Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans on 7th anniversary of Katrina BY JACQUELINE PARKER Just as the restored New Orleans was ready to settle down, Hurricane Isaac landed in their backyard on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 29. Hurricane Isaac was officially changed to a Category 1 storm Monday afternoon and about 75 percent […]
BY CARL P. PALADINO Over the years Senator George Maziarz has placed many members of his friends and family club as employees of the New York State Power Authority, many in very high paying positions. This effort was conducted with total disregard of the Peter Principal which is defined as the attempt to promote or […]
BY HEATHER HACKNEY Last Wednesday, August 22, Stone Temple Pilots and their opening act The Crash Kings took the stage at Bethel Woods. The night was not one of usual Bethel style, where people were flooding the lot hours before the show. Surprisingly enough, though this show was one I was looking forward to, it […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Little Radical Theatrics, now in its third year, is made up mostly of 20-something young actors from Rockland and Westchester counties making their way to theatrical careers and “Little Night Music” is no exception. Last weekend Little Radical performed “Little Night Music” with outstandingly talented actors from Rockland and Westchester counties. […]
BY YURI VANETIK The unemployment rate remains stuck at over 8 percent. The number of Americans not in the labor force is at an all-time-high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to struggle. Clearly, the economy is still fragile. To be fair, some of the reasons are outside the control of American policymakers — chiefly, […]
BY CHRIS EDES Libertarian Party of New York’s candidate for U.S. Senate A recent poll by the Associated Press ranked the TSA as unpopular with Americans as the IRS. In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, something had to be done — but did we do the right thing? An increasing number of […]