Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from November 2005:
Excess lymph fluid a cause of swollen feet and ankles.(Life - Health)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DR. PAUL DONOHUE DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had a long trip to Italy during which I experienced extremely swollen ankles. I have never had swollen ankles or feet. Can you explain why this happened? It took three days for my ankles to return to their natural state. - ...
Yeast at root of nail bed infections.(Life - Health)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: SUZY COHEN Q: I have yellow crud creeping through my fingernails. It started with one nail, but spread to my toe. - W.L., Decatur, Ill. A: What you describe sounds like the invasion of a fungus or yeast, a condition called onychomychosis, ...
The doctor is in ... in pharmacies, stores.(Life - Health)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: JEANNETTE RIVERA-LYLES Orlando Sentinel Not far from the front-door greeters at an east Orange, Fla., Wal-Mart Supercenter, you can get your hair cut, buy a new pair of eyeglasses and get that broken arm put in a cast. Perhaps not in that order, of course. ...
Note to Greeley: New York is tumult.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... This New Yorker would like to tell Andrew Greeley: Come to New York; tumult is what you ...
Too many human lives sacrificed in Iraq war.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Thank you for bringing our attention (front page, Oct. 26) to the horrible impact this "war on terror" is having on our local families and neighbors. We mourn their losses every day. We pray for all of our wounded to heal. While we would not like to diminish the weight of ...
A gullible press aids subversive politics.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Maureen Dowd's and Rex Smith's columns of Oct. 22 chronicle how, in a campaign of ...
Proposal 1 necessary for budget reform.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Fred LeBrun and other critics of the constitutional amendment to reform the state budget process (Proposal 1) fail to recognize the role of the Legislature in responding to the public's need to restrain local property taxes. Simply put, the biggest single factor in moderating local school ...
`Sith' DVD is full of dazzling extras.(TV - RADIO)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DOUG NYE Knight Ridder When the first "Star Wars" movie began production back in the 1970s, director George Lucas gave little thought to the home video industry, which then was barely in its infancy. Not so with "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" ...
Federal budget needs to be revised to make spending more responsible.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... I am writing today because the number of American casualties has now exceeded 2,000. When this nation fought wars in other times, the citizens of the country were asked to make sacrifices for the war effort. Only servicemen and women are sacrificing in this war. The rest of us have not ...
President owes the nation an apology.(Main)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOSEPH C. WILSON IV After the two-year smear campaign orchestrated by senior officials in the Bush White House against my wife and me, it is tempting to feel vindicated by Friday's indictment of the vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. ...
Bush deserves to be impeached for war in Iraq.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... The majority in our Congress is stating that perjury is a minor thing and officials should only be indicted for "serious" crimes. The senator from Texas was adamant concerning this, but she has reversed herself from seven years ago when she voted to impeach President Clinton ...
`A' means award for a teacher of literacy.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: ERIKA GROFF Special to the Times Union TROY - Imagine a world in which the words on this page do not make sense. A world in which you ask your dining partner what she's having for dinner and order the same thing, only because you cannot read the menu yourself. Imagine ...
District 4 race is getting personal.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff Writer TROY - Perhaps no City Council race this year has been more volatile than the District 4 battle of the Bills. City Councilman Bill Dunne, a Democrat, is seeking his second term. His opponent, former City Councilman Bill Pascarell, is ...
Rove shows he's also an escape artist.(Main)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: CARL P. LEUBSDORF Dick Cheney may have been a nontraditional vice presidential pick. But the indictment of Lewis Libby reflects the fact that he and his aides sometimes played a traditional vice presidential role: attacking political rivals. And though Karl ...
MEETINGS.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... EAST GREENBUSH ZONING BOARD Tuesday, Oct. 25 Held the public hearing on Harold Dusenberry's application for an area variance for reduced frontage on Upper Mannix Road and adjourned the workshop until the November meeting. Adjourned the public ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Art, history and culture Stan Burdick, editorial cartoonist at the Lake Champlain Weekly, will discuss how graphic artists have affected history and culture over the years. The talk begins at 6:15 p.m. today at Troy Public Library, 100 Second St., Troy. Call 274-7071 for ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... A writer reads Jonathan Rosen reads from his new novel, "Joy Comes in the Morning," at 8 p.m. today at Campus Center, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. Call 442-5620 or go to http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst for information on Writers Institute Events week. ...
