No matter how often Republicans denounce them, the initial talking points used by the White House to describe the attack in Benghazi, Libya are not the real point. But they have become a major political issue in large part because of the White House' ...
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By DARYL CAGLE Cagle News Syndicate Now I know how Mitt Romney felt when he was dogged by complaints about his "flip-flopping." Nothing makes editorial cartoonists angrier than another cartoonist who changes his mind. There was a short-lived ...
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26,000. That's how many sexual-abuse incidents involving members of the United States military were estimated to have occurred in 2012, according to the Pentagon. It is a number as astounding as it is outrageous. 26,000 is too many. 2,600 wou ...
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In the now-infamous "47 Percent" video secretly captured during a Mitt Romney fundraising speech, the GOP hopeful gleefully mentioned Jimmy Carter's Iran Hostage Crisis moment and admitted, "By the way, if something of that nature presents itself, I ...
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If you're wondering why New York's legislators keep getting arrested, New York Public Interest Research Group has an answer in a report that documents more than 100,000 violations of the state's campaign finance laws over the past two years. Like c ...
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I don't know who they are, but I've got to hand it to them. I'm too cynical to do what they do. I speak of the Americans who, every year, donate money to pay down America's national debt. The Bureau of the Public Debt -- part of the Treasury Depa ...
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Balance and perspective To the editor: My name is Kathy Hans and I am a candidate for the Greater Amsterdam School District Board of Education. I am a life-long resident of Amsterdam, a mother of two children in the district and a taxpayer. As ...
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On Tuesday, voters in the five school districts along the Mohawk River in Montgomery County and three around the Great Sacandaga Lake in Fulton County will head to the polls for that yearly exercise of approving a budget and picking school board memb ...
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It was the pictures and riveting testimony that convinced a Philadelphia jury that abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was guilty of murdering three infants born alive following botched late-term abortions and also guilty of the involuntary manslaughter o ...
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A couple of weeks back I happened to notice an interesting school project my daughter was working on. The project had to do with understanding both its meaning and consequences when an act of bullying occurs. Initially, when hearing the word bully I ...
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What with absentee dogs, short hay, fire and the Farm Bill markup, it's been another eventful week in farming. First, our dog ran away. Bless his heart, he's 14 years old and suffers from intermittent old dog vestibular disease. Sometimes he can run ...
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It may not be unethical for judges to put vanity plates on their cars signifying their position, but it sure looks bad. And as the most prominent representatives of our system of justice, judges should know that appearances matter. The 2,265 judges ...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a risky bet last week when he announced that efforts were under way to bring three casinos to upstate New York should a measure asking voters to allow non-Indian casinos in the state gain approval. State lawmakers are trying ...
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Donald Trump thinks it's a no-brainer that so many American servicewomen are raped by their fellow soldiers. This week, when the increase in these crimes is the subject of a Senate hearing, Trump tweeted: "26,000 unreported sexual assults [sic] in the mil ...
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In his defense of President Obama, Press Secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon's spokesman. Carney only has to use the word "inoperative," as Ziegler did when incriminating evidence surfaced that proved h ...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a reform agenda to clean up the political corruption oozing from the pores of the state Capitol. With no particular urgency, the Legislature has responded with measures that can be trumpeted as designed to clean up Alba ...
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The town has a lot to offer To the editor: I am writing to say that I have been a very proud citizen of the town of Amsterdam my whole life. Our Supervisor Thomas DiMezza has been an integral part of making our community a great place to live, wo ...
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By NELLIE A. BUSH For the Recorder Thank you for the opportunity to use the Amsterdam Recorder as a means to communicate with the citizens of the Amsterdam community as we approach the school district budget vote, which will take place on Tues ...
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By Nellie A. Bush For the Recorder Thank you for the opportunity to use the Amsterdam Recorder as a means to communicate with the citizens of the Amsterdam community as we approach the school district budget vote, which will take place on Tuesday, ...
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Here's one potential advance in science that has me worried: human beings may eventually live a really long time. According to the World Future Society, we are in the early phases of a superlongevity revolution. Thanks to advances nanotechnology an ...
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To put it plainly, the free ride for consumers who have been dodging sales taxes by buying over the Internet may be about to reach an overdue end. The Marketplace Fairness Act would have online retailers collect an estimated $22 billion to $24 bill ...
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The Feb. 25, 2012, edition of your local birdcage liner saw the birth of "The Panera Effect," a term I've used when I've seen readers flock to certain stories while staying away from others that actually cover more important topics. Here's where it c ...
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In 1998 when President Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially fo ...
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Change is what is needed To the editor: Hello, my name is Laurie Hamblin. I am a married mother of five children. First and foremost, I am not by any means a politician. I am not running for school board to scratch anyone's back just to have mine ...
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The recent news of two massive housing projects should be embraced by Amsterdam for a variety of reasons. The owners of the River Ridge Assisted Living Center on the South Side recently announced plans to build a $25 million facility that will have ...
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