Edie Windsor talks about the case of her life: The validity of her marriage to her late wife. It’s the gay marriage case before the Supreme Court today as the justices decide the future of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Windsor is an 83-year old New Yorker who married… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, July 23 We published a pair of commentary pieces that probed whether or not the federal Enviornmental Protection Agency should enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial practice used for extracting natural gas from bedrock…. Read More →
It’s Friday and it’s a scorcher. We hope you’re staying cool. Here’s a quick glance at opinion content published today: Leiby Kletky: Editorial We comment on news that Leiby Kletzky, the 8-year-old Borough Park, Brooklyn boy who was killed last week, was in Rockland County after he was allegedly kidnapped… Read More →
It’s Thursday. We’re inching closer to the long holiday weekend. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today: Greg Ball and gay marriage: Editorial We comment on the political mechanics and arm-twisting that led to the state Senate’s 33-29 vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. In particular, we… Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Andrew Cuomo: Editorial We congratulate Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his success in realizing the legalization of same-sex marriage, a property-tax cap, ethics reform and more in the just-concluded legislative session. New Yorkers, we argue, deserved… Read More →
Our colleagues across the state opined on the state Senate’s passage of same-sex marriage legislation on Friday night. Here’s a little roundup of what they said: A proud day for New York, Albany Times Union: … With this law, New York rises above a history of homophobia so old and… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content that published in The Journal News this past weekend: Saturday, June 25 Rockland flooding: Editorial We comment on the flooding that swamped large swaths of the Lower Hudson Valley on Saturday. We write: … We’ve known for a decade or more… Read More →
Here’s video of Monday’s demonstrations at the Capitol on the passage of same-sex marriage. As we await news on state Senate action on the legalization of same-sex marriage and the enactment of a property-tax cap, our readers are debating which of those pieces of legislation should be a priority. Here’s… Read More →
It’s Monday. We await the news from the Legislature’s final day in session. Here’s a look at recent Opinion content published in The Journal News: Sunday, June 19 Same-sex marriage: Editorial We encourage Republicans in the state Senate to get the job done on same-sex marriage before the legislative session… Read More →
It’s Thursday. Tonight, the Rockland Boulders host their first home opener at Provident Bank Park in Ramapo. We’re also continuing to keep track of events in Albany, where’s the legislative sessions’s clock continues to tick. Provident Bank Park: Editorial While we acknowledge that there were significant problems with the way… Read More →