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HIGH NOTES: GoFundMe for crash victim, gifts for seniors, winterwear on a tree, long-term help for food pantry

HIGH NOTES: GoFundMe for crash victim, gifts for seniors, winterwear on a tree, long-term help for food pantry

In Johnstown, a GoFundMe page set up to help the children and family of a local woman killed in a car crash downstate on Thanksgiving night had...

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Letters for Thursday, December 18, 2025

Letters for Thursday, December 18, 2025

America must speak out on Trump policies I appreciate Jahnn Swanker-Gibson’s Dec. 11 letter, (“America is headed down a bad path,”) in which the...

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The founder of the planned Upstate Ice Plex in Mayfield has sent out 9,000 requests — one to every business in a 30-miles radius, seeking $250,000...

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Letters for Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Library needs to stop cutting services Once again, the Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) wants to destroy a valuable library program. Last...

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Letters for Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Time to ramp up our use of solar power Here is a fact that we should all celebrate: The cost of producing energy from the sun is now lower than the...

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EDITORIAL: Don’t let fear of change guide school decision

EDITORIAL: Don’t let fear of change guide school decision

Closing school buildings, moving kids around and overall upsetting the traditional order can be very upsetting to those affected —particularly to...

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Letters for Monday, December 15, 2025

Letters for Monday, December 15, 2025

Trump doesn’t care about Americans In Francesca Simon’s Nov. 28 letter, (“Call out Democrats’ deceptive rhetoric,”) about Trump opponents’...

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EDITORIAL: St. Clare’s pension fight never should have been needed

EDITORIAL: St. Clare’s pension fight never should have been needed

The official verdict came down on Friday. And the money should soon follow. Relief. Vindication. A happy conclusion. On Friday evening, jurors in...

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Letters for Sunday, December 14, 2025

Letters for Sunday, December 14, 2025

Quick action needed to stop Trump abuses In elementary school social studies, we learned that the United States is a republic with three co-equal...

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