County Health Department Named “Public Health Ready” Last week, Rockland County was recognized for its ability to properly respond to public health emergencies by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The county earned its status of “public health ready” in terms of preparedness planning, workforce competency, and by showing they are ready […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF AND MICHAEL RICONDA The Weather Channel appears to be going the route of MTV and tabloid magazines. Scantily clad women luring men to click links to articles about global warming. Winter storms named after characters from fantasy novels. It’s enough to make America say, “Just what’s going on??” The above picture of […]
The Rangers 2013 season has potential to be great, but lockout has caused early season chemistry problems BY CHAYIM TAUBER They were one game, one Adam Henrique goal away, from the Stanley Cup finals. And they couldn’t score. This year, they are retooled and primed to go far. Suddenly, the New York Rangers are a […]
President Obama’s Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced this week an acceleration of the Obama administration’s war on men and women. The abolishment of officially recognized chivalry and gender roles was ushered in when the civilian commanders of the nation’s armed forces ended the so-called “ban” on women on the front lines of war. Due to […]
Flu Virus Declared a State of Emergency Governor Cuomo announced on Saturday that the spread of the influenza virus in New York State has reached a state of emergency. After declaring the Public Health Emergency, an Executive Order was issued that temporarily allows for pharmacies to administer the flu vaccine to people aged six months […]
BY MERRILL MATTHEWS “There’s nothing like being a victim of your own success.” That must be what American natural gas producers are thinking right now. Their profound success in recent years in expanding our national energy supply has inspired American policymakers to consider strapping them with strict new trade restrictions. These regulatory efforts are deeply […]