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 →
Good Thursday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published today in The Journal News: Mandate relief: Editorial We comment on news that Moody’s, the credit-rating agency, reported this week that Rockland County could suffer significantly because of the state’s new 2-percent property-tax cap. The time for mandate relief is… Read More →
Good Friday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Colton Elementary School: Editorial We cheer new state Education Commissioner John King’s decision to probe the East Ramapo Central School District’s decision to sell its Colton Elementary School property. King’s office issued a stay on… Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Cuomo and Indian Point: Editorial Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made it plain that he would like to see Indian Point shuttered, but we wonder if meeting that goal is realistic. We write: … Gov. Cuomo… Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. As the Legislature races to the end of its session — our representatives in Albany complete their business on June 20 — the Opinion page offers an editorial on texting and a Community View on same-sex marriage: Texting while driving: Editorial We challenge the Legislature to take… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state Legislature have reached accord on the creation of an annual, 2-percent cap on property taxes and on legislation that would reform state ethics laws. Neither compromise has been adopted and other policy items remain on the table. What’s your priority for Albany?... Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published in The Journal News today: Mandate relief: Commentary Bruce Levine of Montebello, a Democrat and former chairman of the Rockland County Legislature, comments on recent calls from county leaders who say that any property-tax cap enacted by the state Legislature… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Jeffrey Deskovic: Editorial We comment on news that Westchester County will provide Jeffrey Deskovic a $6.5 million settlement, who spent 16 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit. We write: The only downside to the $6.5… Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a sampling of opinion content published today in The Journal News: Greg Ball, Ed Koch and redistricting: Editorial We comment on news that former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and his New York Uprising Group have created an “Enemies of Reform” roster of state Legislators… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Saturday, March 26 High-speed rail: Commentaries We carried two pieces that assessed President Barack Obama’s proposed high-speed rail initiative, which would invest as much as $53 billion on 13 projects across the country: