Despite its innocuous name, those of us who have been paying attention recognize the Working Families Party is not so much an independent entity as it is a kingmaker for the Democratic Party. The Democrats maintain the arrogant assumption that
Read MoreThis is a copy of an e-mail I sent to Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi after receiving his “news flash” regarding defending the lawsuit against the Town of Mount Pleasant’s current at-large election system. Who is going to pay for
Read MoreI am writing to you in order to let you know of my strong support for congressional candidate Mondaire Jones’s platform on immigration. Given the current issues that the U.S. faces in the immigration system and across our borders, we need
Read MoreMike Lawler’s campaign called for Mondaire Jones to apologize for saying that candidates Trump and Vance are threats to democracy. What does that tell us about Mike Lawler? Apparently in Mike Lawler’s opinion not accepting the results of a free
Read MoreThank you, Congressman Mike Lawler, for supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This legislation finally targets irregular voting, in part by requiring proof of citizenship to vote. These common-sense measures should be embraced as protecting democracy and ensuring free
Read MoreI am waiting for our current congressman, Mike Lawler, to call for a comprehensive federal ban on assault weapons in response to the attempt, by a 20-year-old with an AR-15-style rifle, on Donald Trump’s life, as well as the murder
Read MorePigs in Heaven, by Barbara Kingsolver, is the story of 6-year-old Turtle Greer, her mother Taylor, and the people they meet after a freak occurrence. Turtle sees a man tumble into a spillway at Hoover Dam, and her speaking up
Read MoreThe article “Somers Hires Legal Counsel in Battery Energy Storage Fight” in the June 18-24 Northern Westchester Examiner did a good job of highlighting just how broadly unpopular the Mahopac-Somers Battery Farm is. The project would straddle the town lines
Read MoreRep. Mike Lawler voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bill seeks to expand proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote in federal elections and imposes voter roll purge requirements on states, legislation Donald Trump has been pushing. It is already
Read MoreAre you concerned about increased traffic around Yorktown? Our aging infrastructure? Encroaching urban sprawl and our town’s redevelopment plans? The lack of proactive stewardship for our open spaces? Town Board meetings focused more on “feel good” resolutions than on actual
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