Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 2006:
Working beyond retirement.(Life - Family)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: JANE GLENN HAAS I work for a smart, cutting-edge company - and I'm not talking about the new products Freedom Communications (The Orange County Register parent) is developing to engage Gens Y and X in reading news on iPods. Turns out Freedom may be among the ...
What to consider when voting on school budget.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... I have attended yearly budget hearings for the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk school district and listened intently as the budget was discussed. It is my opinion that our school board is losing its attentiveness to its primary responsibility - educating our children. Just recently, ...
McCain shows he knows how to flip flop.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Sen. John McCain's Saratoga Springs campaign visit to Rep. John Sweeney followed his speech in Virginia at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. During the 2000 presidential campaign, McCain referred to Falwell as one of the "agents of intolerance" for his ...
Charter schools are innovative, accountable.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Instead of noting the abundance of data that show charter schools are working, and listening to the public demand for more charter schools, columnist Fred LeBrun (May 23) makes specious claims about these new public schools. Charter schools are innovative and accountable. They ...
Cinematographer a former Albany resident.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Mark McGuire's recent article "The name game" mentions several movies directed by Dennis Steckler in the 1960s. These movies had titles that were rather bad. As Mr. McGuire writes, Steckler's "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" has been dubbed ...
Can't tell art from a seat? Ask.(Life - Family)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: LORI BORGMAN If you are thinking of going to a modern art show anytime soon, you might want to consider taking your own chair. The husband and I recently toured a minimalist exhibit, which is an art show that looks like the gallery moved all the art to another ...
Domestic surveillance threatens democracy.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The most troubling aspect of the evolving story of domestic surveillance is not the highly questionable legality, or even the executive branch's usurping more power. It is the complicity of the American public, if the recent polling is an accurate accounting of American opinion. ...
Immigration bill faces rough waters.(Main)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: GEORGE WILL WASHINGTON - "Why should we bother toreply to Kautsky?" Lenin asked. "He would reply to us, and we would have to reply to his reply. There is no end to that. It will be quite enough for us to announce that Kautsky is a traitor to the working class, and ...
Utilities have good reasons to trim trees.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Nancy Peter wrote a letter on May 22 complaining about how trees trimmed by utility workers were an "eyesore." As the son of a utility worker, I can safely say that these workers have far better things to do than worry about the trees looking nice. One concern is the need to keep the power ...
Mom can end child's out-of-control reactions to `no'.(Life - Family)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: T. BERRY BRAZELTON Q: I am the mother of four children. Our eldest is 19 and our youngest is 3. Until recently, when the 3-year-old didn't get his way, he would hit or throw or kick, a regular temper tantrum. We would give him time out or a spanking. ...
`Potter' star making `History' on stage.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: CONNOR ENNIS Associated Press NEW YORK - When Richard Griffiths was a young drama school graduate, he came across a learned teacher and BBC radio producer named R.D. "Reggie" Smith. "He was very roly-poly," Griffiths said. "He was a big fat guy, very amiable ...
Movies can be downloaded.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Los Angeles Daily News CinemaNow Inc. will partner with Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment to enable consumers to legally download certain movie titles they can own instead of rent. The movies - beginning with the basketball drama "Glory ...
The jukebox keeps evolving, one spin at a time.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: ANDREW RYAN Associated Press BOSTON - The Sevens, a beer-and-wine tavern with an oak bar worn smooth by decades of drinkers, has two amenities that set it apart: a real cork dart board, and arguably one of the best jukeboxes east of the Mississippi River. ...
No Cheech, Chong joint efforts set.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. - Those rumors about an on-screen reunion of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong? Reefer madness, Marin says. The 59-year-old actor - half of the Cheech & Chong comedy duo that embodied 1970s and 1980s marijuana humor - said there will ...
COMING ATTRActions.(Preview)(Theater review)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Country sound in cities The Dixie Chicks brings their "Accidents & Accusations" tour to the Pepsi Arena in Albany on Friday, July 28. From the other side of the fence, reigning country kings Brooks & Dunn return to the area for a stop on "The Long Haul Tour" at the Saratoga ...
Producers can make the next `American Idol' a better show.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARC SCHWARZ The Record (Hackensack N.J.) The confetti has settled, we're still bummed the Katharine McPhee-Meat Loaf duet wasn't "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," and we presume David Hasselhoff has stopped crying. As the latest season of "American Idol" ...
On-screen love leads stars to real-life romance.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: SANDY COHEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey. Jen and Ben. Angelina and Brad. ...
YouTube an outlet for more than video sharing.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: JOE GROSS Cox News Service AUSTIN, Texas - Six months ago, YouTube.com's post-it-yourself video application went live. Goofing off at work hasn't been quite the same since. The site allows users to upload short video clips of, well, whatever they like, which ...
