It was 10 years ago that my son, Mitchell, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
To paraphrase a Dire Straits song, some days you’re the windshield, some days you’re the bug. Gov. Andrew Cuomo learned this hard lesson Tuesday when a Marist College poll showed his approval rating dipped with New Yorkers in the wake of recent controversy over his administration’s delayed r…
Early in my career, I was sent to training with one of my coworkers. We were at dinner one night and he told a story about his grandmother, who was born to sharecroppers in the South, and her parents had been born into slavery. This stunning revelation made me realize that the horrible trage…
The Batavia Daily News editorial of Feb. 18 wrote: “Congress should shelve the proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour for the time being.”
BRUNSWICK — As we start a new Congress and welcome a new administration, the federal government has the opportunity to take new steps to address issues plaguing the military community.
This editorial was written by the Editors of Bloomberg Opinion.
In my opinion, New York State Democrats, the national media, and Hollywood are complicit in the deaths of about 15,000 nursing home patients.
State vaccine response is not good enough. From the shameful and disgusting way the most vulnerable have been kept away from their loved ones and put into death centers, while they die alone, with no family members around to hold their hand while they take their last breath, to only a few ac…
This editorial was written by the Times Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times.
This editorial was written by the Times Editorial Board Los Angeles Times.
Winter kill is probably coming to a pond near you
This editorial was written by the Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times.
I wish I had the guts to become a shoplifter.
While we’re not out of the woods yet, there is a sliver of light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Yikes! A 15-20% yearly increase in my cost for trash and recycling disposal in Batavia, N.Y., through the Genesee/Orleans ARC. And that is for what is classified as “low volume”.
NEW YORK — Black History Month challenges all of us to learn, reflect and understand many things about the Black American experience, among them the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This outrage, perpetrated by the U.S. Public Health Service, was not conducted for a year or even a decade — it went o…
A call to mandate higher wages has once again stirred an old debate, and a government report has given both sides new fodder for their arguments.
Thank you to the Barre town board for listening to feedback from ALL residents and passing an update to the wind ordinance. You have worked diligently for almost a year to ensure that the wind ordinance allows for responsible wind energy development and protects residents.
It appears there’s a lower risk of a significant rise in water levels this year in Northern New York.
ALBANY — New York state’s history is also the history of newspapers and magazines, from the earliest single-page colonial broadsheets of the 1600s to trend-spotting magazines about modern life in the world’s most exciting city.
A recent admission by a member of the Cuomo administration confirms the assertions of critics that those on the Second Floor tried to suppress evidence of an awful consequence of the novel coronavirus.
I have made a decision.
The $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill had very little Covid relief in it. The majority of the money goes to everything but Covid related items. Every person in America gets $600 dollars in exchange for $5,800 dollars of more debt. Some day the bill for all this pork spending will come due and …
I TOTALLY believe that wearing a mask – in public – is smart AND kind. That said, I don’t like ‘em much.
The Empire Center for Public Policy in Albany has struck a blow in favor of open government.
When real-estate agents talk about their best selling point, the answer is the same: location, location, location. Transposed to state health experts and their view of the current state of the COVID-19 vaccine, the answer is also given in triplicate: supply, supply, supply.
GEORGETOWN, Texas (Tribune News Service) — Last week, the House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to bar Marjorie Taylor Greene, congresswoman from Georgia’s 14th District, from serving on the House Education and Budget Committees.
As we know all too well, there is no sure thing where COVID-19 is concerned. This is likely to be demonstrated again this weekend when New Yorkers should anticipate state websites to become overwhelmed when 3 million or more additional people with underlying conditions become eligible to mak…
Growing up, Camp Dittmer was special to me.
Given the economic downturn resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the trend for many counties last year was a loss of sales taxes.
Recent weeks have shown us the dangers of unfettered executive power.
New York state Attorney General Letitia James is riding a winning streak.
I feel left out.
In a sensible decision in favor of transparency and accountability, a state Supreme Court judge Wednesday ordered the state Health Department to make public COVID-19 data reported by New York’s nursing home operators within five business days, siding with a Capital Region senator in a lawsui…
I am a long time teacher at York Central School and while I never had Christian in my class, I watched him grow through the years, graduate, and head out into the world. It was as an alumni of our school that my relationship with Christian grew and flourished.
Working in a small K-12 school district allows us the privilege of watching our students grow up and go out into the world.
Dear Editor:
A report issued last week by state Attorney General Letitia A. James’s office confirmed what many people have asserted for months.
February is Black History Month. It’s the month when we bear witness to the culture of Black America in a blighted past and look ahead to a brighter future without senseless violence and systemic racism.
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, President Donald Trump and Congress worked together to make a series of significant changes to tax code. Among them was a change to the estate tax, which taxes individuals on larger inheritances — which is why it’s also known as the “death tax.”
A population of over 325 million people. A target vaccination rate of at least 70 percent to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 and put an end to a deadly pandemic. Only months to achieve this goal so that Americans can get back to normal.
Given his reckless conduct that contributed to an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government, many Americans believe Donald Trump should have been removed from office before his term expired Jan. 20.