Congress hits at the IRS for inconsistency, the IRS hits back with weak damage control

Congress hits at the IRS for inconsistency, the IRS hits back with weak damage control

By Michael Riconda On July 19, Representative Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina) delivered an impassioned criticism of the Internal Revenue Service, and particularly its former Exempt Organizations head Lois Lerner and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, for contradicting themselves in presenting their narratives of the targeting of activists by the IRS. Specifically, Gowdy took issue […]

County Exec Candidates Meet with Rockland Women

BY MATTEW SHI On Wednesday, July 17, the Rockland Women’s Political Caucus hosted a question-and-answer forum with the county executive candidates. Two spokeswomen asked each candidate the same questions. The candidates spoke alone—the others waited outside until their turn—and they were prohibited from commenting negatively on their competition. Unfortunately, the first candidate, Ilan Schoenberger, was […]

Is Eliot Spitzer too Crazy to Serve?

Is Eliot Spitzer too Crazy to Serve?

BY MATTHEW SHI Republican political consultant and lobbyist, and the man behind The Stone Zone, Roger Stone is confident that Eliot Spitzer is unfit for any position of political power. “Eliot Spitzer is a mentally unbalanced megalomaniac with deep psychological problems,” Roger wrote. “His personal conduct over three decades demonstrates that he hasn’t the mental […]

County Legislature moves forward on Summit Park LDC

By Michael Riconda New City – In a special session on Tuesday, July 23, the Rockland County Legislature made progress on the planned sale of the Summit Park Nursing Care Facility, appointing three members to the recently-formed local development corporation tasked with finding prospective buyers for the financially-troubled nursing home. The Legislature selected its three […]

JIM DEAN DEFENDS BALLARD

Statement of Jim Dean, Orangetown Highway Superintendent and president of the Highway Superintendent’s Association of Rockland County As president and representative of the Highway Superintendent’s Association of Rockland County and one of the five elected Town Highway Superintendents in Rockland County, it is imperative that the public be informed of the truth, and not what […]