During my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs.
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2/10/22
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Most New Yorkers want the same thing: a safe, affordable place to raise a family, one where our children can play outside without worry.
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By Christopher Carini
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2/3/22
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I hate to even appear to disagree with the pope, but not everyone wants to have children these days.
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2/3/22
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The strangest clock in the world isn’t a clock. Rather, it’s a simple drawing of one, composed solely of black lines and dots against a white background. The hour hand is pointed straight up . . .
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2/3/22
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As a former state official, I get many questions from readers, clients and friends about our political leaders. Lately, the most frequent one is, what do I think of Gov. Kathy Hochul?
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1/27/22
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Every book ever written is about the pandemic — at least that’s what I’m discovering after trying to escape the here and now through fiction.
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1/27/22
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I really needed to get on the Smart HQ website to get my new G.E. Café Series kitchen appliances online. Oh, you didn’t know? You must have internet-friendly ovens and cooktops these days.
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1/20/22
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What if we got knocked out of our socks by a brilliant turnabout in our national life? At the moment, “Happy New Year” rings hollow.
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1/13/22
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The 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the nine-month, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright . . .
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1/6/22
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In the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives.
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1/6/22
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