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Vanity, thy name is DMV

Our opinion: The state’s move to no longer require eye exams for people renewing driver licenses is dangerously shortsighted. Update: Since this editorial was published, the state has apparently...

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Third-party candidates offer different vision

Whether in a race for the Senate, Congress or governor’s office, a pattern in the October debates became clear. The Republicans and Democrats bicker and moan about campaign mud-slinging and their minor...

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Good leaders benefit from good followers

There are many clichés and thoughts when comparing leaders and followers. We are often told at a young age to be a “leader” and not a “follower.” Individuals tend to describe leaders with praise and...

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Coal plants cloud future of energy

To any readers who feel as besieged as I do these days with dire news about climate change, I recommend reading the recent letter from Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D-Ithaca, to Gov. Andrew Cuomo...

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For Cohoes mayor: Nolin

Cohoes Democratic voters have as clear a choice in next Thursday’s mayoral primary as it gets: between a forward-thinking candidate and one with a track record of old-style political gamesmanship that...

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School’s success will be in details

Following the defeat of Albany’s high school financing proposition, and in the wake of recent revelations about an impending middle-school enrollment crush, the Editorial Board’s call for more...

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A fanciful, but unrealistic, vision

I just finished reading Louis-Jack Pozner’s takedown (“Accept reality that action is critical,” Feb. 1) of Kristin Christman’s commentary (“Parallel standards offer way out of violence,” Jan 17), and...

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