To the Editor, For the past few years, the New City Library Board has not functioned harmoniously and has been noted for its lack of transparency. Also, there has been a lack of civility by certain members of the board. I’m glad there is a new election of trustees to the library board taking place […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Readers of this column know I spend a considerable amount of time dissecting what’s wrong with our crime and justice system. But during this season of giving thanks for the positive things in life, let’s pause to express thanksgiving for the fact that our number one national worry — falling victim to […]
BY DERRYCK GREEN To say the ObamaCare rollout has been difficult for President Obama is an understatement. It is the epitome of a disaster. Obama has been in damage-control mode since October 1. The release of his signature legislation, the misnamed Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), has been disastrous. Bureaucratic incompetence is on full display as […]
To the Editor, Instead of throwing away $225M in taxpayer money, Cuomo could save a couple thousand jobs at Remington, Savage and other arms makers at no cost to the taxpayer by ridding us of the SAFE Act. Pennsylvania created 232,000 new jobs at $60,000 a year plus, small communities and counties in Northern Pennsylvania […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In this time of economic strain, anyone who doesn’t look at ways to cut his or her personal or business budget is just not being responsible. Same goes for the justice system. For nearly two decades, lawyers working with death row inmates have spent countless hours, court time and multiple tens of […]
To the Editor, National Healthcare seems to be on everyone’s mind – but we’ve had a National Healthcare system for nearly a century. It’s called the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA Healthcare system in the past few decades has developed a Neighborhood Clinic system, which we’re proud to say, started right here in Rockland […]