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HIGH NOTES: Scrabble for children's books, Easter baskets, walk for end-of-life care

HIGH NOTES: Scrabble for children's books, Easter baskets, walk for end-of-life care

In Schenectady, the 5th annual Scrabble-Rama competition held at Schenectady High School on April 5 raised $7,700 for the Reading Is Fun Program...

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Letters for Thursday, April 17, 2025

Time for McCarthy not to run againIt is time for Schenectady Mayor Gary R. McCarthy to not run again for mayor of Schenectady.

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EDITORIAL: Suspend driver's licenses of impaired boaters

EDITORIAL: Suspend driver's licenses of impaired boaters

Driving while impaired is driving while impaired, whether you’re behind the wheel of a car or a boat. As with driving a motor vehicle under the...

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Letters for Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Town can’t afford to lose transfer station In my view, government at all levels should be working to make it easier to dispose of trash so it...

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Letters for Saturday, April 12, 2025

Letters for Saturday, April 12, 2025

Beware threats from ‘populist’ leaders The term “populist” applies to political candidates who have popularity with the ordinary...

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Letters for Sunday, April 13, 2025

Letters for Sunday, April 13, 2025

Discovery law rollbacks would undercut justice By holding up the state budget to coerce rollbacks to our criminal discovery laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul...

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Letters for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, April 15, 2025

SAVE Act is about voter suppression I am writing about my concerns of Rep. Elise Stefanik voting to pass the SAVE Act, Safeguard American Voter...

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EDITORIAL: Find yourself in service to parks, your community

EDITORIAL: Find yourself in service to parks, your community

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”- Mahatma GandhiJavascript is required for you to be able to read...

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Letters for Monday, April 14, 2025

Letters for Monday, April 14, 2025

Provide dedicated fund for water/sewerNew York’s water and sewer systems are aging and overburdened.Javascript is required for you to be able to...

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EDITORIAL: Board member must explain social media posts

Public officials, by virtue of having been selected to represent the people, are held to a higher standard of conduct. It’s their responsibility to...

15.04.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Face the music: Politicians owe citizens an audience

In less tumultuous times, less was better, especially when it came to encountering politicians.We saw enough of them around election time, and maybe...

15.04.2025 2

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Letters for Friday, April 11, 2025

Threatening libraries is a move to oppress There is no good reason – zero reasons – that public libraries should be under threat by federal,...

14.04.2025 3

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Letters for Thursday, April 10, 2025

District, Stefanik are stuck with each other President Trump changed his mind recently and decided that Rep. Elise Stefanik will not become the U.S....

12.04.2025 3

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HIGH NOTES: Access to produce, learning media strategies, local grants

HIGH NOTES: Access to produce, learning media strategies, local grants

In Schenectady, Market 32/Price Chopper and the nonprofit Field & Fork Network in Buffalo recently partnered to offer a program to help local...

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Letters for Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Lower speed limit on Erie Blvd. is not helpful The new 25 mph speed limit on Erie Boulevard has made traffic worse, not better. It is much too...

11.04.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Restore power to citizens on ballot propositions

You or some of your fellow citizens come up with an idea for a proposal to improve your city or village. You then work hard to gather enough...

10.04.2025 4

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Letters for Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Republicans need to find some backboneThere is waste and fraud in the government, but not in the agencies that are being cut and dismantled by Trump...

10.04.2025 4

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GUEST COLUMN: Boost state funds for health home care management

GUEST COLUMN: Boost state funds for health home care management

By Erica SchwartzFor Gazette OpinionJavascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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EDITORIAL: Make sure voting bills are fully funded

EDITORIAL: Make sure voting bills are fully funded

If you support the concept of a representative democracy and the people’s right to vote, then you should support efforts to encourage citizen...

10.04.2025 2

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Letters for Saturday, April 5, 2025

We must defend our democracy from President Trump’s ill-conceived policies. He failed to keep his campaign promise of improving the economy...

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Letters for Sunday, April 6, 2025

Letters for Sunday, April 6, 2025

On March 25, The Leader Herald ran the front page article, (“Community rallies for girl fighting rare cancer,”) about 5-year-old Lilyann Smith's...

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Letters for Friday, April 4, 2025

Letters for Friday, April 4, 2025

Our country’s states and counties decisively elected Donald Trump as president of the United States. Since he has taken office, he has worked...

06.04.2025 2

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Letters for Wednesday, April 2

Letters for Wednesday, April 2

In the March 30 Gazette, a letter from Jolan Gagnon (“Keep politics out of school athletic gala”), in response to the March 14-20 Your Niskayuna...

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Letters for Thursday, April 3, 2025

Letters for Thursday, April 3, 2025

I read the April 1 front page Daily Gazette article, (“Town fires employee; Allegedly lied about teacherJavascript is required for you to be able to...

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Letters for Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Don’t expect Trump to act to stop nuclear warI have no respect for Trump. I’ve seen nothing that he has ever done as constructive.

