Republican candidate for New York state governor Bruce Blakeman is starting to smell the coffee after apparently chugging too much downstate Kool Aid. During last week’s Long Island Association breakfast, both he and incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul shared the spotlight at the event that included ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the question of tariffs. The challengers to President Trump’s tariffs are two family-owned corporations: Learning Resources, Inc., and hand2mind, Inc. They’re headquartered in Vernon Hills, Ill., have 500 employees in the United States, and sell educational tools for younger and older children. However, they manufacture them abroad, primarily in China. Now you can begin to see why tariffs targeting China would displease Learning Resources and hand2mind. It’s tempting to ask why they manufacture their wares abroad, primarily in China. ...
We are already tiring of the nearly one month pattern of winter. Heavy snows, winds, then melting followed by more lake-effect snows return. As of today, the region is under a winter weather advisory that could bring 10 inches of snow to the north county. With the alert, AAA is reminding drivers to use caution when driving in snowy conditions. “First, slow down, it’s important to control your speed in wintry weather, and also keep a donut of space around your vehicle – don’t crowd other cars or plows,” said AAA Dispatch Manager Dan Fisher. “If you need to stop, don’t ...
If cleanliness is next to godliness, I might not make it to the pearly gates. It’s sad that I’ve slipped so much. I was reared to know the difference. Mom made me rewash dishes or pans that didn’t pass inspection and if I dusted around the doilies instead of under, well, that only led to more chores. When I picture myself climbing the back stairs up to our apartment, in my memory I’m always sweeping them. I guess it’s a good thing I don’t have back stairs now … I’d be tripping over dust bunnies. It’s not that I don’t dust or vacuum at all. I remember vividly ...
Because of remarks by the Trump administration, there has been a lot in the news again about buying or taking Greenland from Denmark. I think that based on the questionable historical accuracy of Norse sagas concerning the discovery of Greenland compared to the fact based modern historical record that the United States may actually have a valid claim to that arctic island that is better or as good as Denmark’s. Also, the U.S. has considered purchasing Greenland on several previous occasions. The first was in 1866 when Secretary of State William Seward considered buying both ...
The letter “We need to maintain values of America” (Dec. 13) is sad and is un-American and is un-Christian. What I read in that letter was anger, disdain, disrespect, and the rantings of a lost soul. The writer makes two mistakes. The first is to claim he understands American culture. He believes it is failing because of immigrants from other cultures — and he implies that he means other non-white cultures. He believes those immigrants from white Europe are the only ones worthy of respect and worthy of admittance. The writer’s disdain for those other cultures reveals more ...
