BY ALEXANDRA KEZEK Sharyl Attkisson-former CBS reporter-has made explosive allegations agains the US government with the release of her book “Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington.” In the book, Attkisson reveals that she has been under surveillance while looking into scandals in the Obama Administration. […]
BY BARNABY JOYCE With the soaring cost of gasoline, many people are seeking more economical ways of getting around. Increasingly, people are car-pooling or taking the bus. Many city dwellers rely solely on mass transit and taxis to get around; they rent cars whenever they need to take longer trips. In at least 20 American […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Did all the snarky campaign ads on television make you absolutely sick? Yeah, me, too. I’m glad this mid-term election over! Nasty cracks, smarmy innuendo, selective editing of opponents’ interviews and downright lies. Isn’t there something that should be done to a candidate who deliberately tries to deceive the electorate? Actually, 16 […]
A 3-year-old American bulldog/boxer mix, Lilly was surrendered for not getting along with the other animals in the house. Lilly was a shy girl when she first arrived, but that soon changed. Full of energy and ready to play, Lilly would make a great hiking companion or exercise partner. Lilly would do best in a […]
By Susan Gewirtz We look up through branches We’re drunk on heat, The leaves in perfect clusters Distill the yellow light, The noon sun hangs fiercely, The forest’s strobe-lit islands Float in shadows; Here we separate from negative time, The brown clay of our bodies Thrown from the earth, We stretch like wire, We soak […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York Archdiocese announced their list of planned mergers and closings of Catholic parishes throughout the Hudson Valley, a move which will impact four locations in Rockland County. The decision is part of the Archdiocese’s broad initiative to cut costs and consolidate church holdings, a plan the Archdiocese dubbed “Making All […]