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New York suddenly wants to be mean to Elon Musk
Commentary, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Apr 10, 2025
COLONIE — Despite a cold and brutal wind, protesters gathered outside Colonie Town Hall on Tuesday evening to express their distaste for Elon Musk. I'...
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Trump’s miserable month
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Dec 18, 2022
So far, Donald Trump is having the worst campaign launch since Beto O’Rourke. Like almost everything else he’s done lately, his early announcement of ...
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Can DeSantis ride culture war to White House?
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Nov 28, 2022
If you’ve been yearning for a preview of the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the place to be last weekend was Las Vegas, where...
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Stefanik won’t jump off the Trump train
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
Nov 17, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — After last week’s flattened red wave, Republicans are at long last questioning their bond with Donald Trump. And for good reason: Candi...
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Don’t count Trump out yet
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 15, 2022
Donald Trump is in his weakest political state since 2015 or early 2016. During his presidency, when he was at the center of countless intense controv...
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Donald Trump cares about only one thing
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 11, 2022
If Republicans haven’t noticed it already, their underperformance in the midterms offers yet another opportunity to realize what matters most to Donal...
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Florida is a GOP success story
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 04, 2022
Florida is about to become the center of the Republican political universe, and not because of Mar-a-Lago. Ron DeSantis is cruising to a potentially c...
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More evidence that Hochul really might lose
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union 
Nov 02, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — In a column last week, I noted that the governor’s race is surprisingly close and said Republican Lee Zeldin could pull off an upset. T...
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Snowbirds and hurricanes keep coming to Florida
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Oct 07, 2022
As I write, backbiting and finger-pointing have begun among Florida politicians about the timing of evacuation orders before Hurricane Ian. Having mad...
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Trump is the establishment frontrunner in 2024
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 05, 2022
In 2015, Donald Trump burst on the scene with a megaphone, a populist message, an army of grass-roots supporters — and not much else. If he runs for t...
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DeSantis overtakes Trump in New Hampshire poll
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Jun 29, 2022
National polls show former President Donald Trump with a commanding lead over all other Republicans for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. The grou...
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Can Ron DeSantis challenge woke higher ed?
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jun 12, 2022
It’s no secret that our higher education system in America has become a playground for woke maniacs. In other words, it’s become an environment in whi...
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