Here’s a digest of opinion content we published over the weekend: Saturday, Oct. 29 Iran and Iraq: Commentaries We ran a pair of commentary pieces addressing the American withdrawal from Iraq and the implications of an increasingly powerful Iran: Withdrawal means a victor for Iran: Commentary, Frederick W. Kagan and… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Rockland County budget: Editorial We comment on the 2012 budget proposal advanced Tuesday by Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. The proposal would, among other things, defund the county’s nursing home and hospital complex, lay off as many… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Today: 1 p.m.: Rockland County sheriff (Matthew Brennan vs. Louis… Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. Here’s a digest of today’s opinion content: PEF contract: Editorial We comment on news that the Public Employees Federation, the second-largest union for state workers, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have reached tentative accord on a new contract. The union voted to rejected an earlier contract last month… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Tuesday: 1 p.m. Clarkstown supervisor (Alexander Gromack* vs. Ralph Sabatini).... Read More →
Plans are out for a new crossing to replace the aged Tappan Zee Bridge. The new game plan from Washington doesn’t include rail or rapid bus transit, both long-discussed components of the project. What do you think? Plans for a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge The new game plan… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published in the weekend editions of The Journal News: Saturday, Oct. 15 Nov. 8 election: Commentary Marianna Stout and Ina Aronow, officers of the League of Women Voters in Westchester County, offer tips for voters in advance of the Nov. 8… Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a a glance at today’s opinion content: Tappan Zee Bridge: Editorial We comment on news that President Barack Obama has fast-tracked a replacement for the aging Tappan Zee Bridge. We write: Fast-tracking the elaborate permit process for a new Tappan Zee Bridge is just one of… Read More →
A state Senate committee is holding hearings on cheating and the SATs, following allegations that six current and former Great Neck North High school students paid another student up to $2,500 to take the college admission test for them. What is the most remarkable aspect of the scandal? Cast your… Read More →
The way Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-Mount Kisco, reads the Hippocratic Oath, repealing and de-funding the health care reform law — the measure aimed at providing health care coverage to some 35 million Americans who are without insurance — is A-OK. Her promise to undo “Obamacare” has made her the darling… Read More →