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Often, truth isn’t handed down from public officials but comes from listening to other voices. Once a week, you can hear a wide variety of views from people who shape our corner of the world in New York’s Capital Region. The Altamont Enterprise is the weekly newspaper of record for Albany County, New York. We’ve talked with a Buddhist who provided therapy for Gilda Radner and then helped set up Gilda’s Club after she died; with a Muslim woman who is trying to educate people about her religion as she feels increased hatred; with an African-American man who, as a teenager, helped ferry people no...

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Page Through Issue 43 — May 11, 2017 12.05.2017 15:38

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Cindy Pollard — 20 years of the Home Front Café May 4, 2017 08.05.2017 28:29

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Editorial, "Make it simple to certify a home business" April 20, 2017 06.05.2017 6:10

Setting up a system to easily certify home businesses that don’t disturb neighbors or the environment would benefit all. We admire the initiative in Knox to list businesses on the town’s website. But the town attorney, John Dorfman, raised a valid point a town board meeting: With such a listing, the town would be required to enforce zoning laws that might prohibit some of the businesses. Read the...

Page Through April 27, 2017 29.04.2017 9:18

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Mary Marra — thousands of stitches and counting. April 17, 2017 25.04.2017 30:33

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Editorial, "Images and words tell our stories" April 13, 2017 25.04.2017 11:11

The Altamont Enterprise was honored with six awards at this spring’s New York Press Association convention. Two first-place prizes were for images. Read the editorial here: http://aenterpri.se/2q2Agbl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Page Through April 20, 2017 22.04.2017 12:37

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Phyllis Johnson — "What you do makes a difference" April 8, 2017 20.04.2017 34:03

Helderberg seniors columnist Phyllis Johnson discusses her life and work on the heels of the New York Press Association conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editorial, "Feed the hungry, help the planet" April 6, 2017 16.04.2017 6:35

New York State should require large facilities that regularly throw out quantities of food to give it to food banks instead. Read the editorial here: http://aenterpri.se/2pmVIHU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Page Through, April 6, 2017 08.04.2017 16:35

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Rebecca Platel — local development projects of Rensselaerville's Carey Institute 07.04.2017 35:39

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Editorial, "The road to recovery means taking care of species" March 30, 2017 01.04.2017 8:35

Humans have great hubris. The wilderness that our pioneer ancestors tamed now has to be re-invented and protected. Read the editorial here: http://aenterpri.se/2onLTsv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Beverly Bardequez — the historic Rapp Road community, March 26, 2017 27.03.2017 50:29

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Editorial, "Permanent warning is needed" March, 23 2017 25.03.2017 9:13

As the Army Corps of Engineers closes out a former burn-pit area at the now-defunct Army depot, a system must be put in place so that future generations know of potential hazards to human health. Read the editorial here: http://aenterpri.se/2mCpAz6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Alvin Breisch — the breadth and worth of biodiversity, March 17, 2017 18.03.2017 33:01

Alvin Breisch in his book released this month, “The Snake and the Salamander: Reptiles and Amphibians from Maine to Virginia,” uses a lifetime of knowledge to make creatures many consider “second-class citizens” vivid and vital — an essential part of the natural world that often go unrecognized. Read the article here: http://aenterpri.se/2mBHBJ8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

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Editorial, "We need a national health plan that continues care for mental illness" March 16, 2017 17.03.2017 7:59

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Fazana Saleem-Ismail — destroying stereotypes about muslims 12.03.2017 27:05

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Editorial, "We must listen to varied voices and find common ground" March 9, 2017 11.03.2017 9:39

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Page through, March 9, 2017 10.03.2017 21:43

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Kierstyn Gonzalez — with mentors and perseverance in STEM, "You can definitely do it" 05.03.2017 30:02

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Editorial, "We stand as one with transgender students" March 2, 2017 03.03.2017 10:00

Although schools we cover have policies to support transgender students, the great danger in having a federal directive that chips away at the civil rights of any of us is it weakens all of us. Read the editorial here: http://aenterpri.se/2mBTN13 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.