BY DIANE DIMOND There is way too much killing in America. Murders, accidental shootings, executions, deadly domestic abuse, despondent people who kill themselves, and then there is filicide. That’s when parents kill their own child. We would like to think this sort of heinous crime doesn’t happen, but it happens way too often. A study […]
By Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann The mere mention of “Valentine’s Day” can evoke a number of reactions. For some, it’s a celebration of the romantic spirit and magnetic forces that drive people to love each other. For others, it’s a day of impulsive purchases capped off with a few sweat-induced moments of panic in a […]
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 […]