Lake story went across the country.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: MARV CERMAK While there was no doubt the Lake George tour boat tragedy that claimed 20 lives was a national story, I was still surprised after getting a look at a copy of the Kansas City Star mailed to me the other day. More than half of the front page of the ...
Vote on school sale today.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... RENSSELAER - City residents go the polls today to vote on a proposed new school. The Rensselaer City School District wants to sell the Rensselaer Middle High School on the riverfront to U.W. Marx for $3.36 million. If voters approve, the company will build a new kindergarten ...
A central issue at race's core.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer NASSAU - In many ways, the supervisor's race in this town is reminiscent of incumbent Carol Sanford's first run for the post in 1997. At that time, hard-rock mining was the main issue and a Republican, who failed in a primary ...
Stewart can't trump Trump.(TV - RADIO)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press Before her version of "The Apprentice" began, Martha Stewart thought she was saying "you're fired" to Donald Trump. While "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" hasn't done well in the ratings, Stewart initially had much higher hopes - even that ...
Council candidate to give up salary.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Gary McCarthy says that if voters return him to the City Council this year, he won't take the job's $9,800 salary for at least two years or longer - if he fails to convince state leaders to boost the city's state aid by $7 million ...
Health calendar.(Life - Health)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... WEDNESDAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Medicare D Prescription Drug Plan Where: Seton Health, 1300 Massachusetts Ave., Troy When: 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 268-5517 Notes: This seminar is designed to help participants interpret Medicare Part D, the new ...
School buys into e-commerce.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: ANNE MILLER Staff Writer ROTTERDAM - The headlines scream in blue on the computer screen: "Ultimate Spider-man, is it really `Ultimate?' " A few mouse clicks later, a published interview with a new teacher reveals that Hollywood helped her prepare lesson plans. "I spent ...
Librarians travel to Russia.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SCHENECTADY - Rita Moore, Central Park Middle School's librarian, recently returned from a trip to Tula, Russia, where she and others participated in a seminar titled "The Reading Child in the Modern World." Moore traveled with Mary Emerson, Tamarac Middle/High School's ...
Dump operator heading to jail.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: JENNIFER PATTERSON Staff Writer ROTTERDAM - After repeatedly violating court orders to dispose of more than 70 cubic yards of solid waste, Marc Della Villa of Schenectady was recently sentenced to nine months in jail. Della Villa, who operates a Schenectady ...
COUNTY LIFE GRAB-BAG OF THE PECULIAR.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: WILLIAM M. DOWD Caleb Carr, a resident of Cherry Plain as a Democrat for a seat in the Rensselaer County Legislature, might be a shoo-in if enough voters read his best-selling novel "The Alienist," the story of a late-19th century practitioner of the then-avant garde ...
And now, Judge Alito.(Main)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2005 ... No sensible person would expect one of the most conservative presidents in history to nominate anything other than someone of similar persuasion to the Supreme Court. The overriding question that arises from President Bush's selection of Judge Samuel Alito is: Just how conservative is he? ...
Lenz in Saratoga.(Main)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Two years ago, Michael Lenz, a Republican, was the challenger in a race for mayor of Saratoga Springs that revolved around the issues of economic growth, water and open space. This year Mr. Lenz is the incumbent in a race that again revolves around issues of growth, water and open space. ...
Bistro fares well on French ties.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer STILLWATER - In order to keep his French cuisine as authentic as possible, Saratoga Bistro chef Eric Masson always keeps a cook imported from his home country in his American kitchen. Dominique Brialy, 34, is at the end of an ...
Alito will be the catalyst for a needed debate.(Main)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: GEORGE WILL WASHINGTON - With the nomination of Samuel Alito, the nation's long-term needs and the President's immediate needs converge. Our nation properly takes its political bearings, always, from the Constitution, properly construed on the basis of deep ...
