BY YURI VANETIK The unemployment rate remains stuck at over 8 percent. The number of Americans not in the labor force is at an all-time-high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to struggle. Clearly, the economy is still fragile. To be fair, some of the reasons are outside the control of American policymakers — chiefly, […]
BY CHRIS EDES Libertarian Party of New York’s candidate for U.S. Senate A recent poll by the Associated Press ranked the TSA as unpopular with Americans as the IRS. In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, something had to be done — but did we do the right thing? An increasing number of […]
EDITORIAL BY EVAN WECHMAN Unfortunately, I was not slightly shocked in 2008 when nearly 80 percent of my fellow Jewish citizens voted for Obama. After viewing the new movie Obama 2016, I am convinced that if a person considers him or herself Jewish but votes for Obama, then that person is not really Jewish. Possibly […]
I write to add my strong opposition to a growing public record of New Yorkers opposing the Thruway Authority’s proposed 45 percent toll hike on trucks. Without question, a 45 percent toll hike on trucks is fiscally irresponsible and will likely result in fewer private sector jobs, a less competitive economy and New York families […]
BY DIANE DIMOND If you are reading this anywhere in America, you know firsthand that this summer has been a record-breaking sizzler. We could be living though the hottest summer season ever. Think about what you’ve done to keep cool. You’ve turned on your air conditioner, or (if you don’t have one) maybe you’ve gone […]
Democratic Assembly candidate for District 99, James Skoufis, had this to say about the NY Thruway’s proposed steep toll hikes for commercial drivers. “Now is not the time to require businesses that deliver the goods we depend on everyday to pay a 45 percent toll increase. The economy is still struggling; we have not yet […]