September 18, 2008 RSS feed / Opinion

Voters on candidates' qualifications, not on their gender or race

Dear Editor: I was rather disappointed to see a apparent blatant endorsement of one presidential candidate posing as a valid letter to the editor in a recent issue of the Beacon. More...

Editorial

Levy's right in looking for ways to cut budget and firm up services now

It is wonderful when taxpayers and citizens have the luxury of having police officers assigned to a variety of initiatives and taking on non-traditional roles such as youth leaders, educators and community coordinators. More...

Paterson veto of LIPA law was disappointing

Dear Editor: I am extremely disappointed that Governor David Paterson vetoed a proposed law that would have prevented the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) from imposing large rate increases without a state review process. More...