Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from April 2007:
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... TUESDAY MEETINGS Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce Where: Holiday Inn Albany, Wolf Road, Colonie When: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $10, members only, reservations required Contact: http://www.ac-chamber.org Notes: The chamber's Women's Business Council ...
For the record.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... BUILDING LOANS Saratoga County Lender: Pioneer Savings Bank Borrower: Veyeper Realty LLC Location: Route 9, Halfmoon Purpose: Property improvements Amount: $750,000 Recorded: Feb. 23 ...
FEWER BORDERS BEGETS MORE COOPERATION.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN VERO Lately, it seems as if our community leaders have focused on reform as the hottest topic in government. Revitalization of upstate New York (and our cities) has also taken front and center on the political stage. Both are topics in dire need of immediate ...
SPACES.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Name: Joan Heffler Age: 57 Title: Owner, Creative Expressions Photography, Pictures with Personality, Niskayuna Accouterments: Heffler's interest in collecting rocks was sparked by a friend who gave her fossil rocks to adorn her fish tank when she was ...
PAST SUCCESS MEANS LITTLE IN NEW CAREERS.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: HARVEY MACKAY Talk about Superman pulling a phone booth-style switcheroo. There's a New Zealander named David Kirk, who is now CEO of Fairfax Holdings, one of the biggest media outfits in Australia. Kirk is quite a guy, according to a report I saw recently on CNN ...
Up & Comers Heather Leddick.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Age: 32 Birthplace: Albany Residence : Rensselaer Family : Husband, Robert; sons Sean, 8, Connor, 4, and Ryan, 2 New title/company: Program director, Senior Services of Albany Responsibilities : Oversees program ...
house poor; as cities develop, ideas needed for residents who are being priced out.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: CHRISTOPHER D. RINGWALD Sounds flow down the corridors and disappear into the shadows and thin carpets of the DeWitt Clinton apartment building in downtown Albany. Where governors and socialites once mingled, the last few tenants box and bag their possessions amid the ...
on the move.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... PROFESSIONS Clough Harbour & Associates LLP Shaun DeMaranville of Clifton Park, a senior mechanical engineer in CHA's facilities and energy division, was named associate. Kristopher Detlefsen of Malden Bridge, a water resources engineer, was named ...
U.S. citizens can stop the genocide in Darfur.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAWRENCE ROSSIN Darfur, a Texas-size region in the west of Sudan, Africa's largest country, is the scene of this century's first genocide. The State Department and United Nations have reported "women, children and men killed indiscriminately ... villages destroyed by the ...
In current mind-set, science, religion clash.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Andrew Greeley (column, March 16) is not correct in labeling the research of cognitive anthropologists and psychologists, as reported in the New York Times Magazine on March 4, as an assault on religion. These scientists are not trying to discover or dispute if there is a God, ...
SCHOOL FOOD SHOULD LEAD TO HEALTH.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: JENNIFER WILKINS A familiar proverb claims "all roads lead to Rome." Well-engineered roads were a key strategy for the Roman Empire's military, commercial and political expansion. At the Community Food Security Coalition's National Farm to School Conference last month, ...
Joint strategy on Iraq is imperative.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: RONALD BROWNSTEIN The tragedy in the escalating confrontation between President Bush and the Democratic Congress over Iraq is that each has something the other needs. Bush has the authority to engineer a change of direction in the war. But he lacks the ...
It takes a TV show to get officials moving.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... It's wonderful what "Extreme Makeover" is doing for the Oatman-Gaitan family. But there may be something even more miraculous about this event. You reported that the TV program began preparing for this project ...
Albany needs to limit terms of elected positions.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... I am upset that Mayor Jerry Jennings is going to run for another term. It is sad that whoever is elected mayor of Albany has it in his head that it is a lifetime position. Meanwhile, we are getting a convention center that this town does not need or most residents want, the ...
The presidential race is already exhausting.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: EUGENE ROBINSON "We've got to stay awake because we have a march to finish," Hillary Rodham Clinton said last month in Alabama, attempting the singsong cadence of a Baptist preacher calling sinners to the Lord. Clinton's subject was the ongoing struggle for civil ...
Playing into totalitarians' hands.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: KATHLEEN PARKER With an unintentional irony that might even tickle the Prophet himself, a new book called "Killed Cartoons" killed a cartoon. Not because it was bad, but because it was just too good. The book, edited by David Wallis and published by Norton, ...
