BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 50 people gathered on the steps of the Allison-Parris County Office Building Tuesday evening to show support for a legislative resolution that would result in eliminating questions about an applicant’s criminal background from initial job applications in the County. Sponsored by the grassroots “Rockland Coalition to End the New Jim Crow,” […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day As I drove home last week from a community gathering in Ramapo, it occurred to me that it’s time to give my car a bath. My job as County Executive puts me behind the wheel every day, rolling from busy highway to dusty back road in all weather conditions. […]
Open letter from Legislator Frank Sparaco to Clarkstown GOPers, As you may have heard I am currently participating in an organized effort to remove Robert Axlerod from the Clarkstown Republican Chairmanship. Please allow me to address some rumors: 1. I have no intention of taking the Chairmanship for myself- I only wish to replace Axlerod. […]
NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino released his 15-point education plan this week. Astorino’s Plan (press release from his campaign): 1. Stop Common Core and replace with better standards and curriculum developed by New York educators, with feedback and input from local teachers and parents, and greater control at the district level (one model could […]
BY REBECCA GRANT To trim the budget, lawmakers may suspend a critical element of America’s missile defenses. But gutting this core national security technology — the “Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle” — would seriously undermine national security. Missile defense has never played a more important role in protecting Americans and keeping global threats in check. The EKV […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA It is no secret that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on the short list for Democratic candidates to replace President Barack Obama. The way I have heard it put by others with an eye on 2016 makes it seem as if America might as well roll out the band and […]