Letter to the Editor: THE ANTI-EISENHOWER LEGACY OF JOHN BIRCH

To the Editor, I’ve become aware of a book on the history of World War II written by Robert Welch who founded the John Birch Society back in 1958. This book is based largely on the explosive allegations it contains about the alleged crimes of General Dwight Eisenhower in the war in Europe, which have […]

Letter to the Editor: READER: WE SHOULD FEAR DESAL

To the Editor, I am a private citizen who happens to be very concerned about United Water’s proposed Desalination Plant on the Haverstraw Bay. Suffice it to say, I will not go into all of the reasons I am against this plant, as my opinions are the same as many environmental groups such as the […]

A “Direct” Way to Lower Health Costs

BY DICK RESCH Has America tamed the health-cost monster? The data seem to indicate as much. Health spending has grown by about 4 percent annually over the past four years — the lowest rate in half a century. But our apparent victory may be short-lived. Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation estimate that the recession […]

Expanding Medicaid: A Foolish Way to Improve Healthcare Access

BY SALLY C. PIPES United States Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently said “that if you want a healthier population, looking at the opportunity to expand Medicaid has got to be a piece of the puzzle.” Expansion of Medicaid — the jointly run federal-state health plan for low-income Americans — has long been […]

Another shooting, another misguided debate

BY MICHAEL RICONDA When Navy veteran Aaron Alexis, 34, opened fire at the U.S. Navy yard in Washington D.C. on September 16, the job had practically been laid out for the media and the broader public discussion. One could already see the battle lines drawn long before Alexis ever picked up a gun. On every […]

Is Obamacare a time bomb for the average wage earner?

Is Obamacare a time bomb for the average wage earner?

Death and taxes may be the one thing we can all be certain of, but would the Supreme Court have declared the Affordable Care Act a tax if the Internal Revenue Service did not exist? Craig Bergman, conservative talk show host in syndication in 12 states, gave the Court’s decision a thumbs down in an […]