ARTICLE BY PATRICK BRENNAN Originally Published in National Review What might cause the New York Times editorial board to find, in New York’s suburban Westchester County, an example of “a struggle for racial integration [that] is neither bygone nor exclusively Southern”? Why might “county leaders [be] stonewalling federal authorities over a longstanding housing desegregation case?” […]
(Public letter) Dear Clarkstown Town Board and Town Attorney, You should be ashamed of yourselves for blatantly dismissing one patronage person, M. Coppersmith because she is no longer of use to you since she doesn’t control the Independent Party line any more; and then filling her position with another patronage appointment by hiring an outside […]
Regulation enforcers are out of control BY DIANE DIMOND Nobody likes a bully — especially me. But what if it is the United States government that is the bully? What if certain people in Washington decide to target a citizen and then use all the resources available to them to crush that person? I must […]
Y SEAN TURNER Project 21 Editorial The ubiquity of email, social networking websites and other factors are causing a steady decline in the number of people using the services of the 236-year-old U.S. Postal Service. As banks, credit card and utilities companies increasingly offer online payment options, people frequently pay bills without using the USPS. […]
A legislative column from Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R,C,I-Blooming Grove) With the start of a new year there are many new laws of which the public should be aware. While some of these changes may not impact you, I feel it is important that you know what is going on. Some of the new laws cover […]
BY PUBLISHER EMERITUS ARMAND MIELE The talk today has turned once again to nationalized health care. What with Obamacare, Romneycare, and everything in between, the concern, of course, is that the taxpayers will be paying more than their fair share. It’s easy to forget, while the media focuses on politicians during this election year, that […]