May 20, 2010 RSS feed / Opinion

Editorial:

Ruling in; now New York should get busy and enact civil confinement law

Sometimes the Supreme Court gets it right. It did this week when it reversed a lower court ruling that said Congress overstepped its authority in allowing the indefinite detention of inmates considered “sexually dangerous.” More...

Celebrate the true meaning of Memorial Day

Dear Editor: With Memorial Day fast approaching, I would like to express my thoughts on the “holiday.” There is not official greeting for this holiday and it is not “Happy Memorial Day.” This is a day of reflection and rem More...

An opportunity missed; a crisis not avoided

Dear Editor: In July 2005 Republicans tried to adopt a tough financial regulation bill which, by putting a cap on Fannie and Freddie and other reckless practices, may well have prevented our financial crisis. More...

Poll

The DEC plans to mitigate the water contamination from the plume heading into our area from Grumman in Bethpage by filtering it at the well site; the balance will go into waterways and the Great South Bay untreated. Do you agree with the DEC’s plan?