Each of us has, just a click away, information from all over the world on any subject about which we are curious. This can make us broad-minded and well informed, or it can make us narrow-minded and ill informed. It all depends on how we use it.

Fact-checking is not as simple as it sounds: What people say is true or even believe is true, may not actually be true.

Bryan Best, who is running for Guilderland’s receiver of taxes on the Republican line, also wants to secure the Independence Party line and, along with his fellow Republicans, has launched a write-in campaign for Tuesday’s primary.

We have no problem with that. It’s always good to give voters a choice.

Our website marks a step forward in the technology through which we transmit our work, but that work has a rich heritage and a truth-seeking mission that remains strong.