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The New York Senate passed legislation to give tax relief to residents and businesses in New York City by creating a property tax cap. The cap would s...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: The Niagara Gazette on how New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to raise...

(TNS) Thirteen years ago, I started a pharmaceutical sales career for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, peddling samples out of my bag near the lush beautiful be...

(TNS) I could have been in Saxony, the birthplace of the German anti-immigrant movement Pegida: People with German last names were trying to convince ...

I read with interest a news story that broke a couple weeks ago and was then shared on social media sites. It seems London’s Telegraph, a large newspa...

On behalf of Bethany Lutheran Church and its Social Ministry Committee, we extend heartfelt gratitude to all of our friends, supporters and “bakers” i...

The ugly side of winter has arrived with snow, cold temperatures and sub-zero wind chills. With these conditions comes suffering for many animals with...

(TNS) Can a good Christian be president? Hold that question for a moment. Let’s start with a different one: Can anyone except a “good,” mainstream Chr...

It was one of those announcements that didn’t take long to spread. Earlier this week Sister Margaret Carney announced she is stepping down as St. Bona...

EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at public statements and how well they adhere to the facts. WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bay's new film, "13 Hours: The...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, during his 2016 state of the state address to the Legislature on Jan. 13, said, “We began in 2011 with our partnership to stimulate...

On Friday, thousands of people, young and old, will converge on Washington to march for the protection of unborn children. The march will be covered b...

Mark Helprin, a veteran of military service in the Middle East and a defense consultant, recently wrote in National Review that we are “witness to a g...

(TNS) The American Cancer Society says that about 25 percent of women who die from breast cancer were diagnosed in their 40s. Yet, in an unexpected an...

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on the triple killing at the State University of New York in Geneseo. Murder-suicide is rare. Yet, statistics do ...

(TNS) One of the more important arguments between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton during Sunday’s Democratic debate occurred over whether to push f...

(TNS) We now have our major Supreme Court story of the year: The justices will review the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s plan to defer ...

In April 2014, President Obama's Justice Department announced plans to raise an army of volunteer lawyers to assist federal prisoners in seeking a red...