Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. The story of a Rockland Marine seeking to reunite with Rex, the German shepherd she served with in Iraq, moved more than a few readers to tears and to comment. “Aw, c’mon… let those two be reunited already !!!!! It’s… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. A letter written in response to the editorial “Fed review needed in NYPD case,” published Feb. 29 in The Journal News and on LoHud.com, has commenters discussing security issues in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. “I was a little… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. While news commentary appears cool today, sports chatter is always hot. Over on the high school hockey blog, reporter Mike Dougherty makes his case for live-streaming games: “Let’s face it, high school athletics is becoming a valuable commodity,” Dougherty writes…. Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Are protests by the Occupy movement helping Americans, or should the occupiers be doing something else? A letter to the editor, published in Monday’s Journal News and on LoHud.com, comes down on the “do something else” side of that question…. Read More →
Smoking causes one-third of all cancers diagnosed and half of all cancer deaths occurring in New York. Yet Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state budget plan cuts another $5 million from the amount New York spends on tobacco control. Health advocates want a larger share of the state’s tobacco revenues used to… Read More →
Residents of Nyack weigh in on a plan state officials have proposed that would transform the Tappan Zee Bridge into a park for pedestrian and bicyclists once a new span is built.
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Stories about a 76-year-old man killed Sunday afternoon while crossing a parking lot in Garnerville have been the biggest topic of the morning on LoHud.com. Haverstraw police “Chief Charles Miller said today that initial indications are that it was a… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Still the story people love to talk about, Douglas Kennedy’s intended trip outdoors with his newborn son has health care professionals turning out in force in the comments after the story. “If something had happened to this infant that needed… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Steve Lieberman’s piece on an affordable-housing project on Elm Street in Ramapo exposes a popular topic on the boards today: questioning the community’s leadership. “This project is as crooked as the stadium deal was …” — Ross Pilot “I’m shocked… Read More →