03.04.2025 4

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GUEST COLUMN: U.S. should focus on the risks of not standing up for Ukraine

GUEST COLUMN: U.S. should focus on the risks of not standing up for Ukraine

By Dr. Roger H. HullFor Gazette Opinion

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Letters for Monday, March 31, 2025

Letters for Monday, March 31, 2025

Trump supporters need to accept our progressOur Constitution says we are to “form a more perfect union."Javascript is required for you to be able to...

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Letters for Sunday, March 30, 2025

Letters for Sunday, March 30, 2025

Schumer shows he’s not the leader we need I was appalled by Sen. Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote in favor of the continued resolution when the...

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Letters for Saturday, March 29, 2025

Letters for Saturday, March 29, 2025

Treat violent inmates as the threat they areThe recent prison strike was for unsafe conditions with both guards and inmates being attacked.

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EDITORIAL: State officials must heed concerns about human trafficking effort

EDITORIAL: State officials must heed concerns about human trafficking effort

Back in 2019, then-17-year-old Brooklyn native Leah Robinson-Smith just wanted to hang out at a friend’s house to decompress. A public school...

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HIGH NOTES: Arts scholarship, care for child with cancer, beautification effort

HIGH NOTES: Arts scholarship, care for child with cancer, beautification effort

In Rhinebeck, the CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck announced a new scholarship for high school students who are entering college with a focus...

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GUEST COLUMN: State discovery law needs tweaks for fairness

GUEST COLUMN: State discovery law needs tweaks for fairness

By Chris Liberati-ConantFor Gazette Opinion

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Letters for Thursday, March 27, 2025

Letters for Thursday, March 27, 2025

We must step up to defend democracy Judging from the many recent letters appearing on this page from people alarmed about the trajectory of the Trump...

30.03.2025 4

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Letters for Friday, March 28, 2025

Letters for Friday, March 28, 2025

Americans can long longer remain silentI am incredibly concerned by the overwhelming number of egregious actions taken by Trump and his team on a...

30.03.2025 2

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GUEST COLUMN: Time to fight back against Trump’s assault on veterans

GUEST COLUMN: Time to fight back against Trump’s assault on veterans

By Lew BentonFor Gazette Opinion

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Letters for Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Where is Stefanik when we need her?An open letter to Elise Stefanik: Elise, where are you? Long time no hear.Javascript is required for you to be able...

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GUEST COLUMN: Federal TRIO program: An investment in education

By Dr. Kris Duffy, Dr. Carlee Drummer, Dr. Greg Truckenmiller, Louis Coplin and Dr. Steady MoonoFor Gazette Opinion

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Letters for Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Defense of Musk and Trump defies logic I must commend Gerard Havasy for his March 15 letter, (“Trump, Musk doing what must be done,”) defending...

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EDITORIAL: County must weigh all costs of unified EMS services

There are many definitions of cost when it comes to government. There’s monetary costs. Taxpayer costs. Time costs. Costs in the quality of service....

27.03.2025 2

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Letters for Monday, March 24, 2025

Abandon science at risk to the peopleListen to the Politicians say, “Away with Science!”

26.03.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Let voters decide school safety funding

School districts don’t often pull specific expenditures out of the annual budget and expose them to voter approval. There are reasons for that....

26.03.2025 2

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Letters for Sunday, March 23, 2025

Trump, Vance not taken by ZelenskyyBest con job ever. I watched a master manipulator pull a magic trick on the world political stage.

25.03.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Ethical issue? Do what’s best for the people

They say integrity is how you behave when no one is watching. Government ethics, on the other hand, is how you behave when everyone is watching....

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GUEST COLUMN: Electric City Recharged: Let's dream big for Schenectady's future

By Dr. Elizabeth WalshFor The Sunday GazetteJavascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser...

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Letters for Saturday, March 22, 2025

We must tear down Online Iron CurtainWhat was meant to bring us together has only driven us further apart.Javascript is required for you to be able to...

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EDITORIAL: The fight for open government doesn’t end at Sunshine Week

Sunshine Week may be technically over, but the fight to hold government officials accountable continues all year long. It’s a fight waged on a daily...

24.03.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Hiring ban hurting public safety, taxpayers

While Gov. Kathy Hochul is going on TV and placing ads trying to solicit fired federal workers to come fill vacancies at the state, she’s...

23.03.2025 2

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Letters for Friday, March 21, 2025

State is mishandling corrections strikers Let me get this straight. Approximately 13,000 correction officers go on strike to protest unsafe working...

23.03.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Ruling on outside income good for New Yorkers

When people use the phrase, “It’s not about the money, it’s the principle of the thing,” you can usually bet on one thing being true - It’s...

22.03.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Getting records from the feds: Prepare to do research, then wait

When we talk about your right to know in this newspaper, we’re usually focusing on the New York state’s transparency laws, the Freedom of...

22.03.2025 3

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