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Guard more than weekend warriors

While I welcome further discussion on securing the nation’s computer networks, your editorial (“A full-time cyberdefense,” Dec. 1) reflects a lack of understanding as to why so many experts are calling...

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Upstaters wear coolness well

I totally agree with the basic gist in Amy Biancolli’s column, “Our fair city deserves better,” Feb.1, but I take offense to her comment that some may see upstaters as “dorky.” I have been a greater...

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Lincoln’s strength came from spirit

David Brooks, in his column “U.S. needs someone like Lincoln,” April 8, says that – in every election year – he holds former President Lincoln up as a template to begin his judgment of presidential...

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STD Awareness Month good time to get tested

I come across friends all the time who have their facts completely backward when it comes to getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Some people think getting tested is embarrassing, takes a...

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Exercise benefits dementia patients

In the article, “Exercise is good for brain, even for those with Alzheimer’s,” author Lauran Neergaard investigated how strenuous workouts can reduce the plaque buildup in the brain that induces...

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Turn attention to fracking hazards

It was great to see U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer taking such an active interest in speaking out about the city of Montreal’s plan to dump 2 billion gallons of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River,...

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Krasher served constituents well

Rather than characterize departing City Council member Judd Krasher as “one of Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s most outspoken critics,” we would describe him as someone who uses critical thinking, along with...

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STD testing helps to protect health

Did you know that half of all sexually active young people in the United States will contract a sexually transmitted disease by the time they’re 25 – and that most won’t even know it? Or that young...

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Honor guards deserve thanks

This coming Memorial Day has a lot of meaning in more ways than one. The true meaning is to remember and honor veterans of all wars and peacetime service who paid the ultimate price to keep America...

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Get active about clean energy

The proposed Pilgrim pipeline set to go through southern Albany and Rensselaer counties has been a popular discussion of late. There is a multitude of research that shows the environmental and health...

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Brinks sentence should be served

The granting of clemency to Judith Clark sent my recollection surging back to that October 1981 day when a group of domestic terrorists sought to rob a Brink’s truck in Rockland County. I was traveling...

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