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No re-use may be made in any form without prior written permission and payment of applicable fees, if any. This includes, but is not limited to, print, tape, film, CD-ROM, computer online services and merchandise logos.

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Any claim of copyright infringement against the Times Union or timesunion.com should be made, in writing, to:

Mike Spain
Associate Editor
Times Union
Box 15000
Albany, N.Y. 12212

All inquiries about re-use must be made, in writing, to Mike Spain at the above mailing address or at the e-mail address: mspain@timesunion.com

The timesunion.com archives offer readers access to articles published in the Times Union from 1986 to the present, and in The Knickerbocker News from 1986 to April 1988.

Articles by non-staff writers generally are archived for informational viewing only. In some cases, they are not available for re-use without specific arrangements being made directly between the authors and the parties wishing to use such material. The Times Union does not broker such arrangements.