Bill Buell

2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Bill Buell

NISKAYUNA — Paul Schaefer realized the possible conflicts that might arise from being both a builder of beautiful stone homes and an advocate for New York’s wilderness area. By all accounts, however, he managed to handle both realms just fine. So much so, in fact, he even surprised himself. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“w6 @7E6?

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Bill Buell

Like many people who enjoy taking a closer look at some of the biggest heroes in American history, Schenectady City Historian Chris Leonard is sometimes a bit disappointed. I remember way back when, when I was a young boy, how surprised I was when I discovered that George Washington owned as many as 123 slaves, and that Abraham Lincoln once defended a slave holder. History, like life, can get complicated.

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Bill Buell

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2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Bill Buell

Get ready to party, Schenectady County. History is upon us. The American Revolutionary War started 250 years ago this month in the Boston suburbs — at least the actual fighting — and that’s only the beginning. After Lexington and Concord, the war continued for nearly another eight years, and Schenectady County played a role throughout that time, in particular the summer of 1777. kAmqFE 367@C6 H6 86E E@@ :?G@=G65 :?

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Bill Buell

Suddenly, and quite uncharacteristically, Karen DeWitt felt a bit anxious and uncomfortable. She was at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, about to accept the very prestigious First Amendment Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association Foundation. kAm%96C6 H6C6 D6G6? C64:A:6?ED 36:?8 9@?@C65 7@C E96:C H@C< :? E96 7:6=5 @7 ;@FC?2=:D>[ 2?5 s6(:EE H2D D:?8=65 @FE 7@C 96C bc\J62C 42C66C 4@G6C:?8 E96 r2A:E@= :?