Slowing the rising costs of health care possible.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALICE RIVLIN and JOSEPH ANTOS Medical care is enormously more effective than it was a few years ago and most Americans are living longer, healthier lives. But improved care is costly. We will spend $2.2 trillion on health care this year - more than 16 percent of ...
Now what, New York?(Perspective)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2007 ... T oday's lesson comes from professor William Mayer of Northeastern University in Boston, among others. It could be called "Oops, backfire." Or perhaps "How New York Legislators Outsmarted Themselves." It was just late last month, remember, that the Legislature jumped on the ...
Mr. Mueller's pleas.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2007 ... F BI Director Robert S. Mueller is sounding like a broken record. Once again he is promising senators that the bureau will fix a problem that never should have occurred in the first place. Once again he is pledging to move quickly to "correct the deficiencies." But it is good to ...
The success of the Capital District YMCA has always been a team effort.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... During the past weeks, a great deal has been made of my pending departure from the Capital District YMCA and the proliferation of the YMCA in the area through my tenure. All the accolades have been touching and appreciated, while the Times Union editorial was beyond expectation, and far ...
Emancipation changed character of Civil War.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A recent letter by Kevin Shanley maintains that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation is too often credited with freeing the slaves, and that in fact it did not do this. Although this claim is factually accurate, it fails to convey, and in fact minimizes, the significance of the document. ...
Lawmakers must end their member items.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Governor Spitzer "has not promised to fund member items." (March 23 "Pork: Pact makes spending open to public.") I'm tired of reading about the progress being made in "transparency" regarding legislative member items. "Member items" are just plain not good government! ...
The three numbers that can bring so much good.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: SUSAN K. HAGER The air conditioner in the home of a senior citizen with a limited income stops working in the middle of a heat wave. A woman becomes concerned about her mentally ill brother who she thinks may be off his medications. A mother and ...
WAR FOES STILL MUST BE CANDID.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: CYNTHIA TUCKER Given deep-seateddiscontent with the war in Iraq, the new Democratic majority in Congress believes it has a political mandate for withdrawal of U.S. troops. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid succeeded in passing ...
To save U.S., stay American.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAMES P. PINKERTON The same bad ideathat is ruining Europe threatens to ruin the United States, too. Indeed, the news that Uncle Sam can't find more than 600,000 of what the government calls "fugitive aliens," those who have been ordered out of the country but slipped ...
Service will rehab home for safety.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER - Business writer The first thing Dean Whittemore looked at was the front walk. It was devoid of cracks or obstructions, with a smooth transition from the driveway. Good. Then came the stoop. There were two steps leading up to the front door ....
A SHORT STAY AND A BIG BENEFIT.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER - Business writer TROY - Guy Cunningham's operation at Albany Memorial Hospital about a month ago did more than leave him with nearly 100 staples in his leg and a scar running from his ankle to his groin. The surgery, which bypassed a blocked ...
COLLEGE STUDENTS GETTING THE CALL.(Business)
Apr 01, 2007 ... College students typically work as camp counselors or landscapers during the summer, but this year they might consider working for the phone company. Verizon Communications Inc. is looking to hire as many as 100 people for temporary jobs in the Capital Region this summer, ...
congress vote.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Targeted News Service WASHINGTON - Here's how the senators and representatives of New York state and the Capital Region voted on key bills and amendments last week. Senate Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 21): The Senate on March 23 ...
Big, small tax cheats hurt us all.(Perspective)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: HARRY ROSENFELD Even the experts are only able to estimate the amount of taxes Americans evade each year by not reporting their true earnings, mostly intentionally. They say that it could be $345 billion, or more, but most certainly around $300 billion. ...
NBA Standings.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... UNKNOWN_UFCODE: nba05 Invalid extra lead parameter EASTERN CONFERENCE xd-Detroit 46 26 .639 - x-Cleveland 44 29 .603 2 1/2 d-Toronto 40 32 .556 6 d-Miami 39 33 .542 7 x-Chicago 43 31 .581 4< 1/2 New Jersey 34 39 .466 12 ...
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS: Purchased the contract of LHP Bobby Seay from Toledo of the IL. Placed LHP Edward Campusano and RHP Roman Colon on the 15-day DL, and INF Tony Giarratano on the 60-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS:Purchased the contract of ...
Game Time.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Nets Wednesday: vs. Atlanta, 7:30, YES Friday: at Chicago, 8:30 Saturday: vs. Washington, 7:30 Celtics Today: vs. Cleveland, 6 Wednesday: at Milwaukee, 8 Friday: vs. Miami, 7:30 Yankees ...
