Opinion Exchange

Here’s a retrospective selection of cartoons drawn by former Journal News cartoonist Matt Davies to honor the anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks. 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010

Matt Davies, the former editorial cartoonist for The Journal News, was named a Pulitzer-Prize finalist by Columbia University on Monday. Davies, who left the paper in November, won the The Journal News its first Pulitzer in 2004. Citing his nomination as a 2010 finalist, judges in the annual contets described… Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Friday, Nov. 5: Election 2010: Perspectives In our Westchester and Putnam editions today, we carried a pair of perspective pieces that assessed the results of Tuesday’s election: Democrats and recovery: Commentary Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research,... Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published Wednesday, Nov. 3 and today, Thursday, Nov. 4: Wednesday, Nov. 3 Andrew Cuomo: Editorial We comment on the unsurprising election of state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and conclude that New York is in desperate need of a strong executive. We write: … Only… Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published Saturday, Oct. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 31: Saturday, Oct. 30 Suzi Oppenheimer: Endorsement In the race for the 37th state Senate district seat, we endorse Democratic incumbent Suzi Oppenheimer, who is challenged by Republican Bob Cohen. We write: … [In 2008,] Oppenheimer won… Read More →

Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Thursday, Oct. 28: John Hall: Endorsement We endorse Rep. John Hall, the incumbent Democrat, in the race for the 19th Congressional district seat. Hall is challenged by Nan Hayworth, a Republican. We write: The choice for voters in the 19th… Read More →

Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published Tuesday, Oct. 26 and today, Wednesday, Oct. 27: Tuesday, Oct. 26 Gary Pretlow: Endorsement We endorse Democratic incumbent Gary Pretlow, not without some reservations, in the race for the 87th state Assembly district seat. We write: There’s something a bit infuriating… Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Thursday, Oct. 21: Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Endorsement In the race for the 35th state Senate district seat, we endorse incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat who has already served two terms in Albany and previously worked as a Westchester County Legislator. Her Republican… Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Wednesday, Oct. 20: Kirsten Gillibrand: Endorsement We endorse Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, appointed by Gov. David Paterson to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton in 2009, in a race to finish Clinton’s term. Challenging Gillibrand is Republican Joe DioGuardi, a Republican veteran… Read More →

Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Tuesday, Oct. 19: Jeff Klein: Endorsement In the race for the 34th state Senate district seat, we recommend voters re-elect incumbent Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat. Klein is challenged by Frank Vernuccio Jr., another Bronx resident running on the Republican and Conservative… Read More →