To the Editor, I take my electronic “pen” in hand to write the following words of praise for the Spring Valley Rest Home. First I want to thank the Home’s Administrator, Mrs. Myrna Daos, for allowing me to live under the home’s roof. When few other facilities would consider me, Myrna gave me a chance. […]
BY LEAH BINDER Americans are losing patience with our nation’s healthcare system. But the reverse is also true — our healthcare system is literally losing “patients.” More than 1,000 Americans die every day from errors, accidents, and infections in hospitals. Many more suffer at the hands of procedures that never needed to be done in […]
BY DIANE DIMOND When someone decides to retire, they tell the boss and within a few weeks there’s a party, maybe a gold watch, and they’re gone. Not so if you are Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder recently announced his retirement as the nation’s top cop, but promised to stay on until a replacement is […]
Note from Bob Rhodes to local media: All of a sudden I am seeing Asian knotweed along our roads. This is exceptionally nasty stuff. It uses runners as well as seeds and grows like crazy. It pushes out everything else and destroys all of the native vegetation that is needed by our birds. It is […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In a rare convergence of opinion, dedicated cops and community activists, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys, agree: To help keep the peace and restore community confidence in law enforcement, more cops should wear cameras. Police believe video evidence would help curb those who falsely cry, “Police brutality!” And civil rights […]
OP-ED BY ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE RICH COCCHIARA Railroad workers call them “bomb trains” and they pass through our towns and villages every day. Trains carry Bakken crude oil from North Dakota and other hazardous chemicals over the rail lines located along the Hudson River using DOT-111 tanker cars notably passing through New Windsor, Cornwall, Highlands, and […]