Picks of the week - June 1-7.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... TODAY THEY'RE BAD, THEY'RE NATIONWIDE June is bustin' out all over, and the music has been moving outdoors with such recent events as the Albany Tulip Festival, the Bethlehem Spring Festival and Ballston Spa's Old Iron Spring Festival. Today, the Capital Region's ...
Moore presents 2nd Traverse City film fest.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, who engineered a film festival last summer in this northern Michigan resort town, announced that he will present the second annual Traverse City Film Festival. To take ...
Truffaut, Hugo put French accent on Internet.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: HELENE FOUQUET Bloomberg News A 1977 Francois Truffaut interview and the original manuscript of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" are among items France has put online, aiding President Jacques Chirac's goal to blunt the "Anglo-Saxon" dominance of the Web. About ...
Overseas market stronger for Hollywood sales.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: WILLIAM BOOTH Washington Post CANNES, France - While the Hollywood eye candy with the dark sunglasses is paraded before the paparazzi, the real and serious business of the Cannes Film Festival actually takes place in a cavernous basement next door to the grand movie ...
High and low notes; In his own words over 46 years, singer-songwriter reveals, mystifies.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: PETER MAGNANI Knight Ridder Western culture has developed a lot of different techniques for probing into an artist's soul. We publish their journals, notebooks and letters; write interpretive biographies and other forms of critical exegesis; invite them to give talks and ...
Regular guise; `King of Queens' Kevin James holds comedy court at Albany's Palace.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL LISI Special to the Times Union It's the little things in life that make Kevin James crazy. Like the guy in line in front of him at the airport with two missed belt loops on his pants. Yeah, he wanted to laugh out loud at the guy. He also ...
`Valley' guy; As usual, Edward Norton walks a lonely road to get his latest movie released.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: JAKE COYLE Associated Press In "Down in the Valley," Edward Norton plays a deluded 21st-century cowboy whose contrived Old West masculinity and aw-shucks innocence attracts a restless teenage girl who's desperate for something more authentic than the asphalt highways of ...
Sorting fiction and fact among the written words.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate Q: Why did you refer to the novel "The Da Vinci Code" as a "preposterous" work of fiction, yet fail to label the Bible as such? Do you honestly believe the Bible is a work of nonfiction? Aren't parts of the Bible "preposterous"? If ...
Bars & clubs.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Tonight Bruce Springsteen has brought considerable attention to the Erie Canal with his new album, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," featuring his rousing rendition of the traditional folk song, "The Erie Canal." The Boys of Wexford - featuring famed Irish fiddler P.V ....
Forward singing; Ronstadt rarely looks back when performing.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: ROBERT MARGOLIS Special to the Times Union If you happen to find a lost Grammy award, check to see if Linda Ronstadt's name is on it. If so, go ahead and hold onto it: She really doesn't look back all that much. "I left the first one I ever got in a rental ...
Bouquet of music; A bunch of Capital Region musicians celebrate CD releases.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES If April showers bring May flowers, then all of those May showers seem to bring a whole batch of CD release parties. The Tom Healey Band once again proves it's the Capital Region's premiere blues band with its self-released sophomore disc, "Tough ...
ORDER UP: In BRIef.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Chico's BBQ & Restaurant, 2490 Western Ave., Guilderland, 456-0940. Smoked barbecue chicken, brisket, pulled pork, turkey legs, ribs. Eat in, takeout. Average entree: $11. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. Reservations taken Sundays through Thursdays only. Wheelchair accessible. Visa, ...
He's so money; Literally: After `Crashers,' Vince Vaughn is a king of comedy.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: SUSAN WLOSZCZYNA USA Today Listening to Vince Vaughn riff is like hearing jazz. Words become musical notes, short staccato blasts or elongated sounds (when those plush lips form "movie," it becomes "m-oooo-vie"). Sentences become rhythmic patterns, with peaks, valleys ...
Comic timing; Aniston filmed `The Break-Up' only a few months after splitting with Pitt.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: SUSAN WLOSZCZYNA USA Today SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Jennifer Aniston is shivering. Not from fear that the phalanx of paparazzi outside the beachside hotel might snap a photo of her and Vince Vaughn, her new leading man in life and on screen, as they promote "The Break-Up." ...
SCREEN test.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Reputed real-life lovebirds Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn star this week in "The Break-Up" as recent exes battling over custody of their Chicago condo. Test your knowledge of other movies where apartments play integral parts: 1. What is the famous last line in Billy ...
