Opinion

Addressing concerns over county airport changes
Opinion

Addressing concerns over county airport changes

To the Editor, Lately there has been concern in the community about potential changes at the Westchester County Airport. I write to bring you up to date and to assure you that I am doing everything possible to protect the interests of my constituents. Currently, there is legislation pending before […]

March sadness
Opinion Sports

March sadness

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter the first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament, I have to say, I don’t hate my bracket. Sure, it’s pretty much busted to pieces, but despite all the schools I’ve already had to cross out, there is some method to my March madness. Let’s get it out in the […]

TV reports toy turns toddler into sex slave
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TV reports toy turns toddler into sex slave

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] mom just bought a toy for her 2-year-old daughter that signals to pedophiles that the girl is ready to be traded for sex. WHAT? I’d repeat it, but it still wouldn’t make any sense. And yet, this modern day myth has gone viral. It’s everywhere from headline news to […]

Mad about March
Opinion Sports

Mad about March

I think I have to come up with a new strategy for picking my March Madness brackets, because my old one just isn’t working. For years now, I’ve employed the novel approach of actually watching the college basketball regular season, getting to know the strengths and weakness of a few […]

The hundred years’ war in Brownsville, Brooklyn
Opinion

The hundred years’ war in Brownsville, Brooklyn

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou could argue that our modern era began 100 years ago in Brownsville, Brooklyn. In a squat building that no longer exists, a pretty and soft-spoken mom named Margaret opened an office where women could get something they’d never been allowed to obtain before: birth control. The place wasn’t called […]