WOLFE RESPONDS TO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER NAGUBUNDI’S LETTER

Dear Commissioner Nagubandi, I appreciate the time you took to respond to my call for an impartial body to study the mounting tension we are experiencing in Rockland County; this situation requires our immediate and unified attention. Allow me to clarify in response to your comments: my proposal to examine the recent hate crimes was […]

ASTORINO SENDS LETTER TO TV STATIONS WARNING NOT TO RUN CUOMO ADS CITING INDEPENDENCE PARTY LAWSUIT

Text of Astorino letter: Dear Madam/Sir, This letter is prompted by a grossly misleading television ad now being run on your stations by the Democratic State Committee on behalf of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding frivolous allegations in a lawsuit entitled The Westchester County Independence Party, et al. v. Robert P. Astorino, et al. […]

Policing and Public Relations Must go Hand in Hand

BY DIANE DIMOND It has been a monumental, multi-layered tragedy of errors. Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black teen was shot dead in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer. A scuffle at the patrol car, which has still not been fully explained, sparked the deadly encounter. And immediately, various groups of people jumped to […]

OPINION: Stop Singling out Fracking for Draining Water Supplies

BY CHRIS FAULKNER California, Nevada, and much of the southwest are experiencing major droughts. So when Golden State lawmakers killed a bill that would have banned the practice of hydraulic fracturing — or “fracking” — environmentalists cried foul. These “fractivists” claim the controversial drilling technique sucks up limited water supplies and exacerbates droughts. That claim […]

ANIMAL ADVOCATE PENS OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW ROCKLANDERS

Dear fellow residents of Rockland, Pets are owned by at least 2/3 of all households in Rockland. Whether you are a pet owner, animal advocate or just a conscientious person, issues of stray or homeless animals present concerns for public health and safety of all who reside in this county. I believe that all pet […]