Concerns of NYS Open Meetings Law raised during meeting; Supervisor Phillips says Lynn Teger should apologize BY KOREY WILSON The Town of Haverstraw held a special meeting Wednesday morning to adopt the town’s 2012 tax rates. The only public notice of this meeting was placed on the Journal News website the day before. Lynn Teger, […]
Gary Johnson will quit the Republican primaries and seek the Libertarian Party nomination instead. The former two-term governor from New Mexico claims he’s been “shafted” by the GOP in spite of his status as being a popular and successful governor of a state and a resume that included budget cuts, a balanced budget and economic […]
The Shooter’s Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) of New York says that the recent raids on gun shows by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the subsequent legislation proposed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are not entirely legitimate. SCOPE leader Stephen J. Aldstadt said, “Despite what the news reports are saying, none of those arrested where dealers, none of them […]
Over 60 Reps, two U.S. Senators and every Republican presidential candidate wants Holder’s resignation; Congressman Ron Paul among those who also wants Holder tried in court BY DYLAN SKRILOFF In 2009 and 2010 ATF agents, operating under the authority of the U.S. Department of Justice, funneled weaponry through straw buyers to Mexican drug cartels, with […]
CORRECTION FROM EARLIER VERSION– Gingrich has not qualified The Virginia State Republican Party has indicated that of the seven candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the only two GOPers to qualify for their March 6 GOP primary ballot. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry came up just short in their bids while Michelle Bachmann, Rick […]
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il died this week after 17 years as leader of the communist nation. State television portrayed men and women of all ages crying in the streets, though skeptics said they believe the persons were paid actors. Despite the fact that he was a tyrant and prone to delusion, the passing […]