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 […]
Third installment of a multi-part series BY KERRY SCALES Rockland Solid Waste Authority By definition, organic materials come from plants or animals and are biodegradable. Leaves, brush, grass and food waste are all biodegradable and therefore, can be composted. Rockland County has three compost sites where yard waste organics can be turned back into a […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Let’s not kid ourselves. We are back in the business of war again. Oh, the politicians can call it whatever they want — like a counter-terrorism campaign — but when U.S. fighter planes are dropping bombs on ISIS forces in both Iraq and Syria, we are at war. When we send Navy […]
BY DICK RESCH Looking to get rich? Try welding. For the third consecutive year, positions in the skilled trades are the hardest to fill, according to a Manpower Group survey of American employers. This shortage is why a master welder can earn a six-figure salary — without a college degree. There aren’t enough skilled tradesmen […]
BY J. MICHAEL BARRETT Iran recently flight-tested two long-range ballistic missiles, ominously undermining nuclear negotiations with the West. North Korea is hardly backing off its nuclear and missile developments, either. The Hermit Kingdom recently conducted a third nuclear test and has restarted a uranium enrichment facility. Today, more than 30 nations have ballistic missiles that […]