BY DIANE DIMOND A recent Gallup poll has just concluded that 54 percent of Americans think the Transportation Security Administration is doing an “excellent” or “good” job at our airports. I don’t. I think the TSA is engaged in a nationwide effort to cavalierly and routinely strip travelers of their dignity. I think in some […]
Frank Morganthaler announces he’s on the ballot Frank Morganthaler, candidate for Congress, will appear on the November 6, General Election Ballot on the “We the People” party line, as he faces off against Nita Lowey and Joe Carvin for the 19th Congressional District seat. Morganthaler thanked his supporters, including Tea Party members in groups like […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA Congressional Candidate Joe Carvin has some high numbered estimates when it comes to our nation’s debt. Our current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stands at just over $15 trillion. Before the year is over we will reach the national debt ceiling of $16.395 trillion. Our debt will soon surpass our GDP which is the […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Gentlemen, grab your wallets. Ladies, look in your billfold. See the spots there for credit cards and your driver’s license? I bet there’s room for one more card in there, right? I propose we fill it with a national ID card. Now, wait, before you decide I’m some sort of proponent for […]
BY ANTHONY MELÉ Imagine 236 Independence days ago the inhabitants of Rockland County in 1776 heard the news the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Loyalist to King George knew this was a crime of such magnitude it meant an instant death sentence to all involved. The men we call founding fathers and the […]
BY DIANE DIMOND OK, I want the big, bad federal government to stop it! Get off the backs of these poor professional athletes. Leave them alone to simply do what they do best — rake in dollars and public adulation by playing the sport they love. I mean, really, they are the closest things we […]