Obama’s slow boil of America continues In an address to the United Nations this week, President Barack H. Obama stated his belief that thanks to the efforts of the United States, the world is more stable than it was five years ago. Given the instability in the Middle East, which nearly led to a war […]
Our first president really was a man skeptical of power!
According to the grassroots group Preserve Ramapo, recently they resubmitted a Freedom of Information request for the Town of Ramapo audited financial report for the year 2012. Last week the group received a formal certification from the town that there is no audited report for last year. The financial close was on December 31, 2012, […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA On Wednesday, September 18, Rockland County held its third annual Hunger Summit at the Pearl River Hilton, with the hopes of further addressing the growing issues with hunger throughout the county and the rest of the nation. This is one of several events taking place during Rockland’s Hunger Action Month. The Hunger […]
President plans to expand early education with tobacco tax increase NEW YORK, NY– President Obama has proposed to expand early childhood education and fund it with an increase in federal tobacco taxes. In New York State, this initiative would provide 16,453 more children from low- and moderate-income families with access to high-quality preschool in the […]
A court case brought by Democratic candidate Dennis Malone against Republican Clarkstown Highway Superintendent candidate Wayne Ballard has left a dozen or so Clarkstowners claiming that their votes were unfairly disqualified and asking the question: is this really America? BY DYLAN SKRILOFF This week Wayne Ballard won Round One of his court case with Dennis […]