Opinion & Blogs
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15.5KColumn | Andrew Cuomo, secret agent, calls to hide mug shots from public
People depend on newsrooms to tell them who is responsible for what. That’s what Gov. Andrew Cuomo now wants to take away...
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4.7KColumn | Who picks the president, the public or the media?
“The new senator is already being floated as a presidential candidate.” That was the sub-headline of a story in The New Republic about California...
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19.2KBlog | UFO reportage experiences mysterious decline
Readers who follow the yearly UFO sighting trends here at New York Skies are probably aware that reports have been falling off...
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4.7KColumn | #MeToo cause could help Kirsten Gillibrand’s Oval Office quest
With one New Yorker already in the White House, another one hopes to replace him. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she is...
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4.1KColumn | Government shutdowns don’t work. Stop using them.
Republican and Democratic leaders should stop considering the moronic tactic of shutting down the government in the future as a means to...
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16.5KBlog | Will the Hudson Valley catch another UFO wave?
The Hudson Valley has a long history of strange paranormal occurrences. Most notable was the UFO wave of the 1980s, which began...
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4.2KColumn | String along with Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claims he won’t try to end the shutdown unless he gets the high sign from Trump that...
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4.9KColumn | Defining Bias: The word is an easy go-to for criticizing media
While live-tweeting President Donald Trump’s first Oval Office address to the nation on Jan. 8 and the Democratic rebuttal from Sen. Chuck...
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4.7KColumn | Corruption in the Empire State: Take 2
Like a broken record, columnists Luke Parsnow once again calls for a reckoning on corruption in the state Legislature as we head...
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7.7KBlog | “What brand of tinfoil do you wear?” Media passes on UFO sightings coverage
Despite being offered tailored UFO sightings data, local news stations nationwide passed on the opportunity. Why isn’t there better media examination?
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4.5KColumn | The political perils of posting on social media
From Sen. Kevin Parker to Mayor Denis Langlois to President Donald Trump, government officials should be held accountable for what they say...
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4.1KColumn | NY state lawmakers squawk over pay raise proposal
Members of the New York state Legislature have been trying for 20 years to get a pay raise. Now that they have...
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3.8KColumn | GOP stripping incoming WI governor’s power defies voters
The Wisconsin Republicans committed political malpractice boiling down to "The people voted for the guy we didn’t want, so now we have...
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13.1KBlog | Why do extraterrestrial visitors come to our small planet?
Why are extraterrestrials here? It’s the most common question I get asked during media interviews, at UFO conferences, and from just everyday...
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4.8KSatire | News from the year 2040 on Syracuse’s community grid
State Sen. John A. DeFrancisco pens a satiric speculation on what Central New Yorkers could expect if the I-81 viaduct is replaced...
