Stop outrage over cigarette sale ban
I’m writing in response to Chris Churchill’s Aug. 14 on the recent Albany County Legislature’s vote to ban smoking in pharmacies and supermarkets that contain pharmacies. The piece was short on facts:...
View ArticleLet’s get Dixon the justice he deserves
After reading Chris Churchill’s columns on Marquis Dixon, there is no doubt that justice was not served (“Sentence more about poverty than justice,” Jan. 25, and “Punishment sometimes surpasses a...
View ArticleMarquis Dixon case example of injustice
I want to thank Chris Churchill for once again writing about the plight of Marquis Dixon (“Long prison terms, tragic consequences,” June14). I know there is little sympathy for criminals at this time...
View ArticlePlight of mentally ill remains elusive
As one who has been engaged in advocacy work on behalf of persons with a mental illness who become involved in the justice system, there are many ways to come at Chris Churchill’s insightful column on...
View ArticleRehab of school: cost versus value
Chris Churchill’s column (“The actual cost of Albany’s new high school,” Aug. 4) does an excellent job of laying out the cost of renovating, upgrading and adding on to the existing Albany High School...
View ArticleSUNY Poly always operates openly
Every elected official receives campaign donations. Quite frankly, it is an arena SUNY Poly happily knows nothing about. Such matters are not our care or concern. As a public institution, our care and...
View Article‘Have-nots’ ignored in Colonie
I read with interest Chris Churchill’s column highlighting growing concern over the proliferation of development in the town of Colonie (“Traffic and concrete aren’t helping Colonie,” Sept. 29). There...
View ArticleSeeing nature is a chance to learn
We couldn’t agree more with Chris Churchill’s column on kids getting out in nature to experience its wonders firsthand (“The lessons that video games can’t teach,” Nov. 3). Nothing – not book learning,...
View ArticleBusiness owners not the best gauge of wage hike
I am not surprised there are voices coming from the small business community expressing concern about the proposed wage increase. Rarely are business owners excited to increase their labor costs – and...
View ArticleSchool vote needs civil discourse
Chris Churchill might do well to heed his own advice. In a recent piece on racial allegations by three black UAlbany students, he warned against harsh, divisive rhetoric and rash conclusions. He...
View ArticleJones took hard right approach on incident
I want to respond to Chris Churchill’s article, “UAlbany leader also duped by bus claims” (Feb. 28) regarding the handling of the bus incident on the University at Albany campus by the university’s...
View ArticleSetting age limit for tobacco sales good idea
Columnist Chris Churchill tossed out common objections to the Albany County effort to increase the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21 (“Lawmakers should just butt out,” April 28). Looking at the...
View ArticleCelebrate the good, acknowledge the humanity
Chris Churchill has proposed renaming the Philip J. Schuyler Academy because Schuyler owned slaves. While Churchill acknowledges that Schuyler was a hero of the American Revolution, he argued that...
View ArticleBaby Institute big help to parents
I am glad Chris Churchill wrote a column about the Baby Institute here in Albany that just got a financial boost from Albany Medical Center (“The importance of reading to children,” July 21). Evidence...
View ArticleConflict of interest shields police who kill
This is in response to Chris Churchill’s column “Questions linger 2 years after man’s death,” Sept. 15, that asked reasonable, lingering questions regarding the police-inflicted Taser death in Ballston...
View ArticleMany people are out of touch this election cycle
When I read Chris Churchill’s column regarding Jill Stein and the election, I could not help but think that it wasn’t only Hillary Clinton who is out of touch (“Elitism is an easy way to lose an...
View ArticleFocus resources on equitable K-12 funding
Chris Churchill’s column, “Cuomo’s free-tuition plan misses its target,” Jan. 5, was on the mark. Churchill raised several valid reasons why we should all question Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to...
View ArticleReflection on reactions reveal our true selves
Michael C. Brannigan’s column “Choices made in struggle reveal the depth of life’s beauty,” Dec. 30, brought to mind one of my favorite quotes from St. John of the Cross, “I am not made or unmade by...
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