ON THIS DATE.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... 1938 Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. 1940 Gov. Herbert Lehman of New York signs the Dunnigal bill, which legalizes pari-mutuel ...
Patroons' coach defended.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... I can honestly state that I was not too surprised to read Mr. Ettkin's article regarding his interview with Coach Richardson, given the fact that Mr. Ettkin was on a personal mission to hang a black cloud over the Albany Patroons' heads since last season. I recall him attending ...
A battle brews on future of fighting; Many hockey players say enforcers are necessary.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE IORIZZO - Staff Writer They fought bare-knuckle, right at center ice, in front of only a few popcorn vendors and janitors. Rob Skrlac, a longtime Albany River Rats tough guy, always loved a good hockey fight, even if no one was watching. The River Rats ...
Qualifying takes toll; Teams face stress of racing to make races.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Wood Brothers Racing didn't get any break from the tensions of qualifying for this weekend's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, even though the famous team's shop used to be just a few miles from the track. Co-owner ...
History may be on Tiger's side; Woods, Mickelson are taking turns at Masters.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Combined wire services History has a way of repeating itself at Augusta National, and it seems to work in twosomes. First, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead took turns winning the Masters during a four-year stretch, with Hogan taking the title in 1951 and '53 and Snead ...
Danes do good _ twice; Team helps player's sister during victory over UMBC.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS - Staff Writer UAlbany 13 UMBC 9 ALBANY - The opponent on the field and the 12-year-old girl on the sideline were all the motivation the University at Albany men's lacrosse team needed Saturday afternoon. The ...
COMmunity Bulletin Board.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL American Legion Tournaments. Accepting registration for players and teams. Ages 19 and older. Also, tryouts for 19 and younger. Joe Pettograsso, 489-4980; 429-7566. Capital District Knights. Registration for spring and summer season. Ages 12 and under. Pete ...
Pitching woes hit top teams.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Rogers Identifying playoff teams based on the talent and teamwork shown in March is hard enough. It can become total guesswork when injuries enter the picture. As spring training ended, two of the teams seen as the strongest in baseball, the Yankees and ...
Gyroball has believer; Matsuzaka's pitch has Phillies' Rollins nodding.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - Jimmy Rollins is a believer in Dice-K and the mysterious gyroball. "It's a funky pitch; it definitely is," said Rollins, the Phillies' All-Star shortstop. "It's something new in America." Well, get ready America ....
Mets hope to do what Cards did.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: R.B. FALLSTROM - Associated Press ST. LOUIS - Jeff Suppan pitched the game of his life, light-hitting Yadier Molina muscled up for a huge home run, and rookie closer Adam Wainwright froze the New York Mets' best hitter. Though the stakes will be considerably ...
Bocanegra moving from QB to receiver; Ford names Blasinsky UAlbany's No. 1 quarterback.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff reports The University at Albany football team will have a new starting quarterback when it opens spring practice in eight days. UAlbany coach Bob Ford said he's promoting sophomore Frank Blasinsky to No. 1 on the depth chart and moving junior Daniel ...
DQ ends Phelps' bid for eight golds.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Combined wire services MELBOURNE, Australia - Michael Phelps ' bid for eight gold medals at the world championships ended early today with the shocking disqualification of his U.S. teammates in the 400-meter individual medley relay preliminaries. Butterflyer ...
Wyoming wins final of WNIT.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. - Jodi Bolerjack and Justyna Podziemska scored 16 points apiece to lead Wyoming to a 72-56 victory over Wisconsin in the WNIT championship game Saturday. The Cowgirls (27-9) had a double-digit lead through most of the second ...
Rats take advantage; Albany to visit Bridgeport with lead for playoff spot.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY - Special to the Times Union Rats 5 Admirals 3 ALBANY - Evidently it takes the cream of the crop to bring out the Albany River Rats' A game. Albany proved it again Saturday night. They used the mighty Norfolk Admirals as a ...
Maggette misses game.(Life-Health)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. - Corey Maggette sat out the Los Angeles Clippers game against Portland on Saturday night with a chest contusion. ...
NHL STANDINGs.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE W L OT Pts GF GA dx-Buffalo 50 21 7 107 295 235 dx-Pittsburgh 45 23 11 101 271 239 d-Atlanta 41 27 11 93 237 239 x-Ottawa 47 24 8 102 279 214 x-New Jersey 46 24 8 100 206 194 Tampa Bay 43 32 ...
