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Editorial: South Colonie special education claims require immediate attention

A plan to send two 12-year-olds to Colonie Central High School is raising questions about the district's special education program. The South...

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Churchill: Albany canal boosters have 200 million reasons for optimism

Churchill: Albany canal boosters have 200 million reasons for optimism

A painting by artist Len Tantillo of a proposed canal in downtown Albany. ALBANY — The proposal to build a downtown canal always felt like one of...

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Chris Churchill

Scott: 7 backpack-worthy spots to hike, visit

Scott: 7 backpack-worthy spots to hike, visit

Pharaoh Lake has several lean-tos and campsites on the water, making it a good backpacking destination. My recent backpacking trip to Henderson...

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Gillian Scott

Commentary: New York can build on its progress against drug-related deaths. Here's how.

Credit: Getty Images. For years, we’ve read the grim headlines: families shattered, communities hollowed out, lives lost to drugs far too soon. But...

yesterday 2

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John T. Mcdonald Iii

Ballston Spa's Sue Kahler secures third state championship

Sue Kahler of Ballston Spa won the NYSGA Women's Super Senior Championship on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Columbia Golf and Country Club. Sue Kahler of...

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Joyce Bassett

Another casualty of federal science cuts: working-class scholars

Credit: Getty Images. From a young age, I loved thinking about how tiny and invisible things like proteins, bacteria and the laws of physics could...

yesterday 1

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Sydney Shuster

Editorial: Our plastic planet

Credit: Getty Images. An international summit in Geneva, Switzerland, convened to address global plastics pollution, ended in failure last week. It...

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Editorial: Mr. Trump's minions target the AG

Attorney General Letitia James at a March 2024 news conference at the state Capitol in Albany. If the news that the Albany office of the U.S....

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Commentary: New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act is a Pandora's Box

Credit: Getty Images. As Gov. Kathy Hochul weighs whether to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law, more experienced jurisdictions can teach...

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Stanley Bukowski

Commentary: Private-equity ownership hurts health care quality. Is CDPAP next?

Commentary: Private-equity ownership hurts health care quality. Is CDPAP next?

Credit: Getty Images. For years, private equity has systematically taken over health systems nationwide, claiming they can cut costs while...

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Aditi Sen

Bassett: UAlbany golfer Criscone riding momentum of summer wins

Bassett: UAlbany golfer Criscone riding momentum of summer wins

Nicole Criscone and Jared Trudeau of Eagle Crest won the 12th NYS Amateur Mixed Team Championship at Seven Oaks Golf Club in Hamilton on Aug. 12....

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Joyce Bassett

Grondahl: Rare files shed light on a cagey political boss

Grondahl: Rare files shed light on a cagey political boss

Albany County Democratic Party boss Dan O’Connell in an undated photo. For decades, journalists and historians believed O’Connell left no written...

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Paul Grondahl

Editorial: Are public matching funds safe?

Michael Walborn in Veteran’s Memorial Park in Auburn: He says he was offered a payment to say he was making a political donation to a state Senate...

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What other Capital Region school zones need speed cameras?

A William S. Hackett Middle School student dashes across Delaware Avenue in Albany after dismissal on Nov. 19, 2020. In its first 10 days of...

18.08.2025 3

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Letters: Move state education department to allow second state Museum

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

18.08.2025 3

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Editorial: MAGA, D.C.

Editorial: MAGA, D.C.

Members of the National Guard stand outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., on August 14, 2025. President Donald J. Trump announced early last...

17.08.2025 6

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Churchill: His Hudson adventure was a journey of discovery

Churchill: His Hudson adventure was a journey of discovery

John Henkelman in his canoe on the Hudson River. John Henkelman had time on his hands and a thirst for adventure. The Hudson River called him. “I...

17.08.2025 3

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Chris Churchill

Commentary: We've become numb to gun violence, and that should terrify us

Commentary: We've become numb to gun violence, and that should terrify us

This image from surveillance video shows a suspect walking toward a midtown Manhattan office building on July 28, 2025. Four people were shot and...

17.08.2025 2

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Sean Fagan

Terns: Trying something different is the path to a bigger life

Terns: Trying something different is the path to a bigger life

Hugo Lenze walks near Indian Falls with the MacIntyre Range behind him.  Mike Peterson hikes near the summit of Mount Marcy with Mount Haystack...

16.08.2025 10

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Herb Terns

Bassett: Area collector reveals rare baseball card of MLB umpire Jen Pawol

Bassett: Area collector reveals rare baseball card of MLB umpire Jen Pawol

Jen Pawol umpired more than 1,200 minor-league games before making history on Saturday, Aug. 9, as the first woman to umpire a Major League...

16.08.2025 2

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Joyce Bassett

Commentary: Change in indoor cultivation rules will be huge for small cannabis farms

Commentary: Change in indoor cultivation rules will be huge for small cannabis farms

Indoor cannabis cultivation in Orange County. Photo by Lana Bellamy / Times Union. The Cannabis Control Board’s recent decision to allow...

16.08.2025 1

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Luis Delgado