BY DIANE DIMOND “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” – Aristotle Aristotle had a point, but there are many factors that contribute to crime. Experts have told us about them for a long time. Poverty; unemployment; lack of education or adequate housing; the breakdown of the two-parent family; mental illness; drug abuse; and […]
BY AILEEN MACK A wave of drug recalls linked to probable carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) have patients across the United States concerned about the safety of their medications. On December 4th, the U.S Food and Drug Administration announced that they would begin tests on type 2 diabetes drug metformin to see if the medication contains threatening […]
By County Executive Ed Day 15-2. That was the vote by the Rockland County Legislature in favor of the amended 2020 Budget. To put your mind at ease, their amendments did not result in ANY additional increase in taxes from the Proposed 2020 Budget I submitted in October. This is a budget that holds the […]
BY RICHARD LAWLESS This is truly a story about David verses Goliath. Over the past four to five months, two hundred and forty small claims court lawsuits have been filed with the California Superior Court. The plaintiffs claim that the executives at the three largest credit rating agencies, Moody’s, Fitch and S&P engaged in securities fraud, mail fraud, wire […]
To the Editor, When Mr. Falco was elected as county sheriff he retired from his position in the sheriff Department with a $136,000 pension. Under the new county budget Sheriff Falco will receive a salary of $180,000 for his elected position. So his combined income will be $316,000 in addition to whatever benefits the position […]
To the Editor, While the country processes hours of testimony pointing to Trump soliciting election interference from the president of Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is slow-walking critical election security funding. Clearly, he doesn’t think protecting our democracy from foreign attacks is important. It’s no wonder he’s been dubbed Moscow Mitch. This isn’t just […]