Dear Editor, Last week, the Town of Orangetown, in conjunction with the Rockland County Planning Department, held an important workshop to educate professionals in a number of fields (government, planning, law) about the issues raised by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). This controversial federal law can tie the hands of local […]
To the Editor, The bullying of gun owners continues in New York. The NY SAFE Act was not enough. Now micro stamping is due for a vote in the Codes Committee. Imagine if Albany passed a law that said all future sales of printing presses had to come from one manufacturer. Would you sit still […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA It’s no longer hyperbole to suggest the government might be after your guns. A previously obscure Justice Department program which aims penalize law-abiding citizens who abide by the “wrong” laws was recently revealed. Though it is not a major item of discussion compared to other dubious Justice Department maneuvers like Fast and […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Open Letter to the Editor at Time Magazine: It was with great anticipation that I picked up your May 14, 2014, edition with the big red college pennant on the cover emblazoned with the word RAPE. “Great,” I thought, “The mainstream media is finally going to report about the sexual crimes committed […]
COLUMN BY MICHAEL MELANIPHY Public transportation is as popular as ever. Ridership just reached its highest level in 57 years. Americans took 10.7 billion trips on subways, buses, and trains in 2013. But this trend may hit a roadblock if Congress does not take action in the coming months to reverse a tax inequity that […]
BY LYNN A. DUGLE The Target data breach could have been a story pulled from a heist movie, with the thief coming in through the airducts. Reports indicate the multi-billion dollar hack took place after the network credentials of a heating and air conditioning subcontractor paid to remotely monitor the temperature at Target stores was […]