Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Tuesday, Aug. 31: Consolidation: Editorial We comment on local action on municipal consolidation, as detailed in a special Sunday report that’s now online. We write: … Residents in many communities in the Lower Hudson Valley and throughout New York are taking a… Read More →
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., discussed the economy, unemployment, dysfunction in Albany and Washington, health care, war, housing and the proposed cultural center and mosque in lower Manhattan, in an Editorial Spotlight interview Thursday. You’ll find the entire interview at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; click “on demand” and select the video from the… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published Saturday, Aug. 28, Sunday, Aug. 29 and today, Monday, Aug. 30: Saturday, Aug. 28 Park51: Commentary Los Angeles Times columnist Tim Rutten comments on the hysteria over the Cordoba Initiative’s proposed Park51 Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan. He writes: … August is… Read More →
The Journal News and LoHud.com wish to hear from candidates vying in local Westchester, Rockland and Putnam races in September and November — including for the state Legislature but excluding statewide and federal offices. Please send us an e-mail including your full name, home address, daytime phone number and an… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Friday, Aug. 27: Bobover of Monsey yeshiva: Editorial We comment on the Bobover of Monsey congregation’s plans to construct a yeshiva on Route 306 in Ramapo. We write: Ramapo’s Planning Board was right to ask the Bobover of Monsey congregation to complete… Read More →
Caffeine-charged alcoholic beverages, in tall cans with labels that look suspiciously like “energy drinks,” grabbed our attention last month. The Editorial Board wrote on July 17 that: The mixture of alcohol and caffeine carries special health risks. A 2007 study of more than 4,000 college students found that those who… Read More →
Cara Matthews, a reporter in our Albany Bureau, joined the Editorial Board Tuesday afternoon to discuss the reporting she and her colleagues have undertaken for our Platinum Legislature series, which began Sunday, continues Aug. 29 and concludes on Sept. 5. In this Sunday’s installment, Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau chief, explores… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Thursday, Aug. 26: Ramapo ballpark: Editorial We comment on Ramapo voters, who overwhelmingly decided Tuesday to reject a financing plan for a proposed minor-league ballpark. We write: Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence would have a hard time justifying further encumbering taxpayers with… Read More →
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009, will discuss a wide range of issues, in a live LoHud.com webcast at 11 a.m. today. To watch LIVE, go to www.LoHud.com/editorialspotlight. To ask a question or leave a comment, engage… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Wednesday, Aug. 25: Race to the Top: Editorial We comment on news that New York was granted $696.6 million in federal funds to implement education initiatives over four years by the U.S. Education Foundation’s Race to the Top initiative. We write: The… Read More →