Letters for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025

Mourn the loss, reject the violence The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy for our country and a warning about the danger of political...

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Letters for Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Awards, accolades not what they used to be It appears at least five politicians high up in our government have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama...

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Letters for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

Horrors of 9/11 remain fresh today I originally wrote this on Sept. 13, 2001. How do you know where to begin and how to come to the end of this story...

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Letters for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025

Neighbor helped garden sparkle The Soroptimists of Schenectady has established a peace garden at the bottom of Governors Street (just a short stroll...

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Letters for Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Hudson mayor listens to his constituents In January, when federal changes began threatening Social Security services, I was concerned about the...

11.09.2025 2

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Letters for Monday, September 8, 2025

With great wealth comes great rewards Howard Lutnick is the Secretary of Commerce. Before that he was head of Cantor Fitzgerald, a really big Wall...

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Letters for Sunday, September 7, 2025

We deserve more from legislature’s leaders The hits to the taxpayers just keep on coming from our Schenectady County legislature leadership....

09.09.2025 1

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Letters for Saturday, September 6, 2025

Boost EV credit for health and climate If New York state wants to decrease transportation emissions, it must raise the current EV credit up from the...

08.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: No time to wait for Hochul to sign city school speed camera bill

Between the vaccines and the gas pipelines, Gov. Kathy Hochul right now is juggling several important public health and safety issues that will affect...

08.09.2025 2

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The Tryon Technology Park on Fulton County Route 142, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The future of a previously proposed solar farm at Tryon Technology Park...

07.09.2025 2

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Letters for Friday, September 5, 2025

Mayor must support people who live here I love Schenectady. On Labor Day morning, however, I had a heavy heart about my hometown; our city government...

07.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Share your thoughts on how to protect Catskill high peaks

People are often encouraged to “forge their own paths.” That’s commendable when it comes to forging a career path or a path of personal self...

07.09.2025 4

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HIGH NOTES: Go-carts for vets, service for the disabled, arts grants, music maven

In Broadalbin, the Sunflower 50 Race for a Cause go-cart event recently helped raise money for a veterans organization in Rotterdam. The fifth annual...

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Letters for Thursday, September 4, 2025

Trump affirms loss of faith in Americans Donald Trump is fulfilling the dream of MAGA and tens of millions more Americans — namely, a white,...

06.09.2025 2

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Two smoke shops with locations in Fulton County were busted for allegedly shipping vaping products in violation of state law as part of the largest...

05.09.2025 2

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Letters for Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Higher education is vital for democracy What do I want to be when I grow up? The value and the worth of a college education have been written at...

05.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Spa ‘camping’ ban effect comes into focus

Wow, five protesters and a homeless storyteller with a bad knee. Saratoga Springs’ new ban on anyone who sleeps, lies or sits on city property has...

05.09.2025 3

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Letters for Tuesday, September 2, 2025

We already know who Trump is Political commentators suggest that Donald Trump is resorting to political stunts to distract from the nagging...

04.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Take advantage of outreach on water-sewer rates

If you’re a Niskayuna resident and you’re sandbagged by higher-than-expected water and sewer bills next year, this one might be on you this time....

04.09.2025 2

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Letters for Saturday, August 30, 2025

Trump and his team a threat to all of us The idea that Trump was anointed by God to be president is absurd. As absurd as a demented anti-vaccine...

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Letters for Monday, September 1, 2025

Trump sets standard for transparency Jim Novotny Sr.’s Aug. 21 letter, (“Trump tariffs driving up energy prices,”) claims that President...

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A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, in Washington. Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this...

02.09.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Timing bill would strengthen state transparency law

In Sunday’s Opinion section, while editorializing on the rare conviction of a public official for violating the state’s transparency laws, we...

02.09.2025 3

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Letters for Sunday, August 31, 2025

Sanction Israel over its starvation strategy The term “never again” referring to the World War II Jewish Holocaust, has been rendered meaningless...

02.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Guilty verdict in FOIL case sends multiple messages

Public officials have been doing this for years. Many of them are doing it right now, without anyone being aware of it. Most of them are getting away...

