Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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The 2026 honoree is Robert Hanan, a Vietnam War combat veteran. I was introduced to Bob, and found him to be a humble, pleasant gentleman. He is so grateful for this honor. Joining him at the ceremony will be his wife of 57 years, Andrea, along with their son, Dean, daughter-in-law, Christina, and two grandchildren, ages 13 and 11.
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By Pamela Panzenbeck
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11/6/26
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When I speak with constituents, many conversations return to one central question: How can we make our roads safer? Delivering the level of safety residents demand and deserve requires a coordinated, multipronged strategy, one that anticipates problems, responds to immediate concerns and creates lasting solutions. That strategy requires proactive planning, infrastructure investment and targeted enforcement.
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By Viviana L. Russell
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11/6/26
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I’m most proud of my bill that establishes the Lieutenant Joseph T. Banish Law Enforcement Peer Support Program, which was signed into law last December. Working with statewide police representatives, I wrote that law because it’s vital to provide our law-enforcement officers with resources and care to prevent suicide and other mental health issues.
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By Judy Griffin
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11/6/26
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While there are a lot of people upset with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine philosophy, the leading candidate for impeachment or other procedural torture is the so-called secretary of war, Pete Hegseth. Our country has had lots of secretaries of defense, but none has created such a negative aura as Hegseth. Calling generals “fatties” and other demeaning names, he has undermined the country’s respect for an agency that makes life-or-death decisions about our national survival.
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By Jerry Kremer
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11/6/26
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Unfortunately, with the war now stalemated on the battlefield and Russia’s economy shattered, President Trump has reversed American policy and leaned toward isolationism and enabling Putin by reducing military aid to Ukraine, lifting Russian sanctions, blaming Zelensky for causing the war and calling for his removal as president. All this while Russia continues rocket and missile attacks on innocent civilians in Ukraine, which has accepted the American peace proposals that Putin has rejected.
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By Peter King
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11/6/26
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Across thousands of institutions, each with its own crime reports, it’s impossible to know how many cases were properly handled by campus authorities, law enforcement or the criminal justice system. And with that said, the Cornell case has left me wondering just how many other victims may share Jane Doe’s experience of feeling ignored, misrepresented and dismissed.
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By Jordan Vallone
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11/6/26
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Both projects address important needs in our community. One will strengthen our drinking water infrastructure, and the other will provide improved recreational opportunities for our children and families. Just as important, this funding represents a chance to make meaningful improvements while helping limit the financial burden on our taxpayers.
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By Francis X. Murray
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10/30/26
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I believe every high school student should be required to take a course in neuroscience — not because we need more neuroscientists, but because we need young people who better understand themselves.
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By Christopher R. Zublionis
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10/30/26
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Many factors determine our chances of getting Alzheimer’s. Some are impossible to alter. The likelihood of developing it increases as we age, but we can’t change our age. The same goes for genes and family history: Our genetic makeup and DNA are not modifiable.
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By Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
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10/30/26
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The Board of Regents’ vote last month to eliminate Regents exams as a graduation requirement will further erode any standard of measuring student achievement, and eliminate the last remains of accountability in schools. What’s more, it threatens to destroy the very concept it purports to defend: equity.
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By Nick Buglione
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10/30/26
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