DO NOT REBUILD TAPPAN HISTORIC BRIDGE Dear Sirs, Your recent story about rebuilding the Historic Tappan Bridge was quite eye-opening, thank you, as you have depicted how the superintendent of highways is not only totally incompetent and derelict of his duties, but now planning to waste useful capital resources, taxpayers funds, to rebuild a bridge […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Where do I even begin with my annual Wish List for the New Year? Because the fog of despair still hangs over us from the elementary school shooting in Connecticut — and because the list of individually meaningless gun-control ideas continues to grow — I’m compelled to start there. I fervently hope […]
COMMUNITY VIEW BY RETIRED COP MARTIN DAVIN Recently the Journal News decided it was in the best interests of the public to publish not only the names but, the addresses, complete with a Google link, of the residence of each and every registered gun owner in Rockland and Westchester County. This was designed to serve […]
Editorial by Fox News’ Todd Starnes “THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS” In the 1984 version of “Red Dawn,” (the one with Patrick Swayze) the United States was invaded by the Soviet Union. The enemy force quickly made its way to gun stores where they located registration cards. Gun owners were quickly rounded up and many […]
BY LISA FARBSTEIN From the Office of Public Affairs, Transportation Security Administration Five weeks ago, 745 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees put their lives on hold, packed their suitcases, kissed their families goodbye and headed to New York-without their uniforms. These TSA employees, representing more than 200 airports from across the nation, saw a need […]
Dear Editor, Now that the national elections are over it may be time for citizens to turn their focus and civic passion onto our towns, and county. While the federal political scene may be more “sexy,” it is our dour, plain local government that probably has a bigger impact on our lives. Not only does […]