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Trump ignores those he pledged to assist Are you better off in Trump’s first 10 months? In 2024, Don Trump ran on the message he was going to end...

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ALBANY — New Yorkers facing uncertainty about how they’ll pay their heating bills this winter or feeling the effects of the federal delays on food...

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Ted Remsnyder

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A Fort Plain woman was identified Tuesday as the driver killed in a Monday night crash at exit 24 of the Thruway that sent six others to the...

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Steven Cook

Letters for Monday, December 1, 2025

City Council should focus on budget Right now the city of Schenectady has no budget for 2026. But members of the City Council are focused on...

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Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Hochul must carry out cap-and-invest effort The American Lung Association urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully implement New York state’s...

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EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

When annual maintenance is overlooked or neglected, the price to do it all at once adds up quickly. So it’s understandable why voters in...

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Tyler A. Mcneil

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It was 1981. Inflation was close to 10% — and hit 13.5% a year earlier. Wages weren’t keeping up. The economy was stagnating in a recession....

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Todd R. Mcadam

Letters for Friday, November 28, 2025

Society judged by its treatment of elders In much of today’s world, youth is celebrated while age is quietly set aside. Advertisements promise...

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Letters for Saturday, November 29, 2025

Lawmakers must act to reduce plastic Fact — plastic pollution is harming our health and our environment -- this is no longer up for debate. As the...

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EDITORIAL: Adapt your driving habits for big changes in state points system

EDITORIAL: Adapt your driving habits for big changes in state points system

If you’re a good driver with a fairly clean record, you’ll want to keep up the good work. But if you’re one of those drivers who speeds up at...

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EDITORIAL: SAT.11.29

EDITORIAL: SAT.11.29

Help yourself. Help your neighbor. Help your community. Or just Venmo your money to some faceless, multi-billion-dollar, out-of-state or foreign...

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While the band played on, Gilbert M. Tucker Jr. pondered the cold waters of the North Atlantic. Thirty minutes earlier, the 31-year-old Glenmont...

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Jeff Wilkin

Letters for Thursday, November 27, 2025

Letters for Thursday, November 27, 2025

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HIGH NOTES: Turkey giveaways, help for seniors, run/walk for Sudan hospital

HIGH NOTES: Turkey giveaways, help for seniors, run/walk for Sudan hospital

In Rotterdam, volunteers for Liberty ARC helped distribute frozen turkeys to residents at the Maple Ridge Day Center on Hamburg Street. Liberty ARC...

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