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Years in the future, there will be full bookshelves dedicated to Indiana Fever basketball star Caitlin Clark. Some of those, we assume, will be about her athletic prowess, assuming the former Iowa college star continues her rise into basketball royalty.
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Mr. Trump was essentially rebuffed by Mr. Putin with his refusal to enter into a cease fire in the Ukraine and apparently loading up with more demands. Obviously, Mr. Putin believes he has the upper hand, and it would appear that he does. Mr. Trump is now many months into his term after a promise to end the war on day one without any indication that the war is winding down. In fact, the Russians are pounding the Ukraine even harder, essentially thumbing their nose at Mr. Trump.
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Summer dance is about to take center stage at Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts, kicking off a vibrant season along our local dance corridor. Featuring renowned international companies and bold emerging voices, the 2025 program is as rich and far-reaching as ever. Jacob’s Pillow, a cornerstone of American dance, leads the way.
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Here are this week's highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line. -
If we want our kids to thrive, we need to let them play. It sounds simple. But somehow, we’ve made it complicated.
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The tulips in Albany’s Washington Park fanned out like waves, their bright colors made more vibrant this year by a cloudless Mother’s Day Sunday. It was time for our annual Tulip Fest.
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We are officially in the heart of college graduation season, with a whole bunch over the past several weeks and a full slate of big name colleges taking center stage this weekend.
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We’re just back from some travel in Ohio to see family, friends and even a couple of doctors. One of our hotels was serviced by porters who were refugees from Afghanistan. I was using a cane because of a problem with one of my legs. So, one of the Afghani porters was trying to do everything he could for us. I figured I needed to keep using my arms and legs but this gentleman, with the best of intentions, was preventing me.
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You know what was fun about being a newspaper editor? Well, from my 30 years leading newsrooms, I might say a lot of things, but today I’m thinking in particular of this: picking the comics.
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It is often said that budgets are about priorities: There are unlimited demands but only limited available resources. What you fund is what you think is most important.
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I mentioned last week the surprise events of the previous weekend when the US and China agreed to reduce tariffs for 90 days to 30% for the Chinese and 10% for Americans. This development raises a whole host of questions. First, Mr. Trump promised revenue in the $60 billion range per month from tariffs, clearly the math does not work.
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Capital Region - In email and text conversations with local arts leaders there is confusion and anger about the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts from the 2026 budget.
