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The Poetry of Missed Connections

by Stephen Leon February 10, 2012

Surely this world will never again know the likes of the love letters between John and Abigail Adams. Prose, playfulness, wit, affection . . . and just getting warmed up in the first 140 characters. My ...

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TV Dinner Dates

by Shawn Stone February 9, 2012

Millions of Americans tune in every week to see 28-year-old California winemaker Ben Flajnik go on dates with beautiful women on ABC’s The Bachelor. He goes on single dates; he goes on double dates; they ...

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Gentleman Seeketh Matrimony

by Alexis Abb February 9, 2012

A worthy plump, fresh, free and willing Widdow . . . is in great distresse for want of a Lancktaradiddledino, and would accept of any man that is Able to labour in her Corporation. . ...

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BFF + DTF = WTF

by Lauren Servideo February 9, 2012

Growing up on sitcoms deceived me into believing that a simple dichotomy exists in sex: You enjoy it with someone you love, or else you prefer “I don’t know you, and you don’t know me, ...

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For The Farmers

by Amy Halloran February 1, 2012

Two upcoming actions at the Capitol highlight the growing concern over farm issues in New York state and in the nation. Wednesday (Feb. 8) will be a statewide day of action organized by Food & Water ...

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Frack No

by Amy Halloran January 26, 2012

On Monday, more than 600 New Yorkers came to Albany to address their legislators and call for a ban on hydrofracking. More than that number gathered in the Legislative Office Building for a rally before ...

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Time to Upgrade?

by Stephen Leon January 26, 2012

The logo on the website, which went live on Monday, says, merely, “Kathy Sheehan for Albany.” And although there is considerable speculation among insiders that she is planning to run for mayor in 2013, Sheehan, ...

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DOA at the DEC

by Amy Halloran January 19, 2012

OccupyAlbany, Capital District Against Fracking, and Water Equality staged a die-in at the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) building last Thursday (Jan. 12). People wore yellow hazardous waste suits, held signs and chanted slogans, pausing ...

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The Year in Pictures: Community

by The Staff December 30, 2011

In February, Hudson’s community-run station, WGXC: Hands-On-Radio began broadcasting on a full-power FM signal at 90.7 . The Albany Parks and Rec boxing program—the only municipal program of its kind in the country—received national recognition for teaching ...

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The Year in Pictures: Occupy Albany

by The Staff December 30, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement spread quickly to other cities around the country and the world, and there was plenty of action right here in the Capital Region. Local GOP Committee Chairman held a press conference ...

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A New Contender

by Cecelia Martinez December 8, 2011

Albany defense attorney Lee Kindlon officially announced his candidacy for Albany County district attorney last week, kicking off a campaign that sets its sights squarely on current D.A. David Soares and an office that Kindlon ...

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City Hall Overhaul

by Cecelia Martinez November 16, 2011

Democrats in Troy once again maintained majority control of the City Council, and also picked up the mayor’s office in this year’s elections, but politicians on both sides of the aisle are optimistic that the ...

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Peaceable Offenders

by Ali Hibbs November 16, 2011

As Occupy protesters downstate were being forcibly evicted from Zuccotti Park this week, local occupiers also were facing off with state police over real estate here in Albany. At the urging of the administration of ...

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Trojan Horserace

by Cecelia Martinez November 3, 2011

After nearly eight years with current Mayor Harry Tutunjian, the city of Troy will soon find a new leader in either Republican candidate Carmella Mantello or Democratic candidate Lou Rosamilia, and the election is shaping ...

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School’s In

by Darryl McGrath October 27, 2011

Education funding has been shredded in the past two fiscal years, thousands of teachers in New York have lost their jobs in the last 18 months, and school budgets are barely squeezing in under the ...

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Occupation Nation

by Cecelia Martinez October 27, 2011

With the immediate threat of ejection, arrest and other police intervention mostly subsided, the protesters participating in Occupy Albany at Academy Park are transitioning their focus, with many preparing to settle in for a long ...

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Occupying Democracy

by Jim Hightower October 20, 2011

It’s coming from the feel That this ain’t exactly real, Or it’s real, but it ain’t exactly there . . . Democracy is coming to the U.S.A. —Leonard Cohen, “Democracy” To the U.S.A.? No, Cohen’s got it all wrong. As our ...

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Lost Pioneer

by Cecelia Martinez October 19, 2011

Just 10 days after celebrating its first year in business, the Pioneer Market in downtown Troy, also known as the Troy Community Food Co-op, announced it would be closing its doors for good in an ...

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Violence Interrupted

by Ali Hibbs October 13, 2011

The statewide anti-violence program known as Operation SNUG (GUNS spelled backward) is scheduled to be shut down tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 14), prompting many who believe in the efficacy of the program to raise a call ...

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The Home Front

by Ali Hibbs October 6, 2011

In just three weeks, the leaderless grassroots protest against a widely perceived corporate takeover of federal government known as Occupy Wall Street has seen significant growth in New York City and across the country. More ...

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Share the Sacrifice

by Ali Hibbs October 6, 2011

Yesterday (Wednesday), students and educators in the hundreds at UAlbany participated in the statewide SUNY Walkout/Teach-In to protest tuition hikes and education cuts. The protest began at 1 PM; a little after 2, UAlbany President ...

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Ousted!

by Ali Hibbs September 14, 2011

The primary election held in Albany County on Tuesday, Sept. 13, resulted in the defeat of two incumbent county legislators: one who lost by a landslide and another who refused to go down without a ...

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Water, Water, Everywhere

by Amy Halloran August 31, 2011

While the overall impact of Tropical Storm Irene on regional agriculture can’t be measured yet, the blow the floods dealt to area farms is very apparent. The Farm Bureau is currently working with state and ...

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Open Book

by Jason Chura August 11, 2011

With Bethlehem town supervisor Sam Messina’s decision to not seek another term this year, Bethlehem residents find themselves presented with innovative approaches to local government in the upcoming election. Front-runner Kyle Kotary, a Bethlehem Town Board ...

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Planning for a Resurrection

by Darryl McGrath August 4, 2011

Look around any of downtown Albany’s neighborhoods, and you will find the stories of the city’s immigrants, told by the churches left behind as second and third generations grew up and departed. And so it is ...

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