Readers Sound off on the Death Penalty

Readers Sound off on the Death Penalty

BY DIANE DIMOND Whenever I write about serial killers, guns and the death penalty, my inbox blows up. Last week’s column about convicted murderer Dylann Roof and America’s policy of capital punishment — public support for it, the costs associated with it and its usefulness in deterring other criminals — definitely stirred passions. Some readers […]

Indian Point Closure Strikes Another Blow to New York

Indian Point Closure Strikes Another Blow to New York

To the Editor, For years the Cuomo administration; state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; and their hysterical and retrograde antinuclear allies, including Riverkeeper, have waged a shameless campaign of fear, loathing, and—in the fashion of the day—fake news against Indian Point. “Not safe!” they cried, in determined contradiction of the repeatedly rendered expert opinion of the […]

County Executive’s Corner: Politics Disguised as Populism

County Executive’s Corner: Politics Disguised as Populism

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Governor Andrew Cuomo thinks that local governments need a lecture on how to save money. He publicly “ordered” all county executives to convene meetings to develop plans to cut property taxes and then put the plan to a vote. No conversation, no discussion, no respect for fellow executives ¬– […]

“ALL GAVE SOME — SOME GAVE ALL”

“ALL GAVE SOME — SOME GAVE ALL”

THEY GIVE THEIR TOMORROWS — FOR OUR TODAYS IF YOU CAN READ THIS IN ENGLISH — THANK A VETERAN January 15, 2017 Letter’s To The Editor As an American citizen, and Korean War Vet. year after year I have seen that we were proud to be American. Sunday is a day to get family and […]