ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL They fired who? Phil Reisman, the best of the remaining columnists at the The Journal News (White Plains), has been unceremoniously axed by the vampire coven of headshrinkers who rule the Gannett Corporation. A 38-year-veteran, Reisman was one of the White Plains newspaper’s most established and popular voices, known for enlightening […]
It’s been 2-1/2 years since the scandal at the Phoenix VA broke. If you remember, 40 veterans had died waiting for medical care. The Inspector General’s (IG) report just came out the beginning of October. Has anything changed? No – it’s sad to say it hasn’t. Phoenix wasn’t the only VA Hospital that was in […]
BY DIANE DIMOND U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed to the highest court in the land for life. But I believe it is time for 83-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to hang up her robe. We should all take a moment to acknowledge her long and spectacular legal career. Ginsburg has been a true liberal […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Truth be told, we do a pretty good job in this country of keeping track of automobiles, doctors and teachers. We do a pretty lousy job keeping track of rogue police officers. That’s right. There is no comprehensive national system for tracking bad-seed officers. The result is so-called “gypsy cops,” who leave […]
BY JERRY DONNELLAN It’s been 2-1/2 years since the scandal at the Phoenix VA broke. If you remember, 40 veterans had died waiting for medical care. The Inspector General’s (IG) report just came out the beginning of October. Has anything changed?  No – it’s sad to say it hasn’t. Phoenix wasn’t the only VA Hospital that was in trouble, […]
To the Editor, Thanks for the great coverage of the Haverstraw 400th Anniversary celebration events. The recent dinner at the Elk’s Club was top-notch. The celebration has lasted all year, starting with the opening on Feb. 22 at Town Hall, and then multiple events every month thereafter. My exhibit “Dutchtown and Major Andre” opened at […]