ED DAY—The East Ramapo School District: A Time for Action

March 14, 2013 by Ed Day   It may be a cliché, but it is a fact that our young are our greatest resource. Protecting them, improving their lot in life, and preparing them for the future is each of our responsibilities. This is why the situation our children are facing in the East Ramapo School District […]

Fiscal Cliff Healthcare Policy Fix: Good for Rural Patients and Taxpayers

BY GRACE BOATRIGHT Rarely do federal lawmakers come upon a policy that can expand access to critical health care services and simultaneously save taxpayers money. But according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, a tweak in the way Medicare pays for certain kidney disease drugs could do just that – preserving the […]

COMMONSENSE – 2013 – REPEAL THE SAFE LAW

BY ANTHONY MELÉ The New York SAFE Law offends the spirit and word of the US Constitution. The Bill of Rights will cease to exist if we permit it to be rewritten by knee jerk reactionaries and political opportunist seeking to centralize power in a government of the few. The US Constitution will be relegated […]

Crime Rates Are Down — but Why?

BY DIANE DIMOND If you follow the news, you’ve heard that violent crime rates are down all across the country. I know it is hard to believe after news of mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., and the current murder spree in Chicago, but facts are facts. The instances of crime have been […]

Expand the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry into “Off-Peak” Hours

BY JARED RODRIGUEZ The State of New York is moving toward replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge. With no viable alternatives to driving and paying soon-to-be double digit (no one knows how high) tolls, we need a solution to preserve growth and economic development that makes historic Hudson River towns like Haverstraw more attractive to those […]