Mr. Dylan, I have seen advertisements on television for the Startup-NY campaign, which involves efforts to draw more businesses to New York. A review of the campaign’s website gives several reasons that companies might consider in relocating to New York; two of which seemed out of place considering recent events in the state. These reasons, […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Uncle Jim used to herd a group of us kids into the car on a sunny Saturday morning and head to an isolated area outside town. His son, little Jim, my two cousins Sandy and Terry and I were full of anticipation. We were going target shooting — with a real gun […]
BY RICK NELSON The South Korean government just confirmed what the world hoped was a baseless rumor. North Korea has indeed restarted its Yongbyon plutonium reactor and is now actively generating nuclear energy from the facility. Refined plutonium generated by such a reactor can be used in the development of long-range nuclear weapons — a […]
To the Editor, I would like to thank your publication for exposing the waste, fraud and abuse committed at Rockland Community College and Supreme Court Judge Berliner’s decision in support of my daughter Brittany and I. Sadly, most parents don’t have the money or time to devote to defend their children from such abuses at […]
To the Editor, “Handling.” Remember when you ordered something and you were told the shipping charge, and you had a sense of whether or not it was reasonable? Well, some weasel got the idea to add “handling”–the billion dollar word–that increased the bottom line profits by at least 15-20 percent. Now we all know the […]
“The VA is just IRS spelled differently” BY JERRY DONNELLAN Director, Veterans Service Agency of Rockland County Since I came to be director of Rockland County Veterans Service Agency in 1992, the veteran population has dropped in half and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The basic reason for this […]