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Commentary: America's ongoing revolution

Credit: Getty Images. Will we get through our current political crises?  History suggests we will. Americans have been weathering crises for 250...

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Bruce Dearstyne

LeBrun: Relief, and agency, when we need it most

Credit: Getty Images. Gov. Kathy Hochul has said that after the state Legislature adds a few more agreed-to safeguards to legislation passed last...

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Fred Lebrun

Editorial: Death at the hands of ICE

A picture is displayed at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis for Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed at point blank range on Jan. 7 by an...

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Editorial: Pete Hegseth can't handle the truth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing in the U.S. Capitol. In November, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and five other Democratic...

09.01.2026 5

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Editorial: The Donroe Doctrine

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad en route to a federal courthouse on Jan. 5. Of all the...

09.01.2026 1

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Commentary: Owasco Lake case highlights the value of New York's Green Amendment

An inlet leads to Owasco Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region. A recent case from Cayuga County illustrates how even with strong laws, a...

09.01.2026 20

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Katrina Fischer Kuh

Commentary: Why can't convenience stores sell spirit-based canned beverages?

Credit: Getty Images. What a buzzkill! Throughout the holiday season, New Yorkers were scrambling to their convenience stores to pick up those...

09.01.2026 3

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Alison Ritchie

Editorial: No more kids in crates

Parents were outraged to learn this "time out" box was in a classroom at the St. Regis Mohawk elementary school in Akwasesne, N.Y. If you think the...

07.01.2026 8

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Editorial: Saratoga Springs’ missteps with the Kranicks

Two acclaimed Saratoga Springs High School track coaches were banned by USA Track & Field, which cited alleged physical and emotional misconduct....

07.01.2026 2

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Commentary: Legal cannabis market needs strong enforcement to thrive

A state Office of Cannabis Management license plate is seen Feb. 6, 2024, in Colonie. The Office of Cannabis Management’s decision last month to...

07.01.2026 5

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Mack Hueber

Commentary: Amid federal threats, supportive housing needs state's full support

Credit: Getty Images. After nearly four decades of proven success in reducing homelessness, supportive housing faces an existential threat. The...

07.01.2026 2

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Pascale Leone

Letters: Medicaid shouldn’t put profits ahead of children’s mental health

Letters to the editor can be submitted by sending an email to tuletters@timesunion.com or completing this form. See our guidelines on letters....

05.01.2026 2

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Editorial: U.S. Kangaroo Court is in session

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City.  In President Donald J. Trump’s...

05.01.2026 10

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Commentary: For the incarcerated, a path to a second chance

Credit: Getty Images. State prisons are plagued by chaos, staff shortages, and the inhumane treatment of incarcerated people. But there’s another...

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Mujahideen Muhammad And Serene Jones