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Adieu Congressman Maloney
Next month Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will end his tenure as our Congressman. I was associated with Congressman Maloney for most of his ten years of service. We worked together on issues vital … more
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Thank you for the honor
Thank you for the great honor of serving our 99th Assembly District for the last four years. This Saturday night, December 31, my term will end and new district lines represented by newly elected … more
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Trump hits rock bottom
Trump the grifter, the flim-flam man, the snake oil salesman, has reached an all-time low. He will go to any lengths to have his gigantic ego stroked, do what it takes to continuously be in the … more
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Fentanyl
Two fatal crashes in Indonesia in October 2018 and in Ethiopia in March 2019 of two Boeing 737 Max planes killed 346 people. The crashes resulted in a halt of production and a U.S. House … more
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Climate leadership
Although the season of gift-giving may be coming to a close, the approval of the Final Scoping Plan which will provide a way forward to achieving the emissions-reduction targets initiated by the … more
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Guns and the Moscow murders
The murders of four Idaho college students that have marred the national news this joyous season leave us with the nagging question, generally untouched upon in the so-called liberal media, of how … more
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Let’s close the book on Trump
Trump’s enormous ego just can’t accept defeat. He continues to rant on his social media platform, ‘Truth Social,’ that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen from him based … more
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Censoring a library program
An open letter to the Board of Education and Superintendent of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District (NECSD) It was recently reported in the Mid-Hudson Times (Nov. 3, 2022) that the Newburgh … more
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Government for the elite
The recently passed legislation barring railroad workers from going on strike is the latest example of government working on behalf of the elite, not the people. Regardless of whether or not the … more
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Medicare
The open session is upon us, a period during which seniors can switch health insurance plans. Seniors are receiving solicitations to join Medicare Advantage plans with promises of huge money savings, … more
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America’s Electrical Grid
The recent natural disasters affecting Florida and elsewhere in our country as well as the devastation Putin has leveled onto the Ukrainian people with his scorched earth policies leaving people … more
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Trump again, no way
On November 15 from his Mar-a-Lago country club Donald Trump officially announced he is running again for President in 2024. It is hard to imagine he will be eligible to run since he is knee-deep in … more
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Climate wins in New York
Despite the uncertainties of the mid-term elections, we can breathe a sigh of relief on two fronts: Kathy Hochul was re-elected governor and the  Environmental Bond Act for Clean Water, Clean … more
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90,000 days
On Dec. 1, 2022 the United States of America turns 90,000 days old.  If our nation’s birth was the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, then Dec. 1, 2022 is 90,000 … more
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Truly Universal Pre-K is a societal lifeline
In 2014, the Republican majority in the State Senate cut a deal with the Democratic-controlled Assembly: the five boroughs would get about $500 million per year for universal pre-k, while the rest of … more
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FDR reshaped America
A milestone event in U.S. - and Hudson Valley - history is observed next week. On November 8, 1932, 90 years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt of Hyde Park was elected the 32nd President of the … more
Congressman Pat Ryan
The polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight recently questioned Republican candidates across the country for Congress and statewide offices about whether they accepted Biden as the duly elected … more
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Equal treatment for all
As Quakers, friends and neighbors, we are deeply concerned about the increasing polarization in our country.  Our faith teaches us that every person is a child of God.  We value respectful, … more
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Please look at the whole picture
Do you recall the story about the woman who asked Ben Franklin if our new form of government was to be a monarchy or a republic? His response: ‘’A republic, if you can keep … more
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Political endorsements and disappointment
I am disappointed by the negative political Television Commercials, Facebook, and other Social Media. It used to be that a candidate’s opponent had terrible ideas. Now the opponent is … more
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