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Letters: A society’s moral test is how it honors its elders

Letters: A society’s moral test is how it honors its elders

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

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Editorial: Mr. Trump goes to war

Fishermen sail near Caraballeda, Venezuela, on September 24, 2025. Venezuelan fishermen are taking precautions in response to American military...

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Commentary: If we're renaming federal agencies, I have a few suggestions

The new "Department of War" logo is displayed at the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2025. The name change is not...

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Roger H. Hull

Commentary: Is it time to tax the rich?

Credit: Getty Images. The dust has barely settled on the 2025 elections, but the main issue facing the state Legislature for 2026 is already in...

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Steven Sanders

Editorial: Bully tactics in East Greenbush

Editorial: Bully tactics in East Greenbush

Inside the East Greenbush Community Library on Oct. 14, 2025. East Greenbush Town Supervisor Jack Conway at a recent town board meeting. For an...

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Commentary: Investing in disadvantaged college students will pay dividends

Credit: Getty Images. New York’s aspiring college students are facing a tidal wave of new challenges. The federal government has slashed funding...

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Kirsten E. Keefe

Editorial: Another daylight robbery of the U.S. Treasury

Editorial: Another daylight robbery of the U.S. Treasury

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) A few weeks ago, this editorial board assailed...

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Commentary: Electrification will save money and energy — and spur housing development

Commentary: Electrification will save money and energy — and spur housing development

A hybrid solar thermal heat pump domestic hot water system in the Solara Apartments in Rotterdam in 2019. With the implementation of...

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Anna Kelles And Dana Levenberg

Commentary: Public-sector retirees need a cost-of-living adjustment more than ever

Commentary: Public-sector retirees need a cost-of-living adjustment more than ever

Credit: Getty Images. Someone turning 70 this year has lived through a lifetime of economic change, from the oil embargo and inflation of the 1970s...

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Tom Tatun

Editorial: Troy City Hall redux

Editorial: Troy City Hall redux

The city of Troy is moving ahead with plans to remake Proctor’s Theater into City Hall, even though the current space is functional. The lame-duck...

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Letters: History has a new address — and she lives in Albany

Letters: History has a new address — and she lives in Albany

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

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