Carl Corcoran at the memorial to the Rev. Mychal Judge OFM, chaplin to the FDNY and son of immigrants, at the priest’s ancestral home in Ireland. Judge was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. ‘In the face of unfathomable loss, we rose as one’ I was home from America barely two years when the world changed, on that sunny Autumnal morning (afternoon Irish time). We... Columns 27 Aug 2021 | 12:13
‘Silencing ... the essence of our American ideals’ I am responding to your positive presentation of Assemblyman Schmitt’s widely discredited extreme right wing position on... Letters to the Editor 08 Aug 2021 | 04:27
Pictured from left to right are: Jennifer Dellova (parent and president of Washingtonville School Board), Nicole Hewson (parent and Middletown board member), Colleen Doyle (concerned citizen), Kevin Gomez (attorney/parent/Middletown school board member), Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, Joe Minuta (Orange County legislator), son of Ciara, Ann Marie Aviles and parent Ciara Irrazary of Cornwall. Photo provided by the office of Assemblyman Colin Schmitt. Critical Race Theory ‘rewrites history ... and provides false narrative on our most impressionable youth’ Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, a Republican from New Windsor who represents the towns of Wawayanda, Goshen, Hamptonburgh,... Home 03 Aug 2021 | 10:40
1908 Ford Model T. Source: Wikipedia They made America I am the co-author of “They Made America From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators” and a... Letters to the Editor 13 Jul 2021 | 01:55
‘The Democrats are using this legislation to make sure ... they can grab and hold on to power for good, and people are falling for it’ While some may use the blocking of H.R. 1, the so-called For the People Act, which would be better described as the Democrat... Letters to the Editor 05 Jul 2021 | 01:14
‘I can no longer be neutral’ I did not always feel strongly about eliminating the filibuster, the Senate rule which requires 60 votes to advance legislation... Letters to the Editor 28 Jun 2021 | 07:02
Now hiring. Where are the people? NOW HIRING. Where are the people? The signs are posted in store fronts, lawns and bill boards for all to see, Now Hiring.... Letters to the Editor 09 Jun 2021 | 03:41
Carl Corcoran. Photo by Brendan Lyon/ImageBureau A welcome call from Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day On this past St. Patrick’s Day, many of the longtime listeners to the Frank Truatt Morning Show on WTBQ Radio (AM 1110/F... Entertainment 30 Mar 2021 | 03:05
Pledging allegiance to the truth The opening words of The American Crisis written by Thomas Paine in 1776 could easily have been written today: “These are... Letters to the Editor 16 Feb 2021 | 11:49
Mehrsa Baradaran was 9 years old when she was admitted to the United States as a refugee from Iran. This photo is from her Visa. She and her family were permitted to leave Iran in 1986 and immigrate to the United States. Mehrsa didn’t speak a word of English when she arrived - Farsi was her first language - but quickly picked up it up with the help of television in America. Provided photos. An immigrant’s story Mehrsa Baradaran, a refuge from Iran who found a welcome in Goshen, has been tapped to advise President-Elect Joe Biden’s... Local News 29 Nov 2020 | 03:55
On Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme... Letters to the Editor 27 Sep 2020 | 01:51
The importance of facts I am writing to remind readers of the importance of facts. I am responding to clarify some of the statements Deborah Diltz... Letters to the Editor 18 Aug 2020 | 10:15
‘ The outcome is up to each of us’ I would like to offer a response to Ranisha Singh’s long three column diatribe last week against both my short 200-word letter... Letters to the Editor 09 Aug 2020 | 07:30
‘If you find it uncomfortable to talk about racism, imagine what it must feel like to actually live it’ I am a NYC public school teacher living in the Bronx and a Chester Academy alum. I have considered Chester my home for the... Letters to the Editor 04 Aug 2020 | 03:48
‘Is opening American schools a safe thing to do?’ Is the opening of American schools in September a safe thing to do? At the moment, no, it is not. What these silly politicians... Letters to the Editor 02 Aug 2020 | 03:48