OFFBEAT.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... One ringee-dingee, two ringee-dingee: The American Composers Orchestra took a unique approach to fundraising with their recent online auction. What made the auction so special wasn't merely the fact that they were using the Internet - lots of charities do that - but what they were ...
Old House the new place on Lark Street.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: RUTH FANTASIA Food editor In Albany, where a new high-end restaurant or swanky club seems to open every month, it's easy to overlook the little places that pop up. One of these is the Old House Cafe, a funky collection of rooms in the basement of Alpro Antiques and ...
Couric is honored on her last `Today'.(TV - RADIO)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID BAUDER Associated Press With co-host Matt Lauer bringing the tissues, the "Today" show threw a going-away party Wednesday for 15-year host Katie Couric, who is leaving to become the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News." "I'm feeling happy and sad and ...
Change is the core of Bush's future success.(Main)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARIANNE MEANS WASHINGTON - The joint newsconference last week of President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Bobbsey Twins of Iraq and Afghanistan, was a subdued affair, absent the swaggering self-confidence of old. Their brave but unconvincing ...
Shady characters; Film-noirish `Cat, Sun, Mirror' musical lands in lap of NYSTI director.(Preview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union It seems only fitting that Ed. Lange describes the score for "The Cat, The Sun, and The Mirror" as "coming in over the transom." The phrase has a distinctly noir-ish ring, and according to Lange, the show's director, so ...
Towpath Regatta goes with flow; Competition takes back seat to fun at event for not-so-serious paddlers.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAN HIGGINS Staff writer SCOTIA - Even though it takes some athletic ability to paddle a boat 4( miles, "fun" is the watchword for the upcoming Towpath Regatta. Because how serious can a race be if first prize is a bottle of water taken straight from the Mohawk River? ...
Property transfers.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The following is the list of property transfers filed recently with the office of the Schenectady County clerk: DUANESBURG Robert Merrihew and Rene Merrihew bought property on Schenectady-Duanesburg Road from Raymond Kennedy. Jr. for $79,000. Ricky Vitch ...
Jailed shelter owner seeks release; Lawyer to seek bail pending appeal in animal cruelty case.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARC PARRY Staff Writer COEYMANS - The case of a Coeymans shelter owner convicted of animal cruelty will continue in Albany County Court today as her lawyer tries to get her out of prison pending appeal. And in a bail application filed Tuesday, her attorney ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Ski season The U.S. Water Ski Show Team, based behind Jumpin' Jack's Drive-in in Scotia, at 5 Schonowee Ave., is hosting four Learn-to-Ski clinics this month. The clinics will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, as well as June 10, 17 and 24. Each session costs $25. ...
Project aims to stop flooding of road; Schenectady council awards contract to fill and level off dip in North Jay Street.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - As reliable as city property tax increases, flooding in the deep dip at the northern end of North Jay Street is routine each time a heavy rain passes over the Electric City. The city has spent more than $1 million to ...
YMCA to mark 140th anniversary.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports SARATOGA SPRINGS - The YMCA of Saratoga will celebrate its 140th anniversary today. Included in the day's festivities will be special appearances by costumed YMCA staff members around downtown, standing outside the various locations that housed ...
Dog's pawing ground is a natural behavior.(Life - Family)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL FOX DEAR DR. FOX: Two years ago, I adopted a shepherd-hound mix. She will soon be 5 years old. The only problem I have with her is when she goes to the bathroom in the yard. She paws the ground with her back paws, similar to a bull preparing to charge. She rips ...
Business certificates.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The following is the list of business certificates filed recently with the office of the Saratoga County clerk: BALLSTON Susan Kimble doing business as Answer Planet Consulting at 4 Carrousel Court, Ballston Spa. Leesa Pagan doing business as Eat My Words ...
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2006 ... TODAY MEETINGS Schenectady Chapter, Business Network International Where: Castelo's Restaurant, Nott Terrace, Schenectady When: 7 a.m. Cost: Free Contact: Renee Mandarano, 355-2677 Notes: Mike Baccari of Liberteks and Freda Yorgenson, owner of Firefly ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Register for child care The Ballston Area Community Center in Ballston Spa is now accepting applications for before- and after-school care and a half-day kindergarten program. For more information, visit http://www.ballstonareacc.org or call 885-3261. Canoe and kayak ...
Property transfers.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The following property transfers were recorded recently by the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office: BERLIN Katharine Willis and Gladys K. Hathaway bought property on Route 22 from Daniel Sanchez and Howard Commander for $113,900. EAST GREENBUSH ...
