By Hal Quinn For a White House often accused of being divisive, President Trump may yet bring warring parties together on a major initiative that few voters will oppose. In his ‘State of the Union’ address last month, the president declared a major priority of his administration will be the rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure. […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Last week, as a member of the MIT community this writer received a letter from MIT President L. Rafael Reif in which stated that “MIT is launching a major new institute-wide initiative on human and machine intelligence-the MIT Intelligence Quest or MIT IQ.” MIT IQ will consist of two parts: […]
By Town of Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann For the past 13 years, the Town of Clakrstown has been awarding local businesses with the “Pride of Clarkstown” Award. The awards have been given to businesses that have invested in beautifying their commercial properties throughout Clarkstown. The Pride of Clarkstown initiative is a program designed to recognize […]
To the Editor, Isn’t it nice to know that we can save a veteran and get a free blanket? Does this strike anyone else as strange — that these large corporations are in such desperate need? Could it be they are running out of product? Yet they continue to produce expensive melodramatic TV spots and […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Following President Trump’s first State of the Union, I was left shaking my head at some journalists’ analysis of what was said. Especially troublesome to see from my crime-and-justice perch was reporters tying Trump’s mention of deadly MS-13 gang activity to all undocumented immigrants. The Huffington Post’s coverage of the issue was […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In all the #MeToo talk about sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape, it dawns on me that one category of victim remains undiscussed, almost taboo to talk about: the victims of childhood incest. Meet Elizabeth Spalter. Buoyed by today’s open conversation about sexual crimes, Spalter wants the world to know her story. […]