Over the last decade and a half, we’ve been bombarded with reports about large and small newspapers cutting their staff,…
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This spring and summer have been open season for prosecutors hunting down the public corruption that remains rampant in New…
For the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will play a role in a national election. And yet,…
Publicly funded local journalism? It sounds strange, but it is poised to become a reality in New Jersey. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy…
In my March 8, 2017, column “Tea Party-Style Anger Brewing Within Democrat Circles,” I wrote that a Tea Party-type insurgency…
Fake. Bias. The enemy of the people. Those are just some of the barbaric words that some everyday people and…
It really is incredible. Even as a bid-rigging trial of one of the state’s largest economic development projects was taking place and a…
In the year 2034, there will be a total solar eclipse, the 27th Winter Olympics will be held and the European Space Agency…
We could see this coming. After years of darkening storefronts, a dwindling number of shoppers and now a food-less food court, the only…
Triggered by recent pivotal events like Brexit and the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, a movement has emerged demanding that teens be able to…
I would never refuse to stand for the national anthem or the Pledge of Allegiance. Not just because it’s drilled into…
The ongoing opioid epidemic troubling the nation ― especially upstate New York ― is a favorite talking point for politicians. It’s also something…
We in New York are very lucky to be one of 43 states that democratically elect our attorney general. As…
The Central New York lawmaker has gone from the clear frontrunner to being on political life support.
Outdated or broken websites inhibit civic engagement.