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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Today’s conflicts have long been part of America – but …

JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Today’s conflicts have long been part of America – but …

Our lifespans last about a century at most — infinitesimally brief compared to the 13.8 billion years the universe has been around. With that level...

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Political intimidation: My visit from the Secret Service

JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Political intimidation: My visit from the Secret Service

The doorbell rings on just another steamy late summer afternoon in southern Saratoga County. Our 2-year-old Yorkie-Pomeranian mix barks at every...

21.07.2025 3

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: The Framers’ plan for America has been turned upside down

At their convention in 1787, delegates from the former colonies of Great Britain wrote the Constitution of the United States of America to protect the...

07.07.2025 2

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Voters need to rediscover and recapture their ‘foundational power’

The late journalist H.L. Mencken is credited with the rather sarcastic aphorism, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want...

23.06.2025 3

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: More Accountability Must Lie with Social Media Providers

There are serious concerns about the negative effects of social media, especially on our youth. States and school districts have placed restrictions...

09.06.2025 2

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: Public media, radio and TV belong in our information mix

With Republicans in control in Washington, federal budget support for public broadcasting is back on the chopping block. Here’s why it shouldn’t...

26.05.2025 2

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI:

“The Saratoga County Board of Elections is a bipartisan department vested with the responsibility for administration of elections in Saratoga...

12.05.2025 3

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: ICE’s cloak-and-dagger tactics are not needed in Saratoga

The April 15th edition of The Daily Gazette reported the pervious morning’s arrest and apprehension of a person on busy Broadway in Saratoga...

28.04.2025 7

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JOHN FIGLIOZZI: State Education Department rightfully challenges Trump's DEI order

By John FigliozziFor The Sunday GazetteJohn Figliozzi is a regular contributor to the Sunday Opinion section.

14.04.2025 6

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