The culmination of his Mr. Nice Guy politics was the largely symbolic downgrading of the U.S. creditworthiness by Standard & Poor’s.
While the 2011-12 state budget achieved some progress on this front, New York still faces massive financial challenges.
Today’s politicians don’t have the combination of wit, wisdom and vision that we were blessed to have during the Carey years.
THE ISSUE Legislative task forces have begun the process of redrawing New York’s political districts.
OUR OPINION Gov. Andrew Cuomo should make good on his threat to veto any legislative map not created by an independent body.
The repeated invitations, and my acceptance, to county fair goat-milking contests prove some people — fair organizers, me — never learn.
Gatorade AM claims it, “helps put back the ... energy you lose during a full night’s sleep.” Paging Mr. Orwell! Isn’t a “full night’s sleep” exactly how we get our energy back?
An approach that may make the Independent Center a viable political construct must take four chief steps — as soon as possible — to prepare for the next national election.
Trash handling will always be a problem. But surely we must stop risking our most valuable assets, i.e. land, by just dumping waste without proper study.
I suspect that the Buerkle organization had some knowledge about Mr. O’Shea’s essay and was attempting to pre-empt it.
This group of Republicans have been unwilling or unable to make compromises. To them, only the Democrats should change.
THE ISSUE U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona last week cast her first vote since being wounded by a gunman in January.
OUR VIEW Giffords’ determination to cast a vote on behalf of her district sent a powerful and timely message to the nation.
The point here is that natural gas has been and will remain a friend to the environment. The natural gas industry has an impressive safety record in New York State.
Residents wanted a cost-effective project; they wanted to repair the building and maintain its charm; they wanted to improve the functionality and security of the facility.
Having stripped public employees of their rights in the workplace, government managers can now replace them with low-wage workers — even free prison labor.
THE ISSUE After prolonged and partisan debate, the nation can continue to meet its financial obligations.
OUR VIEW Agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling should be simply the first step in a march toward fiscal stability.
Corporate profits are at record-breaking levels, and CEOs are not shallow about using this money to start new endeavors. The only thing companies aren't investing in is people.
Unless we make significant alterations to our nation’s debt path, we face a certain national calamity. Our total debt is now almost equal to the size of our economy.
THE ISSUE Borders has announced that, after 40 years in business, it is closing all of its 399 stores nationwide.
OUR VIEW Evolving technology is a leading factor in the business shutting its doors.
“There’s class warfare, all right,” Warren Buffett told The New York Times two years before the 2008 crash, “but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war.”
With the president looking like he couldn’t negotiate a free beer in an open bar, the only way the Republicans can lose the election is if they nominate a lunatic.
