opinion

Time to stop fretting about inflation?
Nation World, Opinion
Apr 18, 2023
Many of those who say it’s too soon to stop worrying about inflation were the same people who long maintained inflation wouldn’t be a real problem. Wh...
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Fly to Mars? Maybe. But why?
Opinion
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Apr 10, 2023
Last week NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will crew Artemis II, a 10-day mission planned for November 2024. The expedition will bo...
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One cheer for state budget delay
New York, Opinion
Apr 06, 2023
With budget talks between Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and their staffs not r...
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No more gerrymandering madness
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Apr 05, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — If at first you don’t succeed, get the lines redrawn so you win next time. That seems to be the message from Democrats who are quietly ...
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World leaders following the ‘autocrat’s playbook’
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Apr 04, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — A couple of weeks ago, as I moderated a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House on the heated battle to ...
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Now Dems care if a pol tries to hide an affair?
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RYAN J. RUSAK The Charlotte Observer 
Apr 02, 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — When President Bill Clinton took advantage of a woman young enough to be his daughter and then lied about it under oath, Democ...
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New York state crosses its fingers on Edward Kindt
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 30, 2023
A woman named Pamela Smart will remain in prison for the foreseeable future. New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday rejected the latest attempt to...
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Raising minimum wage lifts business
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
ANNIE ADAMS 
Mar 29, 2023
BUFFALO — As a small business owner, I’m invested in New York. I’m not looking for a quick buck. I’m building a business to last for many years to com...
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The state of the NY State Museum is embarrassing
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Mar 28, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — There’s much I still love about New York’s State Museum. The place has an old-school charm, I’ve spent happy afternoons there and, if o...
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NY lawmakers must heed public on crime
New York, Opinion
Mar 28, 2023
New York Mayor Eric Adams spent Monday in Albany trying to convince his fellow Democrats in the Assembly and state Senate (where he was once a member)...
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After judge is ridiculed on campus, time for action
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Mar 23, 2023
FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Sen. Ted Cruz is known for having strong opinions, many of which are needlessly bombastic; some of which are best ignored. B...
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