Behave; you’re on camera
An incident in which a Saratoga County sheriff’s sergeant slapped a civilian and showered him with profanity has brought to the Capital Region a conversation raging in communities across the nation:...
View ArticleFetus a person only after it’s born
A fetus is not a person. Its only rights are those that the woman who carries it wants to give, because it is a part of her body. Until it is born, it has no rights of its own. The voters of Colorado...
View ArticleRemove trapping from prosposal
Living in New York for 10 years, I’ve always considered this state a bastion of progressivism. Why then has there been no mention of S.405, the Sportsmen’s Act, now facing the U.S. Senate? It would...
View ArticleLong story short
Saratoga school grades raise some questions There are all kinds of legitimate reasons why school officials might alter grades on a student’s academic record. But a spot audit by the state comptroller...
View ArticleDon’t shield police video
In an era when we’re surrounded by surveillance cameras, and anyone with a smartphone can capture video anywhere, we’ve seen that most people behave much differently when they know their actions are...
View ArticleServe mind and body on Thruway
We travel the Thruway frequently and something has come to our attention recently. The state, in its infinite wisdom, has installed signs promoting the virtues of visiting our great state as a vacation...
View ArticleLocation of ashes doesn’t change family’s feelings
Granted, the Vatican finally gave in regarding cremations, as they were once prohibited; however, the Vatican’s current stance on what to do with the ashes is sheer stupidity. The Vatican has...
View ArticleNew sessions, new secrecy
Maybe there’s something going around that has lawmakers imagining that legislative chambers are private clubs, where dirty laundry is washed in secret and ordinary folk shall avert their gaze in the...
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