Counting Calories
Our local food writer Steve Barnes has a column in today’s Times Union about the challenges of calculating the nutritional content of […]
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Gas prices rising and electric expected to fall? Good thing I have heatpumps being installed to replace my gas-powered forced air system […]
Read moreThere’s an article in the Business Journals about how employers are struggling to pay the increased cost of newer pharmaceuticals. At what […]
Read moreMoving up in the world?
Living in the Albany area is often an exercise in living with cognitive dissonance. Twenty-first century Albany is simultaneously a small American […]
Read moreAlso in the shadow of I-787
The Times Union reported this week that the Lebanese restaurant on Broadway, just north of the Watervliet Arsenal, is changing hands, and […]
Read more“Roadway safety IS Public Safety”
The Colonie PD recently published a post on Facebook with the same headline. I’ve captured a screenshot of the post, for anyone […]
Read moreA Great Addition
The Times Union reported today about a major addition to Moreau Lake State Park, just north of Saratoga. Moreau was a great […]
Read moreA Visit to a Garden
My wife and I visited the home of a very dear friend yesterday. She has an amazing English-style garden, and I was […]
Read moreOppose the “SAFE for Kids Act”
Dear Mr. Steck:
I write to you today to express my concerns about the SAFE for Kids Act currently being considered by the New York State Legislature (and heavily pushed by the Governor). As you know, I am the father of four children, ages six through sixteen, and the increasing difficulty of protecting them as they grow and learn to use the internet has occupied a fair amount of my time and attention over the last decade and a half.
Read more“Public” Higher Ed?
Wouldn’t it be great if Gov. Hochul and the Legislature decided to get serious about making college “affordable” by actually funding public […]
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