Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from April 2006:
First step, make a change without changing yourself.(Life-Style)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: CAROLYN HAX HI, CAROLYN: I wondered if you have a word of encouragement for those of us who are perpetually stuck in first-date mode. I've gone out with several guys over the past two years, but we never really make it past date two or three, often by their choice. I ...
Therapy for actinic keratoses.(Life-Style)
Apr 01, 2006 ... I am a medical doctor (a pathologist) and I enjoy reading your well-researched and informative articles. I have a lot of actinic keratoses on my face, and my dermatologist has recommended Levulan and BLU-U light therapy (activated photo facials). He stated that two ...
Respond to nosy questions with evasiveness.(Life-Style)
Apr 01, 2006 ... DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone at work drew me into a line of questioning about my career plans. I actually have a very good idea of what I want to do over the next five years, but I didn't want it to become widely known yet. I am frustrated because I ended up revealing more than I ...
Many Catholics follow the Lenten tradition.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... In reference to "A tradition proves hard to give up," (March 24), I was very happy to see that the result proved that many Catholics still obey the church canon. Although it is true that children who are younger than 14 are excluded from the church canon, it is more likely that ...
Albany High School students need more than class space from UAlbany.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Your recent article on the University at Albany providing classroom space to failing high school students raises serious questions for minority policymakers who are watching and documenting the university's problems with recruitment and retention of black and Hispanic students. ...
Seed of compromise must be planted in Iraq.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... President Bush thinks we should stay the course in Iraq, as do the great majority of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate. They say a calamity would follow were we to pull out. Yet an examination of the situation on the ground ...
ATV owners should walk the trails they use.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... This is in response to Larry E. Smith's March 25 letter. Mr. Smith complains that ATV owners are entitled to state-funded and maintained trails on which they would be allowed to ride their vehicles. He hopes that a recent Gov. George Pataki proposal would forward this cause. I ...
Taxpayer input crucial to convention center.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... A March 19 article focused on the growth of Albany's city budget and the resulting pressures on taxpayers. That item closed by noting the proposed increase in Gov. George Pataki's submitted budget of "about $345 million through 2038" in state payments to Albany, "in lieu of property taxes ...
Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay settlement.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006 ... As reported in the Times Union, the former top counsel to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, barred from practicing law for a year after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Assembly staff member, has been readmitted to practice law. It is further stated that the state Assembly ...
Democrats have an enemy, but not a message.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KEVIN HORRIGAN Dick Durbin, who has come a long way from Assumption High School in East St. Louis, was back in town the other day. I asked him a version of the question that every pundit is asking every Democratic politician these days: What ever happened to the ...
Bahamian board bans `Brokeback'.(Arts & Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: PACO NUNEZ Associated Press A Bahamian government board's decision to ban the movie "Brokeback Mountain" has prompted charges of discrimination and censorship in the island chain. Gay rights groups and others have called on the Plays and Films Control Board ...
Paranoid writing and the Israel lobby.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: MAX BOOT In his classic 1964 essay, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," the late Richard Hofstadter noted: "One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with factuality ...
China detaining filmmaker.(Arts & Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: AUDRA ANG Associated Press Authorities say they are holding a Chinese filmmaker because he committed a crime, but they refuse to give any details or allow visitors, his sister said Thursday. Wu Hao, a Beijing-based documentary filmmaker, has been in custody ...
NYC to celebrate hip-hop along with VH1 awards.(Arts & Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - A six-day celebration of hip-hop culture will be held in October along with VH1's third annual "Hip-Hop Honors" show, network and city officials announced Thursday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg - or "Mike B," as he called himself for ...
Abortion touches everyone.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ You might have heard about a "Roe vs. Wade for men" by now. It's a despicable matter, but may also be an unintentional opportunity. On March 9, the National Center for Men filed a lawsuit in a Michigan court on behalf of their ...
Mr. Gingrich's advice; The former Republican star suggests a theme for Democrats in November.(Main)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2006 ... There was a time, back in the Clinton administration, when the Democratic Party actually seemed to be emboldened. It was one of them who was in the White House, after all, and even the loss of both houses of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections didn't deter the Democrats from trying to ...
Calendar.(Religion)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2006 ... TODAY Scripture to sermon Where: First Union Reformed Church, 224 N. Ballston Ave., Scotia When: 9-2:30 p.m. Cost: $200, registration required Contact: 462-2470 Notes: Introduction to preaching taught by the Rev. Gail Wolling, pastor of Trinity and ...
