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Senate Bill 59: The protect politicians from getting caught bill. It is hard to deny a recording that is made public, and it has damaged many a politician’s career. So now they want to make these recordings illegal to protect themselves from getting caught. No more accidental open mic stuff, no recordings of them saying something they don’t want made public, no more recordings of illicit transactions.

Squawker, instead of taking offense at your “poor, dumb” remarks about us hard-working, flag-waving, tax-paying, God-fearing, 100 percent American rednecks, I’ll just remind you that we were smart enough not to vote for Hillary Clinton. Can you say that?

The Sunday crossword puzzle was really difficult; not to solve but to read. Come on guys, you can do better.

Trump declares a national emergency then goes golfing. What a joke.

Well, I sent off for my DNA kit and I’m almost sorry I did. I found out I was an English-Irish- Scottish-Italian-Scandinavian-Eastern European American. Sure was simpler when I was just a plain old American.

I am looking forward to going by the Change Center. Sounds like a fascinating concept, and judging from The Herald, some fascinating people running it.

New York got a valentine from Amazon: no new headquarters. The anti-capitalist ecoterrorists are happy, but the folks expecting 25,000 jobs to come are not too thrilled.

Trump hired illegal immigrants to work at his hotels. Perhaps he should build a wall around his resorts. Hypocrite.

The state was smart to name Jeff Sinyard head of the DNR board. And Dougherty County is lucky to have such a classy man in our community. I just wish he’d come back and try to help straighten out some of the mess going on with our city and county governments.

Studies show Trump lovers have larger amygdalas, which explains why they live in fear of everything. The amygdala controls emotions; the larger it is, the more paranoid you become. Fact.

Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Ellen DeGeneres and other Democrats condemned the alleged racist attack on “Empire” Actor Jussie Smollet, but the whole attack was a staged set-up. Proof that Democrats believe fake news.

I was really impressed with Clennon King’s documentary and proud that someone who was raised here in Albany has taken an active part in telling our region’s history. It’s not always pretty, but what happened is what happened, and Mr. King shone a bright light on the plight of James Fair Jr.

King Chuck and Queen Nancy are now Trumped by the POTUS.

Wall Street financial news and opinion website “24/7 Wall Street” has released 50 worst cities in America to live. Five are in Georgia. Albany is one of the five. But the city and county leaders raise property tax and want another 1 percent sales tax. Wonder where they think this is going to end?

The worst mistake Abraham Lincoln made was appointing Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.