Sick of being warned about anything and everything when it comes to the holiday season, especially all the warnings about dangerous toys? Me too. That’s why I’m ready to throw a lawn dart at a group called World Against Toys Causing Harm—W.A.T.C.H. Every year since 1973, it has published a […]
Month: December 2016
Rye forms committee in wake of Harrison gun store
With much attention centered on a new gun store now open in Harrison, the city of Rye has formed an “open-ended” committee to investigate gun-related issues and potentially the creation of a gun ordinance. On Nov. 2, during a Rye City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, requested help […]
Trump election is par for the course
The election of Donald Trump, as outrageous and offensive to many as it may be, is still an expression of this country’s violent, racist, misogynistic state and history of nativism. His rallies promoted that level of violence with the assaults of numerous anti-Trump protesters, as well as Trump himself saying […]
Barnes & Noble begins an uncharted chapter
In a time when brick and mortar bookstores are becoming a thing of the past, Barnes & Noble is refreshing its approach. The newest of more than 600 store locations, the Eastchester Barnes & Noble in the Vernon Hills Shopping Center at 680 White Plains Road—which opened its doors to […]
The origins of Trump’s election victory
It seems like 2009 was just the other day, when people became so outraged with the federal government in Washington that they took to the streets in protest. It started with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, TARP, the straw that broke the camel’s back. Local protest events by small groups […]