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Why mental health demands more than empathy from AI platforms

On a quiet afternoon this past February, Megan Garcia heard a gunshot from her 14-year-old son Sewell’s bedroom. He had taken his own life, minutes...

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Shlomo Engelson Argamon

Albany has to tackle lawsuit reform to fix our affordability crisis

Utica National Insurance Group has proudly called New York home for more than a century. We’re there for our customers when they need us most —...

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Kristen H. Martin 

There's another front in Trump's war on free speech: West Point

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Rob Miraldi 

Good luck finding award-winning NY wines behind canned cocktails

Last month, Wine Enthusiast magazine named the Finger Lakes the 2025 “American Wine Region of the Year.” They noted that “the Finger Lakes...

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Lawrence Doolittle

Why the construction industry's mental health crisis needs attention

A century ago, it was common to expect one worker fatality for every million dollars spent on a construction project. Thanks to industry-wide...

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Dan Lester And Darcy Gruttadaro 

We cannot allow Holocaust denial to masquerade as 'debate'

On Oct. 28, Tucker Carlson released a two-hour interview with Nick Fuentes, a White nationalist who calls the Holocaust “a hoax,” claims “the...

13.11.2025 2

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Jack Simony 

Why won't NY legislators attack rising energy bills?

Over the past decade, New York’s lawmakers have voted for legislation that emphasizes aggressive emissions reductions, policy mandates and resource...

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Marc Brown 

Delayed food assistance risks harming NY's child care workforce

The delayed issuance of November SNAP benefits, a lifeline for millions of New York’s adults and children, risks setting off ripple effects that...

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Alyson Silkowski 

Pass the Credit Card Competition Act and lower costs for New Yorkers

Credit card swipe fees have become one of the most prominent and oppressive issues for New York’s small business owners. Whether it's mom and pop...

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Andrew Gounardes

Emissions policies are in jeopardy. How NY can right the ship

Twenty-five years ago this month, the fuel spigots at the bus depots of New York City Transit were converted to a new diesel fuel. This “ultra-low...

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Rich Kassel 

Republicans have a sprawling messaging machine. Democrats must, too

With the 2025 election season now wrapping up and 2026 midterms approaching, Democrats are searching for ways to reconnect with voters after their...

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Lloyd P. Trufelman 

New York must prioritize state troopers' mental health.

There’s an expression often used to describe working in law enforcement: The job is 99% boredom and 1% sheer terror. What this means is that while...

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Charlie W. Murphy