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Sunday, May 29, 2022 When credibility matters
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Schenectady

Foss: Schenectady school board race demands attention

There’s a first time for everything. I’ve written about a lot of different topics in my time as a columnist,… Read more »

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Schenectady

Foss: Schenectady political fights suggest stakes are high

The bad blood will linger.  It’s easy to dismiss the infighting tearing the Schenectady City Council apart as the noisy… Read more »

Suenietawattie Singh, of Schenectady, a Guyanese immigrant inside her client's home at Schaffer Heights in Schenectady last week
Schenectady

Foss: Reconnecting with my Guyanese student

Suenietawattie Singh greets me with a cheerful hello, then turns to the hot stovetop where she’s tending a small pot… Read more »

Executive Assistant Julia Goldstock, left, reads a book with 5-year-old Kayden Williams in Noah’s Ark, the children’s classroom at the City Mission of Schenectady’s Family Life Center Thursday
Schenectady

Foss: Homeless children learn in Noah’s Ark; Schenectady City Mission creates special kids learning room

Remote learning wasn’t working for the children who reside at the City Mission of Schenectady. “There were a lot of… Read more »

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Foss: Learning from the obituaries

You can learn a lot from the obituaries.  I started reading the obits in earnest a couple weeks ago because… Read more »

The author likes to take walks with her young son at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.

Foss: It’s cold, but you can still go outside

The pandemic has changed a lot of things.  But it hasn’t really changed how I spend my weekends.  On Saturday… Read more »

Michelle Hinchey and Richard Amedure

Foss: Democrats get their supermajority after all

So it looks like Senate Democrats will get their supermajority after all.  In the immediate aftermath of the election, Democrats’… Read more »

PETER R. BARBER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Christopher Davis, 17, and his twin brother Jeremiah sit in the stairway at Proctors Theatre Friday. The Love City printed logo
Schenectady

Foss: Schenectady teens aim to inspire with Love City

Jeremiah Davis wanted to create a positive image for a community that sometimes gets a bad rap. Working in his… Read more »

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Capital Region

Foss: High voter turnout a cause for celebration

Let’s do this every year. Elections often bring stories about voter malaise, apathy and low turnout. Columnists such as myself… Read more »

Union College Professor John Garver takes a water sample from the Hans Groot Kill on campus.
Schenectady

Foss: Small stream a big public health hazard; Giardiasis at Union College

Thirty-two Union College students infected with Giardiasis, the unpleasant intestinal infection sometimes called Beaver Fever. At first glance, it might… Read more »

Gazette photoJessie Malecki poses at her North Street home in the Stockade in this file photo.
Schenectady

Foss: Remembering Jessie Malecki of the Stockade

Jessie Malecki was not afraid to speak her mind. The lifelong Schenectady resident was known for expressing herself, for telling… Read more »

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Foss: Attending my cousin’s funeral via Zoom

What should one wear to a Zoom funeral? That was the question I found myself asking a couple weeks ago,… Read more »

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