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Letters for Saturday, January 17, 2026

Letters for Saturday, January 17, 2026

Is this the America we want it to be? Folks, America has never been perfect. We’ve done some terrible things - many of our founders were slave...

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EDITORIAL: State package of election bills helps strengthen democracy

EDITORIAL: State package of election bills helps strengthen democracy

A stone wall relies on both big stones and little stones to provide it with strength and stability. This year’s annual state Senate legislative...

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HIGH NOTES: Vision screening for kids, gifts for vets, ice rescue

HIGH NOTES: Vision screening for kids, gifts for vets, ice rescue

In Broadalbin-Perth, the Broadalbin-Perth Lions, in coordination with the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany (NABA), recently provided...

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Letters for Friday, January 16, 2026

Letters for Friday, January 16, 2026

Join those fighting for country’s future We are in a reign of terror marked by unelected men firing thousands of government workers without cause;...

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Mayors Amy Praught of Johnstown and Gary Antonucci of Gloversville have endorsed Heather Scribner in the four-way Republican primary to succeed...

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In the middle of the afternoon on the first day of the year, Brian Puffer was dispatched from home to get a pack of menthol Marlboro Light 100’s....

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Charles Erickson

EDITORIAL: Reminder: Officials have an obligation to be transparent

EDITORIAL: Reminder: Officials have an obligation to be transparent

Integrity is how you behave when you know you won’t get caught. It’s also how you behave when you believe there won’t be any consequences even...

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Letters for Thursday, January 15, 2026

Letters for Thursday, January 15, 2026

They want us to doubt our own eyes In the movie “Duck Soup,” Groucho Marx utters this famous line: “Who are you going to believe, me or your own...

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The answer to Debra Brenner’s concern about the economy? Dried beans. A pound costs a fraction of the cost of a similar amount of hamburger and,...

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Todd R. Mcadam

EDITORIAL: Review process plan has merit, but use caution

EDITORIAL: Review process plan has merit, but use caution

One of the many criticisms of New York government when it comes to business and residential development is the high cost in money and time created...

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Letters for Wednesday, January 14, 2025

We can no longer be silent to injustices In November, after the tragic National Guardsmen shooting in Washington, D.C., President Trump immediately...

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Letters for Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Americans need to stand up to tyranny What is tyranny? Tyranny is masked, roving gangs trying to remove a lone, frightened 37-year-old mother of a...

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A decline in the number of consumers purchasing health insurance through government-run exchanges underscores the importance for a deal extending...

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Chad Arnold

EDITORIAL: With safety advances, be open to energy storage systems

EDITORIAL: With safety advances, be open to energy storage systems

Throughout history, it’s often taken a catastrophe, a series of highly publicized problems or a major threat to public health and safety to spur...

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Letters for Monday, January 12, 2026

Letters for Monday, January 12, 2026

Has Trump put you and America first? I’m curious if the year 2026 finds the U.S. citizenry better off as Trump promised. He campaigned on bringing...

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EDITORIAL: State ethics panel needs all members to be most effective

EDITORIAL: State ethics panel needs all members to be most effective

How effective can a state ethics panel be if it doesn’t even have the full ability to decide whether a government official entrusted by the public...

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Letters for Sunday, January 11, 2026

Library systems not acting in public interest I am an avid reader. There are four books due out in February that I would like to read. I searched...

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