Victory by committee; Rutgers women rely on four to score, all to defend.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Combined wire services CLEVELAND - There's no feisty point guard, slam-dunking virtuoso or shot-blocking giant on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This starless, seniorless squad, on an unexpected trip to the Final Four, doesn't rely on any one player to make the ...
Pak, Pettersen lead; Quadruple bogey puts Ochoa five shots off pace.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Se Ri Pak kept her mistakes to a minimum, finished with a 35-foot birdie putt and now stands one round away from becoming the seventh woman to complete the career Grand Slam. Lorena Ochoa (77) made a whopper that might ...
Seeds sown by former Union leader; Princeton AD Walters is NCAA basketball chair.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer ATLANTA - Among 53,510 college basketball fans at the Georgia Dome and millions more watching on television, one man was beaming more than most Saturday night. Gary Walters, chair of the NCAA men's basketball commit tee, got it ...
Blame now the game; Player says Pats quit; GM says best for coach to go.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN - Staff Writer Some of the Albany Patroons knew all too well they weren't going to win the Continental Basketball Association championship. On the long trip to Yakima, Wash., on Thursday, the Patroons were already beaten. "A lot of people on this ...
Guilderland gets big win; Girls' lacrosse team tops 2006 state semifinalist.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff reports Danielle Tetreault scored three times, including the game-winning goal with 2:08 left in regulation, to help Guilderland defeat last year's New York State Class A runner-up and Section III champion Fayetteville-Manlius ...
ODEN NEEDS ANOTHER YEAR OF SCHOOLING.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jason Whitlock ATLANTA - The only thing we know for sure is that a tremendous point guard took the court in the Final Four semifinal pitting Georgetown and Ohio State. Everything beyond Mike Conley's play remains a mystery. Conley, an Ohio State freshman, ...
Scat Daddy easily wins Florida Derby.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Todd Pletcher was in Dubai Saturday, where he went 0-for-5 at the World Cup. But a few hours later his horse, Scat Daddy, pulled away in the stretch for a 1 1/4 -length victory over Notional in the $1 million race at ...
Jagr leads Rangers.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: STEVE ZIPAY - Newsday Rangers 6 Flyers 4 PHILADELPHIA - Despite a porous defensive effort, the New York Rangers enhanced their chances to return to the playoffs for the second consecutive year with a 6-4 defeat of the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday. ...
This time, it's hoops; After meeting in BCS final, Ohio State, Florida to battle for basketball crown.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer ATLANTA - The end scoreboards at the Georgia Dome have footballs to mark which team has possession. After all, the Atlanta Falcons are the building's prime tenants. Those footballs seemed appropriate Saturday night after Ohio ...
Knicks lose in overtime; New York coach rails about officials after loss.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: FRANK ISOLA - New York Daily News Hornets 103 Knicks 94 OKLAHOMA CITY - While the New York Knicks' playoff chances continue to slip away, Isiah Thomas picked a fight Saturday night with a foe even greater than any his team has faced this season. ...
Smaller minutes for game's big men.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer ATLANTA - The chef's special Saturday night turned into a foul smell. The Final Four game between Ohio State and Georgetown was an anticipated matchup of King and Kong. Greg Oden, the Buckeyes' 7-foot center who likely will be ...
Scene & Heard.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... It's a buzz like few have heard ATLANTA - From the outside, the structure doesn't bowl you over, either in its size or as an architectural marvel. Inside is a different story. About four hours before tip-off Saturday, I wandered into the Georgia Dome, ...
Tim Wilkin's picks of the month 6.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... 6 Mahoning Valley at Conquest, 7 p.m.The Albany Conquest start another season at Times Union Center when they play Manoninv Valley. Spring is here! Pearl Street will be alive with Conquest groupies at the first block party. What a fine time it will be. I can't see the Conquest letting ...
Bottom lines.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Panchero's Mexican Grill founder Rodney Anderson has made Rick Majerus an offer he can put his teeth into. Anderson said Friday that if Majerus becomes the next coach of the Hawkeyes, Panchero's will give the coach free burritos for the duration of his stay in Iowa City. ...
Talking points.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A study released last week reveals that only 8.4 percent of major leaguers last season were of African-American descent. That's the lowest in at least two decades. In 1975, African-Americans filled 27.5 percent of big-league roster spots. American-born black players accounted for 19 ...
N.Y. Times Best-Sellers.(Travel-Books)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Hardcover Fiction 1. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high school shooting reveals the fault lines in a New Hampshire town. Last week: 1 Weeks on list: 2 2. SHOPAHOLIC & BABY, by Sophie Kinsella. Becky is pregnant, and the obstetrician ...