Web fuels sainthood campaign for pope; Advocates push cause of John Paul II with worldwide campaigns using the Internet.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KRISTINE M. CRANE and STACY MEICHTRY Religion News Service VATICAN CITY - The messages arriving in Monsignor Slawomir Oder's inbox are multiplying. A mother writes from Bloomington, Ill., appealing to John Paul II from beyond the grave to heal her daughter from a sudden ...
Nun to read from new book on spirituality for children.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... COLONIE - Sister Joan Sauro will sign and read today from her new children's book, "Does God Ever Sleep?," from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at St. Joseph's Provincial House, 385 Watervliet Shaker Road, Latham. This new book guides children down their own paths to ...
Albany restaurants cooking up fundraiser to assist the homeless.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - The city's top 25 restaurants will prepare their signature dishes for guests at a fund-raiser for Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the State Museum. Tickets to "A Taste of Albany" are $50 and $60 at the door. Proceeds ...
Albany class to study themes of contemporary literature.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - How contemporary American literature raises the ethical questions and moral dilemmas of its culture is the focus of an upcoming class at the First Church in Albany. "Listening for God: Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith" will be taught by Marilyn Paarlberg. ...
Religious conservatives draw up plan for legislative action.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... A group of religious and social conservatives announced a Values Voters' Contract With Congress Wednesday that seeks legislative action on issues ranging from marriage to private property rights. The 10-point contract called for legislation that ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2006 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Childbirth preparation Where: Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs When: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Contact: 580-2450 Notes: Class will discuss various newborn topics. Defensive driving class Where: ...
Helping out shows life of faith.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: THE REV. TERRENCE M. O'NEILL The oldest baby boomers are turning 60 this year. Some will cash in their IRAs and begin early retirement. Many of us will look back over life and assess their accomplishments. What mark have we left on the world? How will we be remembered ...
Great Escape hiring superheroes.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer QUEENSBURY - Calling all Super Friends. The Great Escape needs help. Six Flags Inc. is trying to lure more families to its 32 North American parks, including The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury. That means it's ...
Retired entertainers at home.(Arts & Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: CAROLYN FEIBEL The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) The applause died down long ago. But the retired actors, musicians and entertainers live on, at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home in Englewood, N.J. Just 14 miles from the glitter of Times Square, the residents make ...
White House workhorses.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: ANDY ROONEY A president of the United States has more work than he can handle, so he needs plenty of help. President Bush has surrounded himself with assistants he trusts and, according to the people who watch him closely, he takes a lot of advice from aides. Some White ...
Social action means repairing the world.(Religion)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Barbara Zaron: Co-chair of Congregation Beth Emeth's Social Action Committee. Background: 66, born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, graduated from Brooklyn College and received a master's in management from the University of Utah. Moved to to Albany in 1973 and lives in ...
Kristofferson sings the good word.(Arts & Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union ALBANY - A confession, an admission, full disclosure - call it what you like - I'm a Kris Kristofferson fan. Going into Thursday night's Kristofferson performance at The Egg, I didn't exactly throw my critical objectivity ...
Markets score big in 1st quarter; Indexes end March modestly, but 3-month gains is best in years.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - Stocks closed out a solid first quarter with a modest decline Friday despite lower oil prices and a round of temperate economic data that mitigated concerns about inflation and higher interest rates. The major indexes finished mixed for the ...
FROM HARPER'S.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... 1 in 100: Chance that a nation lacking resource wealth will have a civil war in any given five-year span. 1 in 5: Chance that a nation with resource wealth will. 2,200: Number of ...
Mall ceremony called a sham; Former executive says groundbreaking for Destiny USA was a stunt.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press SYRACUSE - A much-ballyhooed groundbreaking in October 2002 for a proposed megamall was nothing more than a publicity stunt, the project's former chief financial officer claims in legal papers. The event staged by mall developer Robert Congel ...
State's Delphi plants escape hit list; Rochester, Lockport sites in ``core'' group, but strike still possible.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press BUFFALO - Delphi Corp.'s Lockport and Rochester plants would remain open under a restructuring plan announced by the auto parts supplier Friday, but could experience job cuts and other changes meant to improve productivity. The upstate plants ...
Road to the roses.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Tim Wilkin sizes up today's major Kentucky Derby preps: THE FLORIDA DERBY, GULFSTREAM PARK GRADE I, 11/8 miles, $1 million Television : USA (5-6 p.m.) Analysis: Barbaro hasn't lost in four starts but there are still plenty of questions he'll ...
