Rockland’s East Ramapo school district struggles with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and program cuts. Adding to a difficult situation, bitter divisions exist between the mostly black and Hispanic children and families who use the public schools and the Hasidic and ultra-Orthodox majority who run the Board of Education and send… Read More →
Good morning. Here’s a glance at today’s opinion offerings: Rockland budget: Editorial We comment on the Rockland County Legislature’s Wednesday adoption of a 2012 budget that, among other things, hikes taxes 30 percent. We write: The Rockland County Legislature has approved a $701.8 million 2012 budget that is almost a… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a curated look at the weekend’s opinion conent: Sunday, Nov. 20 We carried a pair of editorials on budgets proposed by the leaders of county governments in Westchester and Rockland counties. Tough choices loom on both sides of the Hudson as services and programs are slated to… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation has launched Choose NY Hudson Valley, an effort to help grow certain business sectors — and jobs — in the region. At 2 p.m. today, HVEDC President and CEO Mike Oates joins the Editorial Board for a discussion on jobs, the economy and the… Read More →
Reporters Gary Stern and Cathey O’Donnell will lead a discussion on their special report, “Too Big to Fix,” today at noon at LoHud.com. The analysis, which examined 456 school buildings in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, found that one in three received unsatisfactory ratings through state inspections. The cost of… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Nov. 12 Prescription drugs: Editorial We comment on the cases of David Laffer and Conrad Murray. Laffer was sentenced last week to four consecutive life sentences after he admitted that he killed four people during the… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Astorino and the election: Editorial In our Westchester-Putnam edition, we carried an editorial that analyzed the still-unclear results of Tuesday’s election. The Democratic “supermajority” on Westchester County Board of Legislators is in play and we look at the implications for Republican County Executive… Read More →
Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Westchester County Board of Legislators endorsements: Districts 9, 13, 14, 15 We offered endorsements for candidates seeking seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators: District 9: Catherine Borgia, a Democrat District 13: Lyndon Williams, a Democrat District… Read More →
Here’s a digest of opinion content we published over the weekend: Saturday, Oct. 29 Iran and Iraq: Commentaries We ran a pair of commentary pieces addressing the American withdrawal from Iraq and the implications of an increasingly powerful Iran: Withdrawal means a victor for Iran: Commentary, Frederick W. Kagan and… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Rockland County budget: Editorial We comment on the 2012 budget proposal advanced Tuesday by Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. The proposal would, among other things, defund the county’s nursing home and hospital complex, lay off as many… Read More →