BY KERRI SCALES This is the first installment of a multi-part series about waste disposal and recycling in Rockland County. Since we will be covering different parts of the waste stream in the coming weeks, the most logical place to start is with our trash. Have you ever wondered what happens after it is picked […]
BY DICK RESCH The White House recently announced a $600-million investment in apprenticeship programs. The Administration hopes to strengthen ties between community colleges and private companies — and equip workers with the skills needed to secure good-paying jobs in growing industries. This initiative could not come at a better time. Millions of Americans are unemployed. […]
BY DREW JOHNSON At $3.65 a gallon, gas is already expensive enough. Now imagine paying an additional “carbon tax” every time you fill up. That’s what a new report from the United Nations has recommended. To combat global climate change, the United Nations has urged governments everywhere to institute a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system […]
BY JENNIFER RUBIN Originally published by www.washingtonpost.com/blogs NBC News has many more serious problems than transitioning to a new host for “Meet the Press.” It has quite simply ceased to be a serious news organization. Consider its segment on Sunday covering Sen. Rand Paul’s publicity trip to Guatemala. The Kentucky Republican had in tow a […]
Dear Commissioner Nagubandi, I appreciate the time you took to respond to my call for an impartial body to study the mounting tension we are experiencing in Rockland County; this situation requires our immediate and unified attention. Allow me to clarify in response to your comments: my proposal to examine the recent hate crimes was […]
Text of Astorino letter: Dear Madam/Sir, This letter is prompted by a grossly misleading television ad now being run on your stations by the Democratic State Committee on behalf of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding frivolous allegations in a lawsuit entitled The Westchester County Independence Party, et al. v. Robert P. Astorino, et al. […]