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Letters for Saturday, November 15, 2025

Letters for Saturday, November 15, 2025

Pathway to destruction Trump is hell bent and determined to destroy the infrastructure of any state that did not support him in the 2024 election....

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EDITORIAL: Use hospital safety report to improve conditions in New York

EDITORIAL: Use hospital safety report to improve conditions in New York

When we’re sick or injured, the experience goes beyond the physical pain and suffering. At those times, we’re also at our most vulnerable. At our...

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Letters for Friday, November 14, 2025

Letters for Friday, November 14, 2025

Trump is pushing for decline of democracy Just a few observations: For Hitler they were the Gestapo, for Mussolini they were the OVRA, for Xi Jon...

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Radio star King Owen left his mark on area airwaves - Focus on History

Radio star King Owen left his mark on area airwaves - Focus on History

Avery King Clizbe, Jr., used the name King Owen when he performed at local night clubs and on radio stations including WENT in...

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Frank Ambrose

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Linda Spring loads a grocery car with food for distribution at the Foothills Worship Center's food pantry in Johnstown. The pantry saw more than 80...

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Todd R. Mcadam

EDITORIAL: Sick season is upon us. Don’t wait to prepare

EDITORIAL: Sick season is upon us. Don’t wait to prepare

You might be reminded by the noticeable drop in temperatures, or the sound of the furnace kicking on, or the 4:45 p.m. sunsets. Whatever lights the...

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A view of the ancient Roman Colosseum, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Italy Colosseum Director Students practice with a mannequin simulating a...

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Andrew Medichini — Ap

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Caroga Town Supervisor Ralph Palcovic at a meeting on Feb. 14. Palcovic Caroga Supervisor Ralph Palcovic concedes he and the town board...

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Letters for Thursday, November 13, 2025

Letters for Thursday, November 13, 2025

U.S. must wake up to Trump’s corruption The American public must wake up and confront the consequences of electing Donald Trump president. Driven...

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HIGH NOTES: Gifts to libraries, money for gleaning, community action donations, Hometown Heroes

In the Mohawk Valley, the Carnegie Corporation of New York recently donated $10,000 each to the Amsterdam Free Library, Gloversville Public Library...

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Letters for Wednesday, November 12, 2025

America in need of kindness over cruelty I hearken back to the days back in the late 1980’s when George Bush Sr. envisioned a “kinder and gentler...

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EDITORIAL: Delay of electric building act is right thing to do

You’ve set your goals and thought this through. You’ve tested the idea with your experts. You’ve laid out your arguments for why you think it’s the...

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EDITORIAL: A state program that can actually improve lives and save taxpayers money

933 towns. 532 villages. 61 cities. 62 counties. It seems as if every time an early settler’s horse died in New York, they stopped traveling and...

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EDITORIAL: WED1112

One of the problems with a lot of laws in New York is that they’re written so vaguely or incompletely that they make it difficult for even...

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Letters for Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Trump calling mayor a communist is rich Trump, a convicted felon for falsifying business records, is also well known for misstating the worth of...

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A cashier scans groceries, including produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in...

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Geoff Mulvihill