BY ROBERT MORRISON I vividly remember January 22, 1973 . Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated for a second term. That thought depressed me. Lyndon Johnson, a virtual exile in Texas , died of a heart attack. And the news of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the Vietnam War commanded attention. It seemed we […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In the midst of national debates on fiscal cliffs and gun control, could this also be the time to tackle our immigration woes? Let’s be honest and agree that U.S. immigration policy is a complete disaster. For too many decades, this country has ignored violations of our immigration laws, and now […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Sometimes a columnist touches a raw nerve. I did that last week with my call for a citizen’s “Revolution in Thinking” about how we allow our politicians to operate. Using lyrics from “Les Miserable,” the movie about the French Revolution, I wrote about the anger of so many Americans who want better […]
Editor, Several months ago I did submit a letter to the editor advising that the Rockland Journal News was shielding negative publicity surrounding Senator Carlucci and Assemblyman Zebrowski during Carlucci’s bid for re-election. Carlucci’s opponent, Janis Castaldi, was supportive in seeking out legislation tor off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to legally carry firearms within […]
Dear Editor, Employment of the term “Ultra-Orthodox” in the context of the molestation crisis in Orthodox quarters may connote that the extreme of Jewish traditionalism itself is at fault for the proliferation of molestation. That would insinuate the lie (and the perversion of Torah Law) that the problem here is the prohibition of ‘mesira’ (improper […]
In the wake of the interactive gun-map controversy, a number of persons mistakenly sent the Rockland County Times angry emails intended for the Journal News. We here at the Rockland County Times have decided to publish these letters in the interest of showing exactly how the Journal News’ gun-map stunt made people around North America […]