Saint Rose examines off-campus program; College ponders adding undergraduate degree to offerings at ACC.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Staff Writer The College of Saint Rose might take its undergraduate degree on the road. The school, which has long offered graduate business courses at Adirondack Community College, is discussing plans to hold undergrad classes there as well. ...
Youth at core of nuclear future; After years in hibernation, industry is looking to grow and hire more talent.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: ERIC ANDERSON Deputy business editor TROY - When the 27th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident passed by Tuesday almost unnoticed, Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, a retired U.S. Navy admiral who now heads the Nuclear Energy Institute, was encouraged ....
Troy bar shut pending hearing; License suspension for two Albany businesses has been reversed.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer TROY - The Hudson Duster bar, abruptly closed Thursday by the State Liquor Authority, planned to reopen at 4:30 p.m. Friday but a judge ruled that it remain shuttered until a hearing next week. David Brickman, lawyer for the Hudson ...
2 Cyclics founders replaced; Schenectady-based company says exits are part of overall plan.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: ERIC ANDERSON Deputy business editor SCHENECTADY - Two founders of Cyclics Corp. are out following a management reshuffle announced Friday. John Ciovacco, who launched the company in 1999 by purchasing a series of patents and technologies from General Electric ...
FCC tax proposal faces criticism; Coalition claims plan would cost New Yorkers $60 million more a year.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: LARRY RULISON Business writer A proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to change the way it collects money for its Universal Service Fund would cost New Yorkers nearly $60 million a year in new taxes, says a coalition of consumer, business and special-interest ...
Shareholders OK Guidant buy by Boston Scientific.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... BOSTON - U.S. and European regulatory approval is the final hurdle for Boston Scientific Corp.'s $27 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp. after shareholders approved the merger Friday. Boston Scientific, which trumped Johnson & Johnson two months ago in a bidding war for ...
Verizon bringing Web ad model to printed page.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK - Google Inc. needed just five years to build a business with more than $6 billion in annual revenue, thanks to a cutting-edge advertising model where merchants bid for ad placement and only pay if someone clicks on their ad. Now, Verizon Communications Inc. is bringing ...
GM retirees required to pay more for health care.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... DETROIT - A federal judge approved a settlement Friday requiring union retirees of General Motors Corp. to pay more for their health care. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland dismissed the objections of a group of retirees who said the settlement worked out by GM and the United ...
Air traffic controllers, FAA at odds over negotiations.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON - The air traffic controllers' union said Friday that contract talks with the Federal Aviation Administration had ended, but the agency said they had not. FAA spokesman Greg Martin said the negotiators agreed to meet again Tuesday. He suggested NATCA President John ...
HD DVD format beats Blu-ray to the market.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the Blu-ray disc format to market in a competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said its HD-XA1 is the ...
Debt filings take a holiday; Bankruptcy cases plunge after rush to court before tougher law changed rules.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer {FACTBOX} Fewer filings Filings at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Albany fell sharply in the first quarter, following a spike in 2005 brought on by federal bankruptcy reform legislation. - 2001 /// 2,031 2002 /// 2,081 2003 /// 2,141 2004 /// 2,066 2005 /// ...
Capital Region HMOs saw growth in 2005; Improved returns followed a year of changes as companies merged and added new services.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: LARRY RULISON Business writer {FACTBOX} Higher net incomes After a year of mergers and product additions, most local health insurers had higher net income last year compared to the previous year. Company 2004 2005 CDPHP $29.7 million $24.6 million GHI ($5.1 million) $18.7 million ...
Clothing, shoes become tax-free from state.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... The elimination of state sales tax on most clothing and shoes begins today. The Legislature this week permanently rescinded the state's 4 percent sales tax on clothing and shoes costing less than $110. But varying local taxes mean area shoppers still face a patchwork of rates. ...
CommSoft releases Web program for telecom firms.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... COLONIE - CommSoft, a Colonie-based company that makes software for midsized telecommunications firms, has released a new Internet-based software called CommNextion. ...
Watervliet supports plans for hydroelectric plant.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... WATERVLIET - Watervliet is backing the Green Island Power Authority's plan to build a hydroelectric plant on the Mohawk River above the Cohoes Falls. Brookfield Power, formerly Brascan Power, already operates a 39-megawatt hydroelectric facility that the 100-megawatt GIPA ...
HVCC to honor Bruno, Mastrangelos, Golub.(Business)
Apr 01, 2006 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, philanthropists Kathleen and Angelo Mastrangelo and the Golub Corp. were to be honored Friday night for their support of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. Bruno has backed various tuition programs and has ...
