BY PUBLISHER EMERITUS ARMAND MIELE Political parties should pay for their own primaries in New York. Why should taxpayers be responsible? Primaries benefit no one but the politicians. It’s their problem, so let them pay for it. The Republican and Democratic parties control our government. Each have their internal quarrels, and that’s fine. They don’t […]
To the Editor, Effective February 2, 2012, section 103(e) was added to the New York State Open Meetings Law. Government records to be discussed during open meetings are to be made available to the public prior to the meetings. This is an improvement as despite all that is positive in the governing of Rockland county’s […]
EDITORIAL BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Pro-choice demonstrators ought not to stop at forcing the Susan G. Komen Foundation to continue their financial commitment to Planned Parenthood, they should OCCUPY KOMEN until they give ALL available money to Planned Parenthood. After all, it’s clearly the business of the news media, and the pro-choice movement, to see that […]
BY DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN Submitted by author The Republican primary in Florida brought discussions of healthcare, particularly Medicare, back to the forefront of the national discourse. With its sizeable senior population, Medicare and Social Security were top of mind to Florida voters. It is certainly important that health care, and particularly Medicare, be debated thoroughly […]
BY ANTHONY MELE A Super-Bowl political ad by New York Mayor Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Menino asked President Obama to impose greater restrictions on legal gun owners, so guns would be kept out of the hands of criminals. This ad prompted an article by a left wing, UCLA constitutional professor who surmised that it would […]
Statement from the Rockland County Young Republicans February 1st marked the beginning of Black History Month. Known as the “Father of Black History,” the national distinction was started in 1926 by black historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to commemorate the birthday of abolitionist and fellow black Republican Fredrick Douglass. The Rockland County Young […]