Schumer-Townsend
New York’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is running for his third six-year term this November. The Democrat from Brooklyn is being challenged by Republican Jay Townsend, …
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10/27/10
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George Sava, a Republican who switched to the Democratic Party in 2007, is mounting a vigorous campaign against Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos in the 9th Senate District.
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Judy Rattner and Jeff Bessen
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10/13/10
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With temperatures in the 30s, more than 500 runners hit the Long Beach boardwalk for the 4-mile annual Snow Flake Race on Sunday. Shaun McGrath of Lynbrook and Katie Dipietro of Floral Park as the …
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2/17/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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Throughout the long, at times agonizing health reform debate, conservatives and insurance-industry lobbyists have argued that we don’t need a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
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Scott Brinton
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11/26/09
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The following are profiles of candidates running for seats on the Nassau County and district court.
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Stephen J. Bronner, Ariella Monti, Sari Zeidler
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10/29/09
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President Obama is asking Gov. David Paterson, a fellow Democrat, to withdraw from the governor’s race, according to The New York Times. Paterson should consider obliging. As a matter of fact, why bother waiting until 2010? He should consider stepping down now.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/09
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