Open Letter to Ed Cox, To reverse the downward spiral of the Republican Party in New York, I asked Rob Astorino and you, to clean up the Republican Party and denounce all Republicans in Name Only (RINOs), before the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign. In particular, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, […]
To the Editor, The bodies aren’t even cold and the talk has already started about downsizing the Military. Usually Washington has the good taste to at least wait until the war is over before it starts this dance. I understand we won’t need an army the size that it is right now if we can […]
Candidate says “taxpayers deserve to know the truth’ STATEMENT FROM DAN CASTRICONE Tuxedo-NY Assembly Candidate Dan Castricone today called on the Governor Cuomo to reveal details of the IBM job retention agreement announced yesterday. “The Governor and IBM have announced with great fanfare a ‘new’ agreement that will “boost’ IBM’s minimum job commitment to New […]
To the Editor, Re: Governor Cuomo’s plan to use public money to fund college for prisoners, which I call the “Commit the crime, get free education for your time” scholarship, do not have to be paid back by the prisoner. It is a “free money” opportunity. The proposal is to spend up to $ 5,000 […]
FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KIERAN LALOR (R,C,I – Fishkill) Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) has announced a counter proposal to Governor Cuomo’s plan to offer free college classes to prisoners. Lalor is calling on the state to cut per prisoner spending by 10 percent. Once those savings are reached, the state would offer student loans to prisoners, […]
BY DIANE DIMOND This is a story about a cop’s cop. A hometown kid who devoted his life to keeping his community safe, a man who took on the duty no one should have to do — to minister to the murdered and help seek justice for their families. This column is dedicated to the […]