BY MICHAEL RICONDA Most of us have been at a border at some point in our lives and have faced the expected scrutiny that greets anybody leaving or entering the country. At this point in history, when illegal immigration, the drug wars and terrorism are on the minds of just about every border patrol agent […]
BY DIANE DIMOND If you robbed a bank and got caught, you would go to jail. If you waited in the getaway car while your cohort robbed the bank, you would go to jail as an accomplice, right? Of course you would. That’s what the law mandates. So how come, after a bank stands mute […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Not since the days when Wyatt Earp worked the Wild West wearing a badge and a gun has there been such good news for law enforcement. The number of federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers in the U.S. who died in the line of duty last year dropped to a total […]
To the Editor, It would appear the outgoing Director of the Dept. Of Tourism just refuses to get it. With the taxpayers enduring the last three years of large property tax increases, the Dept. of Tourism is ending 2013 by wasting taxpayer dollars on a fireworks display. The fireworks are not FREE as stated on […]
To the Editor, I enjoyed your predictions for 2014 in your always interesting Rockland County Times. I think 4 through 1 are on target. Did you post #5 just to get a rise out of me? Do you really believe St. Lawrence won’t be indicted!? Here’s my response: The FBI has an embarrassment of riches. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND At the top of my Crime and Justice wish list this year is the sincere hope that America finds a way to become a better functioning and more tolerant country. I wish for the lethargy of the electorate and the deterioration of trust and respect — in our government and in each […]