Opinion

Hochul’s call for civility will face bruising test
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Sep 24, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — After Charlie Kirk's killing, Gov. Kathy Hochul called for politicians to dunk their fiery rhetoric in ice water. Well, she didn't say ...
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8,750+ employees outearn U.S. president
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 23, 2025
The president of the United States has the most important government job in the country, but even with a $400,000 salary, he is far from the highest p...
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Trump’s H-1B visa gamble could protect US jobs
Commentary, Opinion
By PATRICIA LOPEZ Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 23, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump is taking yet another gamble on immigration, betting that he can force companies to compete for skilled Americ...
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How Erika Kirk memorialized her late husband
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 23, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Imagine your most cherished political figure was also your cultural north star and pastoral life coach. Now imagine he was felled by ...
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Gun control is suicide prevention
Commentary, Opinion
By AMY PAULIN 
Sep 23, 2025
September is Suicide Prevention Month. What many people don’t realize is that firearms are the leading cause of suicide in the United States. More tha...
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Washington pays for homeless crisis
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 22, 2025
The State of Washington spent $5 billion on homelessness prevention programs over the last 12 years, but there has been little measurable impact so fa...
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Yes, Kimmel has free speech rights. So does ABC
Commentary, Opinion
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Sep 22, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — During the Sept. 15 monologue that spawned this kerfuffle, late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel stepped in it when he said, “The ...
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After Kirk killing, a new fight over what we can say
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Sep 21, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — The killing of Charlie Kirk has unleashed a torrent of debate in certain circles about the First Amendment and free speech, and some of...
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NY contracts are intentionally expensive
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 19, 2025
A transportation agency run by the states of New York and New Jersey is paying minority-owned businesses 10% more to do the same work as other vendors...
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Fear, dread and how America got to this point
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Sep 19, 2025
A week before Charlie Kirk’s murder, some friends and I were trying to identify the seminal events that have shaped this American century. We all lead...
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Health Matters: Vaccinate, Part 2
Commentary, Opinion
By ATHENA GODET-CALOGERAS 
Sep 19, 2025
“Vaccines have saved more human lives than any other medical invention in history.” — World Health Organization Words carry meaning, and oftentimes, h...
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Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 18, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump is not as popular as he claims. But neither is he as unpopular as his opponents might like to think. That’s th...
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Gov. Hochul mainstreams Mamdani
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 18, 2025
Just because an ideology has failed repeatedly doesn’t mean it won’t attract new adherents. Witness what’s happening in New York. On Sunday, New York ...
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Going down an ever darker road
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Sep 18, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Elise Stefanik first met Charlie Kirk in 2015. At the time, she was a newly elected New York congresswoman famous, to the extent that s...
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