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WAMCIn April, the Greene County Legislature decided to celebrate National Poetry Month in an unusual way. They fired the county’s poet laureate, Esther Cohen. What was the cause? She practiced her First Amendment rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. -
WAMCSometimes the hardest part about watching elite, Olympic level sports, especially in things like track and swimming, is the lingering doubt about whether athletes are competing clean.
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Today, I am taking off my economist’s hat and putting on the hat of a movie critic. Memorial Day weekend, my daughter Ivy is releasing Ask E. Jean (which she directed) an absolutely brilliant biopic about the life of the writer E. Jean Carroll. -
Among the items in a Chatham, New York pop-up created by Maira Kalman, the artist, cartoonist and author, that you’re unlikely to find in your average store is a long fanciful piece of embroidery by Maira called Heaven Help Us. -
People often assume becoming an author was always part of my plan. The truth is, it wasn’t.
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Commentator Jackson Murphy says it'll be a big season for family films, but there will be plenty of blockbusters for adults too. He also says that, so far, theaters seem primed to have the most anticipated releases rather than streaming services.
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Former health journalist Janice Horowitz, focusing on thyroid cancer, discusses how some cancers are so slow-growing — what doctors call indolent — and may be better off left alone.
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John McLoughlin - once you met him you most likely would remember him forever. He was witty, smart, an exemplary reporter and a wonderful writer. His columns for the Times Union not only demonstrated his political savvy, but especially his ability - along with his sarcastic charm - to poke fun at the powerful.
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These may be the halcyon days for the New York Knicks, who just swept the rival Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. So far they’ve only lost two out of 10 games in the NBA Playoffs by a collective two points and are now one series away from the Finals for the second consecutive year.
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Now well over a month late, it appears that Governor Hochul and state lawmakers are on a path to finish off the budget, which was due on April 1st. Since the final budget agreement will be the latest since 2010, the tardiness will squeeze the time available to tackle non-budget topics.
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A recruiting poster in Britain during World War I depicted a father in a comfortable chair with his daughter on his lap, as she asked him an uncomfortable question.
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution prohibits racial discrimination in districting. By parity of logic, it prohibits partisan discrimination in districting. The Court protects both.
