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Water quality — what we don’t know can hurt us plenty

In the same way the state is trying to make up for federal-government shortfalls, we believe local government has an important role to play, too.

The planning board is the last line of defense against environmental hazards

The local board must stand its ground in assessing what is best for the community it serves.

There ought to be a law. There is.

The rug — of Civil Service protections — was pulled out from under Knox workers on New Year’s Day.

Damaging the mental health of prisoners will not make our society safer

Our government should not be in the business of torture — not here in Albany County or anywhere else in New York State. A law should be passed prohibiting solitary confinement for youth in prison.

Protecting us from poisons like glyphosate is one of the things government is good for. Or should be.

Plants are modified so that they can withstand the direct application of the herbicide. The herbicide-tolerant plants then absorb the poisons, and humans and domestic animals eat them.