BY DIANE DIMOND After the recent horror of multiple mass shootings — at a garlic festival in California; a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; and, finally, a popular nightlife neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio — I went to social media and posed two questions: “What is wrong with America? Why does this keep happening?” The responses […]
By County Executive Ed Day Rockland County has been pushing back against lackadaisical or outright corrupt code enforcement for years; launching the Rockland Codes Initiative (RCI) in 2015 to correct dangerous and disgusting conditions that were often found all across our County. Our program is simple. Residents can make complaints through our confidential website or […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman According to the American Psychological Association, “Gun violence is an important national problem leading to more than 31,000 deaths and 78,000 nonfatal injuries every year. Although the the rate of gun homicides in the United States has declined in recent years, U.S. rates remain substantially higher than those of almost […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The marvelous Betty Winstanley died recently, just shy of her 98th birthday in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She died in the captivity of a court-sanctioned guardianship that haunted her final years. Her life never should have ended this way. Winstanley was an elegant, eloquent, remarkable woman. In an era when women were undereducated, […]
By Hector V. Barreto The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement would benefit Latinos in various ways. 1. The agreement requires the Mexican government to protect workers’ right to unionize. The government must enforce regulations on working hours, minimum wages, and worker health and safety. To ensure the success of these provisions, USMCA requires Mexico to establish a […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann There are numerous not-for-profits in our town and county who deliver critical services for our residents who find themselves in need of help in the light of personal difficulties. We are so fortunate to have many different organizations assisting us in connecting residents to services for people with disabilities, veterans, childcare […]