High-end hotel planned.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer STILLWATER - Plans for a new, $75 million resort at Brown's Beach on Saratoga Lake now feature a smaller, higher-end hotel. Realtor Larry Abrams, who owns the 7.5-acre site with his wife, Geraldine Abrams, and investor Patricia ...
EXHIBIT ON TRACK WITH GRANT.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center received a $6,000 grant from the Bender Foundation to help create a permanent exhibit on Albany's role in the Underground Railroad. The center will work with the Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region Inc. to develop ...
Beaux Arts Ball benefits black youths and artists.(Arts & Entertainment)
Nov 01, 2005 ... To celebrate 30 years of educating the public about the contributions of past and present African-American artists, Black Dimension in Art Inc. will hold its fourth annual Beaux Arts Ball from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Key Bank National Association, 22 Corporate Woods Blvd., Albany ....
Schenectady County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Tips on buying a computer Where: Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady Cost: Free Contact: 388-4500 Notes: The class will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. To register, call 388-4431. ...
Bloggers seeking therapy find catharsis and attacks.(Life - Health)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: YUKI NOHUCHI Washington Post Walker White never kept a diary, but when his wife, Lindsay, was diagnosed with lymphoma in April, he started a Web log. What began as a message center about tests, spinal taps and diagnoses evolved into a personal journal, he ...
`Retratos' overview at Smithsonian.(Arts & Entertainment)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: PAUL RICHARD Washington Post WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution has built us a new American Indian museum and is developing an African-American one. "Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits" - which opened Friday in the Smithsonian's International Gallery ...
They cook up their own fuel.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff Writer Sitting at a traffic light, you suddenly get a strong whiff of french fries. Yet there isn't a burger joint in sight. That smell could be coming out of the car in front of you. A small but inventive minority in the ...
MEETINGS.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... BETHLEHEM TOWN BOARD Wednesday, Oct. 26 Accepted a $445 donation upon request of the director of senior citizen services. Created the position of assistant administrator of parks and recreation at a $44,995 salary. Appointed ...
Business certificates.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... The following is the list of business certificates filed with the office of the Saratoga County clerk for Sept. 30 through Oct. 5: BALLSTON George Dunphy Jr. is doing business as Paradise Renovations, 3 Kenney Court, Ballston Spa. David Matthews is doing ...
News in brief.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Philosophy discussion The Union College Philosophy Department's speaker series continues Thursday with Jeff McMahan, a philosophy professor at Rutgers University. The author of numerous books has been called one of the country's leading contemporary moral philosophers. He will ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Victoria variety Saratoga Spa State is selling Victoria Pool merchandise at the park's Administration Building in Saratoga Springs. The merchandise - desk calendars, beach towels, credential holders, tote and duffel bags, cover-up dresses and racer-back tanks - are available 8 ...
Church welcomes its new pastor.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff Writer MECHANICVILLE - The Emmanuel United Church has found a new pastor, the Rev. John Neel Miller Jr., who will move into the city from South Carolina by this weekend. Miller, 49, replaces interim pastor Juanita Steinbakkers and former ...
MEETINGS.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... NISKAYUNA TOWN BOARD Tuesday, Oct. 25 Held a public hearing on the preliminary budget. The budget consists of $11,742,869 for general and highway funds and $5,240,717 for water and sewer funds for a total of $16,983,586. After a presentation and ...
Galway Lioness Club plans dinner meeting.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... GALWAY - The Galway Lioness Club will hold its dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the C & R Restaurant, Route 29. A special induction ceremony ...
Healthy Girl Expo scheduled at Skidmore.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region will present a Healthy Girl Expo from 8:45 a.m. to noon Saturday at Skidmore College. Registration will be in Palamountain Hall. The program will be open to girls in fourth ...
`Breakfast and a Movie' Saturday at Wilton Mall.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... WILTON - The Saratoga County Reality Check program will present, "Breakfast and a Movie," on Saturday at Regal Cinema in the Wilton Mall. Seating will begin at 9 a.m. with the movie showing at 10 a.m. ...
