Posts Tagged ‘Editorial’

An Open Debate About Teacher Staffing

Written by admin on May 10, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Every parent knows that the most important aspect of a child’s education is the teacher who heads up the classroom. That is why we are very concerned that, with the state budget gap, there is talk of laying off public school teachers. East Side Assembly Member Jonathan Bing, one of the good guys in Albany,
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Lift the Cap And Help Our Public Schools

Written by admin on May 5, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

How to educate our children is an incredibly complex and controversial issue. One of the few things that almost everyone agrees on is that the more choice parents have, the more likely there will be a better educational outcome for their child. In the more affluent neighborhoods of Manhattan, there are numerous very good schools,
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An Oscar Sweep For Our Town’s Former Staffer

Written by admin on March 11, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

You’ll have to indulge us this week while we proudly boast about a native New Yorker who has taken Hollywood by storm with his brave story about the Iraq war and the bizarre ways men find flirting with death sometimes more exciting than flirting with women. Mark Boal, a 37-year-old journalist who graduated from Bronx
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Don’t Cut; CUNY Is a Success Story

Written by admin on February 17, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

An economic recession ought to be a time of prioritizing. Just as families prepare for an uncertain future by skipping vacations and safeguarding retirement and savings accounts, so too must governments give priority to areas that build towards the future. That includes New York’s governments, state and city. So it’s puzzling to consider the 2010-11
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Why We Need Non-Partisan Elections

Written by admin on February 4, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Our city, state and nation are at an historic political crossroads. Citizen resentment and cynicism about partisanship and our elected leaders is at an all-time high. In Albany, our legislators have become synonymous with dysfunction. Scandals have taken down a governor and comptroller, and a dramatic State Senate coup last summer brought government to a
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Run, Andrew, Run—Run, Harold, Run

Written by admin on January 21, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Last time we checked, we live in a democracy. In fact, our country prides itself on being the progenitor and exporter of democratic ideals. But you wouldn’t suspect this based on how the national (and New York) Democratic Party has been behaving lately. Democracy, by our definition, offers citizens strong choices and vibrant debates on
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The Right Reforms

Written by admin on January 13, 2010. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Say what you will about Gov. David Paterson’s political missteps, the man has some good ideas for government reform. And the Legislature needs to stop proffering straw man arguments opposing them. In his Jan. 6 State of the State speech, Paterson laid out an ambitious plan of long overdue regulations to whip Albany back into
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The Dangers of Drilling

Written by admin on December 18, 2009. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

The state is currently collecting public comments on a proposal that would allow a certain type of natural gas drilling upstate, where the city gets its water supply. Now is the time for all New Yorkers—and especially Mayor Michael Bloomberg—to make their voices heard so this plan gets a much more in-depth evaluation before moving
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General Election Picks

Written by admin on October 29, 2009. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Mayor: Michael Bloomberg As we mentioned back in September, the key to governing the city at this critical juncture is nursing a more diverse economy back to health while maintaining and building on the gains of recent years in education, business, public safety and the vibrant culture that defines New York City. We think Mayor
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An East Side Adventurer

Written by admin on October 9, 2009. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Not many people can say they’ve completed a marathon, let alone 20. And even fewer can say they’ve accomplished such a feat after the age of 50. But Clifton Maloney, husband of our local Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, wasn’t just anyone. To the Maloney family, he was a beloved husband to Carolyn Jane Bosher Maloney and
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