Lawrence Stone, the spokesman for the GOP coup attempt against GOP Chairman Vinny Reda’s party machine, says the Republican insurgency has signed up over 60 new potential committeemen. He also said he’s heard from dozens of existing committeemen and he believes over 100 are on the anti-Reda side. The anti-Reda efforts have sprung forth from […]
Anti-tobacco & big tobacco team up to deny inexpensive, roll-your-own cigarettes to consumers The lawmakers of America have done as both big tobacco and anti-tobacco (talk about strange bedfellows) demanded and banned citizens from purchasing machine-rolled tobacco cartons. The Tobacco Outlet(s) in Nanuet and West Haverstraw, as well as others in Rockland County, will no […]
Dear Editor, In our attack on Patronage in Clarkstown, Mr. Savino seems to think that the Clarkstown Taxpayers have orchestrated a politically motivated attack on him. The only political motivation that the Clarkstown Taxpayers have is to rid our town board of the entrenched politicians (think Term Limits) that continue to hand out patronage jobs. […]
BY PUBLISHER EMERITUS ARMAND MIELE In local elections, the person in office gets re-elected 95% of the time. Republican, Democrat, no matter, this happens because the party in control buys votes, with pork or promises. The incumbent is not concerned about his constituents, but about remaining in control. And in order to remain in control, […]
BY COLIN SCHMITT, Candidate for NYS Assembly 99th District (Town of Stony Point, parts of Orange County) The revered General George S. Patton once said, “Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” This maxim is one that I have endeavored to carry out in my own life, and also in my campaign to be […]
BY STACY SWIMP Legislative report cards that favors some politicians over others are nothing new, but the NAACP’s newest one throws the group’s nonpartisan mandate into question. Every single Republican in the 112th Congress received a failing grade from the NAACP! Of Democrats and the independents who caucus with them, the House score from the […]