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Letters for Saturday, November 1, 2025

Letters for Saturday, November 1, 2025

Hudson Valley power bill puts future at risk I’m a 16-year Central Hudson employee, and every day my team and I work to keep the gas flowing and...

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EDITORIAL: Hope that fear over food insecurity sparks overdue changes

EDITORIAL: Hope that fear over food insecurity sparks overdue changes

Fear is a powerful motivator. It makes people more aware, shocks them out of their complacency and inspires them to act. The signs about the threat...

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Letters for Friday, October 31, 2025

Letters for Friday, October 31, 2025

No Kings marchers had a shared goal Did you go to a No Kings rally? It was essentially different, and better than the several previous rallies and...

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EDITORIAL: If you care about the library’s future, take the survey

EDITORIAL: If you care about the library’s future, take the survey

Of all the controversies facing the community in the past couple of years, one of the most contentious has been over a library. Yes, a library....

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I sat some years ago in Binghamton with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton as she told me why she brought the 200-or-more brownfield developers to the room...

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Todd R. Mcadam

Letters for Thursday, October 30, 2025

Letters for Thursday, October 30, 2025

Heed warning of Trump’s lies, cruelty What better metaphor for the state of our democracy than the demolition of the White House East Wing? Months...

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HIGH NOTES: Golf to fight cancer, protesters help food bank, square dance for church repairs

HIGH NOTES: Golf to fight cancer, protesters help food bank, square dance for church repairs

In Albany, the Dave Worden Classic annual golf tournament recently presented a check for $80,000 to organizations involved in the fight against...

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Pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns decorate this doorstep on Ridge Road in Broadalbin Tuesday. An All Hallows choir Royal Mountain Ski Area will host its...

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Peter R. Barber

Letters for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Thanks be to Trump Our chief liar and felon, AKA, Donald Trump, wannabe dictator, often whines about not being thanked for what he does. Let’s pass...

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EDITORIAL: Be vigilant to protect your right to fair elections

EDITORIAL: Be vigilant to protect your right to fair elections

Free and fair elections. That’s what we say we have in this country. But in order for that phrase to be more than just patriotic rhetoric, we need...

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New York Attorney Genera Letitia James New York Attorney Genera Letitia James New York Attorney General Letitia James, in conjunction with a...

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Melanie Snyder

Letters for Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Salvatore leadership on display on safety Gun buyback programs save lives. Thanks to Undersheriff Jackie Salvatore’s leadership, Columbia County...

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