Top team often isn't champion.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: BOB FORD You're bummed. The Final Four begins today in Indianapolis, and you have been left out. You have been left out because that carefully crafted tournament bracket of yours has more holes than Augusta, more losers than a reunion of Nehru jacket owners. ...
Drug case against weatherman tossed; WXXA employee pleads guilty to Guilderland drunken-driving charge.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer GUILDERLAND - Drug charges were dropped this week against Keith Galley, the television weatherman arrested on drunken-driving and cocaine possession counts after a traffic stop, his attorney said. Galley pleaded guilty in Town Court ...
Academy senior in long gray line.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: TERRY BROWN Staff Writer Tara Somersall of Clifton Park, a senior at Albany Academy for Girls, has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Somersall is the first student from the Academy for Girls selected to attend West Point, ...
Ruth home-run ball fetches $86,250.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press ATLANTA - The ball that Babe Ruth hit for his last home run at Yankee Stadium fetched $86,250 at an auction, according to organizers. An unidentified buyer purchased the ball, according to a spokesman for Memory Lane Inc., the company which ...
Funny Cide to race today at Aqueduct; Former Derby champion winless in past six races.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff Writer When he makes his appearance on the track at Aqueduct today, there will be fans who remember. Funny Cide, the 2003 hero of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, will get a few cheers. Then, though, he'll have to run. And Funny Cide has not ...
Judge decides trespass case; Conviction overturned for motorcycle race that ran on a neighbor's land.(Capital Region)(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KELLY VADNEY Special to the Times Union ALTAMONT - A village judge this week overturned a conviction on criminal trespass and mischief charges against a man who held a motorcycle race on his neighbor's land in Coeymans. A six-member jury found David Flach ...
Stadium for Giants, Jets one step closer; Modified agreement clears up several issues.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. - A new football stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets won't have a retractable roof, and New Jersey will not contribute $30 million for construction around the arena, according to a newly struck agreement made public Friday. ...
UCLA VS. LSU.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Time: 8:47 p.m. TV: CBS Records: UCLA 31-6, LSU 27-8 Coaches: Ben Howland, third year at UCLA; John Brady, ninth year at LSU. Final Four appearances: UCLA - 16; LSU - 4 National titles: UCLA - 1964-65, 1967-73, 1975, 1995; LSU ...
Facility for sex convicts rejected; $130M not in budget; offenders would be held in existing prisons across state.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: CARA MATTHEWS Gannett News Service ALBANY - The state budget does not include $130 million to build a sex-offender facility in Chenango County, but there is room for more than 600 people in existing prisons and mental institutions if the Legislature passes a civil ...
Crisp making strong impression; New Boston center fielder picks up where Damon left off.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: HOWARD ULMAN Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. - Coco Crisp is very quick out of the box. Whether speeding down the line after hitting the ball or joking with writers, Boston's latest charismatic center fielder wastes little time - just as it hasn't taken long ...
Airport trip offers rocky ride; Sweeney delayed by medical appointment, driver's ticket to hand out cash at Bennett field.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer QUEENSBURY - U.S. Rep. John Sweeney didn't let a doctor's appointment or his driver's speeding ticket stop him Friday from handing out $1.595 million in federal aviation grant money to Warren County. The Federal Aviation ...
Police officer's first aid saves baby; 1-year-old OK after nanny hit by truck while rushing him to a hospital.(Main)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - The choking baby boy dramatically rescued by a police officer after his panicking nanny ran into the street with him and was hit by truck is "on the road to recovery," a hospital said Thursday. The 1-year-old, Nicholas Brodie, was ...
Florida vs. George Mason.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Time: 6:07 p.m. TV: CBS Records: Florida 31-6, George Mason 27-7 Coaches: Billy Donovan, 10th year at Florida; Jim Larranaga, ninth year at George Mason. Final Four appearances: Florida - 3; George Mason - 1. National titles: ...
Troy bust breaks big case; Minor street arrest uncovers $40 million in cocaine, 9 key suspects after sweep.(Capital Region)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer TROY - A street-level drug bust in Troy has led to the arrest of six Capital Region suspects and three Suffolk County men accused of running a huge drug distribution network. Police confiscated 462 pounds of cocaine in the roundup. ...
Ochoa holds lead over Wie; Maintains four-shot advantage after second round of Nabisco.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Lorena Ochoa went from firing at flags to grinding over every shot Friday afternoon as winds swirled under hazy clouds and made the Kraft Nabisco Championship feel more like a major. All that mattered was keeping her ...