Mr. Spitzer's high hopes; His long list of campaign promises doesn't mean a thing without a plan for fulfilling them.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2006 ... E liot Spitzer was about halfway through a spirited speech, so full of promises and a determination to change the ways of Albany, at the Democratic state convention Tuesday before he got to what was supposed to be the laugh line. "Truth be told, it's gonna be a pretty busy first ...
Secrecy wins; The Supreme Court curbs First Amendment rights for public workers while on the job.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2006 ... T he Supreme Court 5-4 ruling handed down Tuesday curbing First Amendment rights is a tortured attempt by the majority to have it both ways. But at its core, it sends a signal to public employees that if they see wrongdoing on the job, they should not alert their supervisors, or else they ...
Emma Willard salutes seniors; Commencement on Sunday to cap off weekend of events.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports TROY - Emma Willard School will host its 192nd commencement on campus at 10 a.m. Sunday The keynote speaker will be Hannah Chase Kinney, M.D., a 1967 graduate of the school. Kinney is professor of neuropathology at Harvard University Medical ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Adoption and foster care information Parsons Child & Family Center will hold an informational meeting on adoption and foster care from 7 to 9 p.m. today at 60 Academy Road in Albany. For more information, call 426-2868 or go to http://www.parsonscenter.org on the Web. ...
Albany's St. James Institute prepares for its last liturgy.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - The last Eucharistic liturgy for St. James Institute will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 8, at St. James Church, 391 Delaware Ave. Bishop Howard J. Hubbard will preside. Earlier this year, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany - citing falling enrollment numbers ...
Bookmobile helps drive love of reading; Growing demand prompts library to increase number of stops on vehicle's route.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: KATE GURNETT Staff Writer ALBANY - Charlita White, 11, stands near Third Street after school, green skirt pressed, hair curled and her hopes up. She watches for a glimpse of the big purple bus. When librarian Will Takach lumbers up Lark Drive in Albany Public ...
Savvy students learn about law, order; In a talk with town justice, Blue Creek pupils discuss what they know about crime.(Capital Region)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff Writer COLONIE - What do 9-, 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds actually know about crime? They know about restraining orders. They know about marijuana. They're curious about murder. They know about cocaine. They know that if you are ...
9 indicted in Saratoga County Court; Drug possession, identity theft among pending charges.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer BALLSTON SPA - A Saratoga County grand jury indicted nine people last week, a spokeswoman for District Attorney James A. Murphy III said. The indictments were handed up on May 25 to County Court Judge Jerry J. Scarano. ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Free mammograms today The Rensselaer County branch of the Whitney Young Health Center, located at Fifth Avenue and 102nd Street in Lansingburgh, will be offering free mammograms today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free for women over 40 with little or no health ...
Class of 2006 mural a snapshot of the past; Seniors' pictures will grace wall at Waterford-Halfmoon High School long after they have moved on.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer WATERFORD - Finding a place to make your mark, to be remembered by those who follow, isn't easy. For the 61 members of the Class of 2006 at Waterford-Halfmoon High School, a mural coming together on the hallway near the auditorium may ...
Yahoo puts focus on homemade videos; New service mimics top competitor with ability to browse, rate clips.(Business)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is reprogramming its online video service so it's more like YouTube.com, an Internet upstart that has amassed a large audience in the past year with a free Web service that encourages people to post and share ...
Around tech valley.(Business)
Jun 01, 2006 ... CHAMBER NEWS Columbia County Chamber of Commerce's Excellence in Business Awards and Showcase will honor several individuals and organizations June 15 at Stageworks/Hudson. Sharon Palmer , executive director, Columbia County Historical Society, will receive the Tourism ...
Albany county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2006 ... TODAY BINGO Congregation Beth Abraham Jacob Where: 380 Whitehall Road, Albany When: 7:30 p.m. Notes: Doors open at 6 p.m.; every Thursday. VFW Post 1019 Where: 481 Washington Ave., Albany When: 8 p.m. Notes: Doors open at 6 p.m ....
Saratoga county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2006 ... TODAY ENTERTAINMENT Classical guitar performance Where: The Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 7 p.m. Contact: 584-4132 Notes: By Paul Quigley. In celebration of the opening of "Solitary Terrain: Ceramic and Mixed Media Sculpture." ...
Shoppers worry about economy; Consumers concerned about rising gas prices, falling stock market.(Business)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - Consumers seem to be growing more uneasy about the economy by the day - they're fretting about gas prices, inflation, the housing market, rising interest rates and their jobs. The question is, how anxious do they have to be before they curtail ...
Nassau looks at mining restrictions; Committee to establish regulations for zoning, commercial excavating.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer NASSAU - Town officials, with the help of a volunteer committee, are working to establish rules to restrict mining as two more applications have surfaced for gravel mines on top of three pending graywacke rock mining requests. Two ...