Do something about eyesore
I was recently coming home from a trip to Pennsylvania and got off the Thruway at Interstate 787 to go home. I viewed with pleasure the Albany skyline – the Empire State Plaza and several new buildings...
View ArticleLessons learned, and not
When it comes to public education, Gov. Andrew Cuomo seems to have learned some lessons over the past few rocky years. Unfortunately, he hasn’t absorbed them all, setting New York up for another...
View ArticlePipeline gas would keep Amphenol competitive
Natural gas provides energy to heat homes, produce electricity and manufacture products that we use every day. As domestic natural gas is developed responsibly and in greater quantities, gas must be...
View ArticleA looser rein for NYRA
The New York Racing Association has worked so well the last few years under state oversight, one might almost wonder why it should return to being a private organization. But NYRA wants to control its...
View ArticleMake college affordable
It’s perhaps not surprising that in an election year, politicians are talking more and more about making a college education more affordable. What’s not to like about that? Plenty, if they don’t do it...
View ArticleHold up on private NYRA
NYRA has some more work to do before it’s ready to go private again. Up to now, we’ve supported the idea of letting the New York Racing Association go private again. However, the latest audit from...
View ArticleSUNY Poly’s ominous debt
Brace yourselves, New York taxpayers: A huge bill may be coming your way. The tab: $475 million, more or less. Don’t ask for a lot of details, though. So far, at least, this potential public liability...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with having a private side?
It’s strange that Hillary Clinton is being criticized for being slow about informing us of her health issues. People say that she is not being “transparent.” Is it wrong to want to have some privacy?...
View ArticleExcelsior plan a good start
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a good idea: Make public college affordable for most New Yorkers. But there are gaps that must be filled in before it can be called an excellent plan. The proposed Excelsior...
View ArticleHelp private colleges, too
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s goal of making college more affordable for middle class New Yorkers is welcome, but it could have an unintended and unfortunate consequence: threatening the viability, even the...
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