Stop the Gimmicks and Lower Taxes for All New Yorkers

Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s Tax–Free Zone Gimmick from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “Governor Cuomo’s ‘tax free’ plan is a gimmicky attempt to justify corporate welfare. Cuomo’s tax free plan really means tax free for just a few and high taxes for everyone else. The plan will boost a few corporations picked by […]

THE SHAME OF THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC PARTY

BY ROGER STONE The once proud New York Democratic Party of Herbert Lehman, Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, now turns a blind eye to sexual harassment of women. The National Organization of Women and the other prominent feminist groups say nothing. The liberals prove they are more interested in machine politics than safety in […]

Legislature Committee to Discuss Term Limits for County Exec and Legislators

A bill sponsored by Legislator Douglas Jobson Jr. and county executive candidate Legislator Ed Day would place a term limit on the position of county executive and legislator of three four-year terms. The proposal is set to be discussed at Wednesday’s meeting of the Rules Committee. Day’s competitor Legislator Ilan Schoenberger (D) has also suggested term […]

Measles Visits Rockland

Pomona, NY – The Rockland County Department of Health has identified a case of measles in Rockland County. During the Health Department’s investigation, it was discovered that the individual with measles was at the Hatzlacha Grocery Store, located at 80 West Street, Spring Valley, on Wednesday, May 22. Individuals who may have been at this location […]

Health Care Exchanges to be up and Running by October

Health Care Exchanges to be up and Running by October

Dose of reality has peculiar taste BY KATHY KAHN Special to The Rockland Times Does Obama care? Americans do and they certainly hope the president’s plan to provide health insurance to all is going to work. The Affordable Care Act is about to arrive in full force this October, 2013. New York opted to set […]

Americans in the Government’s Bull’s-eye

BY DIANE DIMOND Americans are being unfairly targeted by their own government. The proof is undeniable. It is clear that two of the nation’s biggest and most intimidating agencies — the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice — have overstepped their bounds by trampling on citizens’ rights. We should all be outraged. You […]