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Commentary: Don't pass up another chance to protect New York's horseshoe crabs

Credit: Getty Images. In 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have banned the mass killing of horseshoe crabs for bait or for...

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Priscilla Feral

We asked, you answered: New Canadian tariffs edition

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13. (Evan Vucci /AFP via...

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Editorial: Trump plans a daylight robbery of the Justice Department

Editorial: Trump plans a daylight robbery of the Justice Department

U.S. President Donald J. Trump during an Oct. 16 event in the Oval Office. Trump submitted two claims in 2023 and 2024 seeking compensation for the...

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Jochnowitz: Protests were the opposite of 'anti-American'

Jochnowitz: Protests were the opposite of 'anti-American'

Demonstrators march up Route 351 during the Hilltowns' “No Kings” rally on Wednesday in Rensselaerville. The event concluded at the volunteer fire...

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Jay Jochnowitz

Commentary: A celebrated baritone looks back on all that shimmered at Glimmerglass

Commentary: A celebrated baritone looks back on all that shimmered at Glimmerglass

The ensemble in the 2025 Glimmerglass Festival production of "Tosca." Adrian Kramer as Tom Rakewell (front) and Tzytle Steinman as Mother Goose...

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Dwayne Croft

Commentary: Attacks on judges have a frightening purpose

Commentary: Attacks on judges have a frightening purpose

Credit: Getty Images. We are witnessing attempts to undermine and attack judges — and through them, the rule of law — on a scale unprecedented in...

sunday 10

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James B. Kobak Jr

Editorial: Cuomo makes a final appeal to hate, fear

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during last week's final New York City mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Getty...

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Editorial: Make it a crime to stand still during a murder

Editorial: Make it a crime to stand still during a murder

A correction officer stomps on the genital area of Robert L. Brooks as other officers hold him down on an infirmary bed at Marcy Correctional...

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Times Union Editorial Board

Letters: What Albany needs is thoughtful development

Letters to the editor can be submitted by sending an email to tuletters@timesunion.com or completing this form. See our guidelines on letters. I am...

25.10.2025 1

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Commentary: AI is fueling medical advances. New York can't afford to lose that.

The AILIS machine is used in a clinical trial in Krakow, Poland, on Dec. 30, 2024. AILIS uses imaging and artificial intelligence to detect breast...

25.10.2025 1

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Win Thurlow

Editorial: Test Howitzers in the Adirondack Park? Let's pass

A decommissioned missile silo in the town of Lewis has been used for wargames that have drawn criticism from neighbors. Michael Hopmeier, the owner...

23.10.2025 1

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Editorial: George Santos is free — who's next on Trump's list?

Editorial: George Santos is free — who's next on Trump's list?

George Santos at an October 2024 film premiere in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) Five months after he was...

23.10.2025 1

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Times Union Editorial Board

Commentary: Could budget constraints be the key to improving addiction care?

Credit: Getty Images. The Hochul administration’s recent directive that all state agencies review their regulations with an eye to reducing state...

23.10.2025 1

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Robert Kent

Commentary: Training more Latino physicians can improve New Yorkers' health

Commentary: Training more Latino physicians can improve New Yorkers' health

Credit: Getty Images. New York is home to one of the largest Latino populations in the country, with nearly 29% of the state’s residents...

23.10.2025 1

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Katherine Narvaez And Abdiel Cabral-Hernandez

Editorial: Head Start is a success story. Why mess with success?

Credit: Getty Images. Albany County's Head Start program, which serves many immigrant families, usually has a waiting list. This year, its...

21.10.2025 5

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Times Union Editorial Board

Commentary: Listen to doctors, not the government: Tylenol is safe to use during pregnancy

Credit: Getty Images. In recent weeks, the country’s health authorities and the president himself have raised concerns about the use of...

21.10.2025 3

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Ashlesha K. Dayal And Patricia Rekawek