Ballston Spa library to show off changes.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... BALLSTON SPA - Residents will be welcomed back to the Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ...
Program offers grants for repair projects.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Shelters of Saratoga Neighborhood Preservation Program has funds available to accept emergency repair projects in the city. Grants of up to $5,000 per project ...
Foundation donates funds for community center.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SOUTH GLENS FALLS - The Charles R. Wood Foundation has recently pledged $50,000 to a building fund for the new Regional Community Center at Moreau. The gift will be a naming gift used to fund and name ...
Schuylerville prepares for art walk festivities.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SCHUYLERVILLE - The Schuylerville on the Hudson Art Walk will be on Friday and Saturday throughout the village. Local shops and businesses will stay open until 10 p.m. and offer specials. Part of the ...
Police contract to be discussed at meeting.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... NISKAYUNA - The Town Board has scheduled a special meeting for today at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. during which the board is expected to vote on a proposed new contract for police, Supervisor Luke Smith said. Also, two items tabled from the previous board ...
Wright brothers musical at aerosciences museum.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SCHENECTADY - "The Bicycle Men," a historical musical youth drama about the Wright brothers, will be presented at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum on Nov. 10 and 11. The Home-Educated Drama Troupe, consisting of 20 students ages 7-16 from the Capital Region, will perform the ...
Seminar on global poverty scheduled at church.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SCHENECTADY - A seminar on "Poverty, Hunger and Health" will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 603 State ...
Adirondacks group gets foundation grant.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... NISKAYUNA - The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks and its Research Library recently received a $3,800 grant from the Niskayuna Community Foundation. The foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations involved in ...
Sewing guild to offer seminars this week.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... COLONIE - Sewing seminars sponsored by the Albany Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will be held Wednesday through Sunday at the Holiday Inn Turf on Wolf Road. There will be lectures, sit-and-sew sessions and a fashion show. Costs range from $20 to $135. Present will be Judy ...
Rensselaer County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY BINGO Leonardo Da Vinci Lodge Where: 320 Broadway, Rensselaer When: 7:30 p.m. CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Scrapbooking Where: Brunswick Community Library, 605 Brunswick Road When: 6 p.m. Contact: 279-4023 or go online to ...
Residents call water plans all wet.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff Writer COLONIE - In response to neighborhood protest, the town has asked the Albany County Airport Authority to investigate three additional options for storing water in Loudonville, including reducing the height of a proposed 13-story ...
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY MEETINGS Network for Enterprising Women Where: Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge St., Glens Falls When: 12 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 798-1761; E-mail: amagee@adirondackchamber.org or go online to http://www.adirondackchamber.org Notes: "How to Get Ahead" is ...
Election districts an election issue.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff Writer CLIFTON PARK - Three candidates are sparring for two seats on the Town Board in a race likely to be influenced by a ward system forced onto the ballot by the challenger. Seeking election to the four-year positions are incumbent ...
Drug sale leads to sentence.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer BALLSTON SPA - A Brooklyn drug dealer was sentenced in Saratoga County Court last week to 4( years in prison for attempted third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a spokeswoman for District Attorney James A. Murphy III said ....
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY COMMUNITY College information session Where: Empire State College's Northeast Center, 21 British American Blvd., Latham When: 5:30 p.m. Contact: 783-6203 or http://www.esc.edu Notes: Learn about the college's flexible degree programs. ...
Saratoga County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY GOVERNING Ballston Town Board Where: Town Hall, Charlton Road When: 7:30 p.m. Halfmoon Town Board Where: Town Hall, Route 236 When: 7 p.m. PCB Dredging Committee Where: Board of Supervisors Meeting Rooms, ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY COMMUNITY Mini-Film Festival Where: Hadassah College, 2565 Balltown Road, Niskayuna When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: Judy Block, 370-1235 Notes: Award-winning short films, made and produced by students in the Department of Cinema and Television ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TODAY COMMUNITY Mini-Film Festival Where: Hadassah College, 2565 Balltown Road, Niskayuna When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: Judy Block, 370-1235 Notes: Short films made and produced by students in the Department of Cinema and Television ...