Letters

The opinion piece last week, “Student Organizers Should Be Commended for Chappaqua Peace Rally,” suggests that “critics of the rally would do well to examine the facts.” Here is an uncomfortable fact: Israel was living in peace on Oct. 6.

Now is the time for solidarity within the Democratic Party. George Latimer represents the kind of party loyalty needed for Democrats in Congress. As Westchester County Executive, Latimer has demonstrated his ability to get things done and to work with

During the 1990s, many scientists engaged in debates on global warming, which is factually correct; however, in the 1950s to the ‘70s, the debate and media headlines were on global cooling and the coming next Ice Age. “New Ice Age Coming” blared the front

Last month, Camp Herrlich, the children’s camp in Patterson, expanded its tobacco-free policy to explicitly ban vaping on their grounds. Vaping refers to the act of inhaling and exhaling vapor produced by an electronic cigarette. Unfortunately, this is not just

The high school students who organized the peace rally in Chappaqua on Feb. 3 should be commended for staging a vigorous and peaceful demonstration in protest of the Israeli government’s violence against the Palestinian people. The students and their supporters

Mike Lawler continues to maintain that months ago the House passed H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act, and it was “the strongest border security measure in the history of Congress.” There’s only one problem. That extreme bill passed with not

We are faced with a Republican-controlled House of Representatives that refuses to vote on important issues, seeing any improvement in the country’s situation as a win for Joe Biden and, therefore, something to prevent. A recent example is the immigration

I’m disappointed that the Putnam County Legislature in 2024 is barring Representative Nancy Montgomery from all committees, except the Budget and Finance Committee (to which all legislators belong). Representative Montgomery is the sole Democrat on the legislature at this time.

I have recently returned to Somers following a rehabbing tour after a bad fall. Much to my chagrin, the country has taken a hard turn to the right led by the former President and his acolytes. The U.S. has been a