Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. A story explaining how the tax cap affects school budgets in the Lower Hudson Valley ahead of the May 15 election has left some LoHud.com readers checking their own budgets for evidence of a recent raise. A lot of us… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. New York’s request for a $2 billion federal loan to help fund a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge has stalled, prompting LoHud.com readers to question tolls and mass transportation options again. “Oh, we have an issue with money? Let’s… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Above the din of cell phone chatter on the Metro-North Railroad comes a plea from LoHud.com readers for peace and, well, quiet in the quiet car: I have a right to sleep if I want, and there is nothing more… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Texters beware: Police have fined 2,263 travelers in Westchester County for distracted driving so far this year. What LoHud.com readers are saying: I guess they [the state] won’t be needing any donations this year with all that ticket revenue coming… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. A letter to the editor arguing that Secret Service agents can no more resist a room full of prostitutes than a child can resist a room full of cookies hasn’t found a supporter on LoHud.com yet. They are highly trained… Read More →
If you are running for school board in Westchester, Putnam or Rockland, we invite you to submit a photograph and information for LoHud.com’s upcoming online school election guide. Please send your full name, home address, a daytime phone number and email address to elections@lohud.com to obtain information on how to… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Teacher evaluations are back in the news. This time, three lawmakers have sponsored bills that would make teachers’ report cards confidential. Here’s what LoHud.com readers said: Teachers being evaluated based on testing outcomes doesn’t determine if they are good or… Read More →
The State Senate passed a bill Wednesday to legalize mixed martial arts, a combat sport often called “ultimate fighting” that has been illegal here since 1997. The bill now moves to the Assembly, where it died in the Ways & Means Committee last year. Should New York legalize mixed martial… Read More →
UPDATE: The State Department of Education has said it will scrap the six questions related to the “Pineapple and the Hare” reading passage. The state also released the test’s version of the story, and related questions: http://bit.ly/HW2lWd The talk began Tuesday, when eighth-graders tackled the reading portion of the state’s… Read More →
Commentary on today’s news and opinion, from readers and newsmakers. Teenager Corey Foster’s death at Leake & Watts residential treatment center in Yonkers has outraged many and inspired quick calls for punishment, followed by others urging readers to wait for the results of an investigation. The LoHud.com story also raised… Read More →