Opinion

Syracuse is home to some of the most innovative companies that have developed solutions and products that, quite literally, have changed the world. By tapping into this creative, solution-oriented spirit, the city of Syracuse hopes to develop technologies to address a variety of its civic challenges. This effort is a part of the city’s broad […]

Thoughts of socialism swirl about us these days. From young college kids to good-ole Bernie Sanders — and various supporters in between. Nearly half the Democrats surveyed say they like socialism. Socialism makes me think of horse manure. As a teen, I worked a bit for Johnny. He was an old farmer noted for two

There are many big-time schools of thought. Most have fancy names. My favorite is one nobody writes or talks about — the “Yeah But School of Thought.” We see “yeah but” thinking in lots of places. That includes the Federal Reserve. Don’t go to sleep on me, now. I won’t bore you with dry stuff

We live in a divided country. And I don’t just mean politically. Our economy is creating winners and losers, with no clear way up the ladder for millions of Americans. The last few decades have produced great inequality of wealth and with it, unequal access to the levers of power. We’re split along regional lines. We’re

Too often it goes unrecognized, but New York state is a leader in agriculture. The farmers in our state grow and produce a diverse range of commodities and Upstate’s nutrient-rich soils give way to some of the best products in the nation. Year after year, New York farms produce award-winning dairy products, wines, and apples that

Troubling new statistics from the Census Bureau highlight the stark reality of how bad upstate New York’s poverty rates have become. In fact, three upstate cities — Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester — have among the top 25 worst childhood poverty rates in the nation. Under Gov. Cuomo’s neglectful watch and misguided liberal policies, upstate New

It’s so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to pull the covers over their heads and ignore the news.  There’s dysfunction at the highest levels of government. Recent reports — the new book by Bob Woodward and a New

Student enrollment in public schools in New York state is down to nearly its lowest point in close to 30 years. The reason for the drastic drop shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone living through our state’s appalling economic conditions — people are fleeing in droves to escape sky-high taxes and the cost of

Suppose you run a small business, maybe a diner, or a shop, or a repair service. And suppose you hold strong political and social views. You hate this candidate and love his opponent. You hate — or love — gun laws. You love — or hate — Planned Parenthood. You think climate-change deniers are idiots —