Words crucial defining marriage
The marriage issue is finally coming to the U.S. Supreme Court where it will be decided for the nation. It has been batted about among the states for a good many years. For the definition of the word...
View ArticleAttacker, not dress style, is cause of sex crimes
In response to Beverley Zuckermann’s letter “Clothing can send wrong message,” April 7, certain clothing may be provocative, but it is within a woman’s right to wear those clothes without fear of being...
View ArticleA threat to women’s rights
A vote in the House of Representatives to ban abortions after 20 weeks should be a wake-up call to every New Yorker who believes in a woman’s right to choose. By most accounts, this legislation – which...
View ArticleMore women leaders needed in government
The interview by Elizabeth Floyd Mair titled “A gender enquiry,” Nov. 8, was important. I agree with the responses by Marianne Schnall, author of “What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?” I have...
View ArticleFarewell to a trailblazer
Although Judith S. Kaye served as New York’s chief judge for almost 16 years, longer than any of her three dozen predecessors, there remained a widespread sense of loss when she retired in 2008, as...
View ArticleSpin on Gibson’s record distorted
In anticipation of Rep. Chris Gibson’s run for governor in 2018, NARAL President Andrea Miller is already trotting out the usual well-worn rhetoric used against any elected official who dares not to...
View ArticleProtect women’s right to abortion
On the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded of what life was like for women before safe and legal abortion – and what could again become a reality for many women across the country. For...
View ArticleVote on candidate’s record, not for gender
According to Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, my mind now belongs to the cosmic homogenous soup of feminist thought, as they dictate it,...
View ArticleA setback in Schenectady
It’s easy to take for granted the positive change in the Schenectady Police Department over the past decade. But it’s exactly why the force’s handling of a strange incident involving Mayor Gary...
View ArticleCollege rape case followed the law
Despite the final sentence in the Stanford rape case, there is much to be happy about: The case was investigated by police and a district attorney and then went to a grand jury and a jury trial and to...
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