Dear Dylan, Someone once said “public office is the rent you pay for living in a democracy.” By running for Stony Point supervisor you have embraced this ideal and for that you have my sincere appreciation. I know how difficult it is to put your life on hold, to balance the family, the job, and […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Sometimes the justice system just doesn’t work. The prosecutor could be more interested in winning than finding the truth. The defense attorney might be inexperienced and botch things. Maybe the judge makes rulings that keep crucial evidence from the jury. Was the trial of 19-year-old Tyra Patterson of Dayton, Ohio, one of […]
To the Editor, What type of newspaper that purports to be legitimate publishes unsigned letters to the editor? If someone needs to express their opinion in a public forum they should identify themselves and newspapers should not enable people to hide themselves when making accusations. Allowing unsigned letters makes you no better the partisan rags […]
Friends, Last night we got the amazing news – after all of our hard work, time, sweat, and tears, we brought home a victory for this great county! It was a hard fought campaign, and you all gave so much of yourselves towards it. I was blown away by the support on the campaign trail, […]
To the Editor, During a 30-year period, as a social studies teacher at North Rockland High School and a part-time adjunct instructor at various local colleges, I taught my students to accept their responsibility to help enrich their community through participation in bettering it. Voting is an avenue of achieving competent leadership. It requires doing […]
Dear Friends, Due to the recent overwhelming reactions and feedback regarding Common Core, I will be joining with several of my colleagues on the Assembly Education Committee to hold a forum dealing with concerns expressed by educators, parents, and other stakeholders regarding the implementation of the new curriculum based on Common Core standards. I am […]