Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart that I inform our community of the passing of an American shadow warrior; Richard Stoltz, former Deputy Director, Covert Operations, Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Stolz was a mentor, friend and colleague, who was generous with his time and instruction to me over the course of our association. […]
Would have been Carvin’s first chance to confront Jim Russell on racialist ideas espoused in essays a decade ago To the Editor, Rally for America presented its Meet and Greet the Candidates Evening in its new location at the Clarkstown Reform Church in West Nyack on Monday, June 11. The first candidate to speak was […]
Federal Law is Changing Rockland’s Zoning Landscape BY LEGAL LARRY In 2000, Congress enacted a law known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. This law is commonly known by the acronym “RLUIPA.” The crux of this article will focus on the first part of the law concerning religious land use. It is […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Our political system is all messed up. I won’t even couch that with an “allegedly” or a “reportedly” — it is just a mess, and our federal election laws are a joke. You want to know exactly where a candidate has gotten money to stage their expensive campaign? I sure do. I […]
BY JARED RODRIGUEZ A forward thinking (and backward looking) monthly column on zoning, planning, and development by Jared Rodriguez, a Stony Point native schooled in civil engineering, architecture, and real estate development. Americans determine what products are sold and what buildings are built by choosing where to live and what to buy, in an open […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services As markets and investors are roiled by the ongoing troubles in Greece and growing worries over Spanish banks, it may now be time to look at gold as an investment again. With the S&P down about 6 percent in May, and no sign of the European […]