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EDITORIAL: New law bolsters campus civil rights protections

Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964 No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from...

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Letters for Saturday, August 30, 2025

Trump and his team a threat to all of us The idea that Trump was anointed by God to be president is absurd. As absurd as a demented anti-vaccine...

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Letters for Friday, August 29, 2025

Trump making flawed decisions about D.C. I was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in a nearby suburb. Growing up, I was fortunate to see many...

31.08.2025 3

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HIGH NOTES: Art auction for food insecurity, preserving history, backpacks for school kids

In Johnstown, nearly two dozen local artists are raising money to help local residents with food insecurity by holding an online auction of their...

30.08.2025 2

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Letters for Thursday, August 28, 2025

Trump favors revenge over national interest No more excuses for Trump. Do we remember the criticism heaped on President Obama for not acting on his...

30.08.2025 5

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EDITORIAL: Engage citizens in filling City Council vacancy

Sixteen months. That’s how long Schenectady residents will have to go without having an elected a councilman serving in one of the seven at-large...

29.08.2025 3

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Letters for Wednesday, August 27, 2025

NY youth care and are paying attention Young conservatives are rising in New York. I’m Thomas Kellogg, 22 years old, a Greene County resident,...

29.08.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: No simple solutions to bail system

One of our most complex human institutions is our criminal justice system — an overwrought overwhelmed, incongruous apparatus of complicated laws...

29.08.2025 2

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Letters for Tuesday, August 26, 2025

MAGA backs the very elites they rail against MAGA loves to believe they are underdogs battling lawless elites in a deep state conspiracy that...

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Letters for Monday, August 25, 2025

Stop them now before it’s too late The headline above the fold in the Aug. 9-10 Leader-Herald was in a big, black font, denoting the importance of...

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EDITORIAL: Blue Envelopes could help police, autistic drivers

Below is a brief account from the aunt of a 17-year-old autistic driver on his recent encounter with police during a traffic stop: “So, my sweet...

27.08.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Don’t alter parole rules for violent youth offenders

Does it matter to the victim of a violent crime how old the person was when they committed that crime? Does it matter to the family of a murder victim...

26.08.2025 2

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Letters for Sunday, August 24, 2025

Can’t help but assume Hochul backs Mamdani As the old saying goes, silence is complicity. First, Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to stand up for...

26.08.2025 2

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Letters for Saturday, August 23, 2025

Stefanik shows her hypocrisy over fires Rep. Elise Stefanik recently signed a letter disparaging the Canadian government for the smoke emitted from...

25.08.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: State, corrections officials are sitting on a powder keg

If you place a keg of gun powder in an unrestricted environment, where it might be exposed to a spark or flame, or if you let it sit around and age...

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HIGH NOTES: Book donation milestone, bridge walk for prostate cancer, grants for groups serving youths

In Saratoga County, the nonprofit Saratoga Children’s Literacy League has surpassed the 20,000 mark in the number of books its donated since its...

24.08.2025 3

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Letters for Friday, August 22, 2025

Church officials: Walk in pensioners’ shoes I have to put my two cents in regarding the St. Clare’s fiasco. Kathryn Barrans, a spokesperson for...

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Letters for Thursday, August 21, 2025

Trump tariffs driving up energy prices Regarding the Aug. 15 article, (“National Grid bills to jump $600 a year,”) on National Grid increases. We...

23.08.2025 3

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Letters for Wednesday, August 20, 2025

We must act to stop assault on democracy This week more than ever seems to be a make-or-break moment. We just can’t sit back and watch Trump...

22.08.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Lifting restrictions on crossbows will have many benefits

Gov. Kathy Hochul has an opportunity to help promote better wildlife management in the state; encourage more people to participate in hunting; expand...

22.08.2025 2

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Letters for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Investigate Trump; quickly help Ukraine Sen. Chuck Schumer hit the nail on the head, “... Trump handed Putin legitimacy, a global stage, zero...

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Letters for Monday, August 18, 2025

Welch decision kept local plant in business The Gazette Aug. 14 front page article, (“Rebuilding Schenectady,”) on the resurgence of downtown...

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