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Letters for Monday, December 1, 2025

City Council should focus on budget Right now the city of Schenectady has no budget for 2026. But members of the City Council are focused on...

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EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

When annual maintenance is overlooked or neglected, the price to do it all at once adds up quickly. So it’s understandable why voters in...

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Tyler A. Mcneil

Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Hochul must carry out cap-and-invest effort The American Lung Association urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully implement New York state’s...

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It was 1981. Inflation was close to 10% — and hit 13.5% a year earlier. Wages weren’t keeping up. The economy was stagnating in a recession....

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Todd R. Mcadam

Letters for Friday, November 28, 2025

Society judged by its treatment of elders In much of today’s world, youth is celebrated while age is quietly set aside. Advertisements promise...

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Letters for Saturday, November 29, 2025

Lawmakers must act to reduce plastic Fact — plastic pollution is harming our health and our environment -- this is no longer up for debate. As the...

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EDITORIAL: Adapt your driving habits for big changes in state points system

EDITORIAL: Adapt your driving habits for big changes in state points system

If you’re a good driver with a fairly clean record, you’ll want to keep up the good work. But if you’re one of those drivers who speeds up at...

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EDITORIAL: SAT.11.29

EDITORIAL: SAT.11.29

Help yourself. Help your neighbor. Help your community. Or just Venmo your money to some faceless, multi-billion-dollar, out-of-state or foreign...

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While the band played on, Gilbert M. Tucker Jr. pondered the cold waters of the North Atlantic. Thirty minutes earlier, the 31-year-old Glenmont...

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Jeff Wilkin

THANKSGIVING MESSAGE: ‘Now our minds are one’: Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. Words that Come Before All Else

On this Thanksgiving, we share with our readers the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. This address represents a tradition of the six nations of...

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Letters for Thursday, November 27, 2025

Letters for Thursday, November 27, 2025

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the...

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HIGH NOTES: Turkey giveaways, help for seniors, run/walk for Sudan hospital

HIGH NOTES: Turkey giveaways, help for seniors, run/walk for Sudan hospital

In Rotterdam, volunteers for Liberty ARC helped distribute frozen turkeys to residents at the Maple Ridge Day Center on Hamburg Street. Liberty ARC...

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The Trump Administration’s move to limit federal student loans for those seeking graduate nursing degrees will create economic hardship for those...

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Chad Arnold

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A $29.66 million capital project proposed by the Canajoharie Central School District to address maintenance needs and improve facilities without...

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Ashley Onyon

EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving is a dangerous time to be on the roads

EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving is a dangerous time to be on the roads

When you’re counting your blessings for Thanksgiving, take a moment to be thankful that you all made it to your destination safely. Then be...

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Letters for Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Main Street Catskill was poorly planned There’s that old quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It applies to the...

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Letters for Tuesday. November 25, 2025

Letters for Tuesday. November 25, 2025

Dems right on orders, but wrong to inflame Six congressional Democrats recently posted a video exhorting military personnel not to follow illegal...

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