Nyack chiropractor Kristina Wodicka has been found not guilty on all counts of sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. The case boiled down to the testimony of a teenager who claimed to be victimized by the chiropractor vs. Wodicka’s own testimony. The defense poked holes in the credibility of the alleged victim. […]
STATEMENT FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE As you may know, there were allegations made on social media by family members of County Executive Ed Day that Rockland County legal business had been inappropriately referred to a White Plains law firm to benefit a female member of that law firm. It was further alleged that […]
By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman Finally, our President, Donald J. Trump, has caught up with the nearly 3-year-old efforts of those of us in New York State, including our Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee as well as this Ombudsman to call for the abolition of “SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS.” According to the Associated Press dated, May 9, 2019 […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Guess how much our nation’s system of mass incarceration costs each year? I’m talking about the taxpayer-funded budgets of prisons, jails, probation departments and the public employees who staff them. Add in the cost of running the criminal justice system; the amount spent on health care, food and incidentals for inmates; and […]
By Terry Jarrett Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule (ACE). Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP), the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. But the ACE offers […]
BY JOE KUHN Kristina Wodicka seemed remarkably composed during her testimony last Wednesday as she calmly and categorically denied the sexual abuse charges leveled against her by a former patient. Wodicka stands accused of eight counts of sexual abuse in the third degree and one count each of forceful touching and endangering a child. Her […]