BY DIANE DIMOND The scene: Flashing police lights and officers pull over a suspect van. Two thieves are found inside along with cartons of stolen electronics and computers. The scene: A bare-bones apartment where police respond to a domestic dispute. After calming the situation, they discover a horde of stolen jewelry and expensive Rolex watches. […]
BY ANTHONY MELE The Chinese Year of the Dragon is also an American election year. An ancient Chinese wisdom says: “If we don’t change our direction, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed.” The mythical dragon in Chinese lore can bring good fortune or misfortune. The metaphor is applicable to us as a nation […]
School administrators reveal their fascist streak again as student is accused of “bullying” for submitting editorial to school newspaper BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The thought police are stepping up their patrols and adding “bait and switch” to their tactics. Toward the end of 2011 unacceptable bullying by school administrators came in separate incidents in Massachusetts and North Carolina, […]
BY PUBLISHER EMERITUS ARMAND MIELE I always had the highest respect for lawyers, and considered them to be the pillar of our society. Being sworn to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law within our court system is an honor, and an expression of trust in our country. Sometimes we find lawyers using the […]
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has been an impediment to any efforts to reduce Rockland’s subsidies to the NYC subway and bus system. In this letter to the editor, Legislator Ed Days questions why the county exec continually sides with Albany and NYC over Rockland County… To the Editor, My gratitude to the Rockland […]
BY MARK HENDRICKSON In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Stern, an Obama insider and one of organized labor’s more aggressive personalities, praised what he called “China’s superior economic model.” Does China have a superior economic model? That depends: Superior to what? Mr. Stern, who headed the Service Employees International Union, cited […]