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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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EDITORIAL: Johnstown voters get second chance on solar project

This project was always a good idea — installing a solar array in a hidden portion of school property that would produce low-cost green energy to...

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A view 60 feet above Caroga Lake from the Kane Mountain fire tower overlooking the Adirondack Park Saturday, August 16, 2025. Deep in the thick, lush...

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Letters for Sunday, August 17, 2025

Hamas to blame for destruction in Gaza In his Aug. 8 letter, (“Where’s the outrage over Gaza slaughter?”) Richard W. Lewis, Jr refers to...

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EDITORIAL: Sample Schenectady restaurants this week at discount prices

Imagine being able to enjoy special discounted meals at select Schenectady restaurants without having to step over snow banks and without freezing...

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EDITORIAL: Area still needs Gillen’s expertise in economic development

When Wayne Gretzky walks into the rink and asks to play on your beer league hockey team, you don’t tell him that you’ve already got enough...

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Letters for Saturday, August 16, 2025

Trump clone Stefanik endorses his abuses Voters who would opt for Rep. Elise Stefanik over Kathy Hochul -- beware! You will have Trump in the...

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EDITORIAL: Public expects representatives to take a position

Those of us old enough to remember the musical and movie “1776,” about the turmoil surrounding the writing and passage of the Declaration of...

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Letters for Friday, August 15, 2025

To reverse warming, limit single use plastic Single use plastic from its beginnings in oil fields to its final destination in landfills contributes...

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Letters for Thursday, August 14, 2025

Make effort to sift through what you see Gov. Kathy Hochul, when first elected, gave $600 million of taxpayer dollars for a new stadium in her...

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HIGH NOTES: Donation for historic site, teen cemetery archive project, honor for reading program

In Chatham, local art collector and benefactor Rick Sharp recently donated $175,000 to the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. The money will be used...

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Letters for Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Self-serving minority is pushing tyranny There’s a minority, afraid of change and desperate for power, with a dangerously outsized influence on our...

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EDITORIAL: Make Coxsackie officials justify occupancy tax

We’ve generally been in favor of counties, cities, villages and towns doing whatever they can to increase revenue for local services without...

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EDITORIAL: Protect students’ freedom to read

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: They feed the soul. When writers make us...

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Letters for Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Cuts to school aid do a disservice to kids As a taxpayer and resident of the Chatham Central School District, I’m deeply concerned about the...

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Letters for Monday, August 11, 2025

Clear the smoke with a special tariff If you want to stop the wildfire smoke from Canada, slap a 35% tariff on the import! Harry Darling Burnt...

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EDITORIAL: Prepare kids now for new school cell phone rules

It’s called the “Distraction-Free Schools” Law. With the idea that cell phones and other such devices have become so prevalent that they’re...

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Letters for Sunday, August 10, 2025

Not pleased with city public officials lately From what I see as a citizen — the latest fabricated outrage against the Schenectady police on the...

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GUEST COLUMN: Magid

Al Magid Over more than a quarter century, Black Box morphed from its spawning in the mind of the late Bill Ziskin, a luminous English teacher who...

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EDITORIAL: Rural healthcare needs more innovation, resources, urgency

Whatever is being done to help people in rural communities gain access to healthcare and healthcare providers, it’s still not enough. That’s the...

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Letters for Saturday, August 9, 2025

Trump, cronies are bankrupting the U.S. The big ugly bill contains an amazing amount of taxpayer money for migrant enforcement, $170.7 billion,...

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EDITORIAL: Five minutes is a fair amount of time for speakers

Try this little experiment. Set the stopwatch on your phone for 2 minutes and start reading one of our national columnist’s columns out loud....

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HIGH NOTES: Hike for the Catskills, home donation for kids, community unity, fundraiser for cancer patient

In Arkville, the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development all this month is holding its 5th annual hike-a-thon and fundraising event to raise...

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Letters for Friday, August 8, 2025

Honor Constitution to keep U.S. together I attended a seminar at the Institute of Theology at Hartwick College on the Nicene Creed. Some of you know...

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Letters for Thursday, August 7, 2025

Hope planning costs improve local library I welcomed the article in the July 29 Gazette, (“Library’s planning initiative advances,”) about the...

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EDITORIAL: Discovery law changes will help ensure justice

Nobody, except criminals of course, want criminal charges dismissed over a “technicality.” Having valid charges dropped — because a prosecutor...

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Letters for Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Schenectady needs better governance It’s utterly disappointing and embarrassing to see the current direction of Schenectady’s city government and...

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EDITORIAL: Bid rejection a chance to rethink Discovery Center

Sometimes, setbacks in life are a good opportunity to reflect upon one’s priorities and reconsider one’s goals. Maybe not getting that dream job...

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Letters for Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Opposed to political action by churches In America, it is illegal for churches and other nonprofits to participate in political action. For 70 years,...

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EDITORIAL: Tough consumer protection law is long overdue

This is one of those common sense pieces of consumer protection legislation that makes one wonder why it’s not a law already. All you need to know...

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