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Polluter, Watch Thyself
By Miriam Axel-Lute

Struggling with a staffing crunch, DEC quietly proposes to let polluters hire their own monitors

Hire Education
By Miriam Axel-Lute

SUNY graduate employees say they just want the same rights as every other state employee or contractor

Pond Foolish
By David King

Advocates argue that more beaver trapping is not the answer to flooding problems

The Longest Night
By Miriam Axel-Lute

Around the region, voters track the presidential election with bated breath

Change in the County
By Miriam Axel-Lute

Supporters of new district attorney David Soares say the coalition that elected him is here to stay

Talking Back to the City
By Rick Marshall

How local government works—and how to make it work for you

Savage Love
By Dan Savage

If Dan Savage won't answer your weird, disgusting, perverted, embarrassing questions about sex, perhaps you'd best keep them to yourself.

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