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WAMCThis is a true story. Names have been removed, but it did happen. In was the summer of 1995, and I was a graduate student living in Gainesville, Florida. We were exactly one year from the ‘96 Summer games in Atlanta, which meant I was going to be a five-hour drive from the center of the sporting universe and young and free enough to drop everything to drive north and crash on someone’s couch in between track and swimming and whatever else I could get to. -
WAMCThe Albany County Legislature passed a new law last month that requires drivers to give 3 feet of space when they pass or approach bicyclists, pedestrians, road workers and other vulnerable road users.
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Set far back from a main road in Westfield, Massachusetts, the Genesis Spiritual Center provides silent respite from the endless grind of work and worry. Established by the religious order of the Sisters of Providence, the center is one of a slowly decreasing number of Catholic retreat settings in the United States. -
When Governor Hochul recently announced the launch of EXPRESS NY I paid close attention. Because for those of us delivering mental health and child welfare services across New York, regulatory reform is not theoretical. It affects care every single day.
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In our daily lives we’re constantly confronted with pages of small print and someone who says “sign this.” Then another page and they say sign that – multiple pages of small print that you’re supposed to read, understand and agree to if you’re still awake.
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Another year, another late budget. Under New York law, April 1st is the first day of the state’s fiscal year, meaning that a new budget should have been in place. Like the previous ones during Governor Hochul’s tenure, this one is late.
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I’ll preface this by saying it would be hard for me to find a matchup of two college basketball teams that I like less than last Sunday’s Duke/UConn Elite Eight game.
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In recent days, Donald Trump has called on various nations from around the world to help secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz – a job necessitated by the war being waged by Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu against the people of Iran and Lebanon.
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“I don’t want to be mean or anything” was a phrase my sister Nancy used before she offended someone.
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This month I had an experience I won’t forget.
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You know the kinds of restaurants and take-out places I’m talking about. The food is thoughtful, high quality and reflected in the prices. Their politics is enlightened, if by enlightened you mean liberal, eco-friendly and college-educated.
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Over the 20 years of these commentaries, I have almost never talked about American military adventures abroad but President Trump’s decision to take us to war with Iran has brought me back to that topic.