Wednesday’s headline in Westchester will doubtless key in on whether the Democrats retained their “super majority” in the Board of Legislators. What else would it be, given the endless attention County Executive Rob Astorino showered on the political math? The voters weren’t nearly as enthused. Astorino, the first-term Republican, has… Read More →
Good Thursday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today and Wednesday in The Journal News: Wednesday, May 18 John King Jr.: Editorial We comment on the Monday decision by the Board of Regents to tap John King Jr. as New York’s next commissioner of education. Currently senior deputy… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in the weekend editions of The Journal News: Saturday, May 7 Working moms: Commentary Elizabeth Gorman, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, and Sarah Mosseri, a sociology doctoral candidate there, offer a commentary on the state… Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Vincent Leibell: Editorial We comment on a report published Saturday, April 23 that detailed a letter sent by former state Sen. Vincent Leibell, who pleaded guilty to two federal corruption charges in December, to a… Read More →
Good Thursday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Superintendent salary caps: Editorial We cast a glance south and west to New Jersey, where a new cap on school superintendent salaries supported by Gov. Chris Christie has education leaders fleeing over the border. Our… Read More →
Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News today, Thursday, March 3: David R. Fahey Jr.: Editorial We honor the service of Army Pfc. David R. Fahey Jr., a Yorktown native who was killed by a roadside bomb on Monday in Afghanistan. We write: …... Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Tuesday, Jan. 4: Public-employee unions: Editorial We comment on news that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decreased his salary by five perecent, decreased his office’s budget by five percent and proposed a year-long wage freeze for state workers. Early signs from the Cuomo… Read More →
Here’s a selection of opinion content published since Sunday, Dec. 26: Sunday, Dec. 26 Hunger and the holidays: Editorial We comment on anecdotal reports that spending and charitable giving were up this holiday season. Despite those spots of good news, we examine the continued need of local safety-net organizations. We… Read More →
Here’s a digest of opinion content published Saturday, Dec. 18, Sunday, Dec. 19 and today, Monday, Dec. 20: Saturday, Dec. 18 Tax Cuts: Commentary Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, who holds the 17th Congressional District seat, writes about the compromise to extend Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment benefits. Engel did not… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Thursday, Dec. 16: Pedro Espada: Editorial We comment on news that state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, and his son, Pedro Gautier Espada, were federally indicted on corruption charges related to their dealings with the Soundview Healthcare Center in the Bronx…. Read More →