Bronx native is Dominican Dandy Vladimir Caamaño to Headline Comedy Night at Empire City Casino on February 22 Yonkers, New York – A comedy star of Dominican heritage from the Bronx named Vladimir (now that’s funny!) will headline the next […]
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley Delivers Weekly Democratic Address (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. Video and audio of the address can be downloaded here. Below is a full transcript of […]
Senator Serrano Honors the Life and Career of Congressman Robert Garcia Senator Serrano will sponsor a resolution on the State Senate floor celebrating the life and career of former United States Representative Robert Garcia. Robert “Bob” Garcia passed away on […]
Friday, February 17 — This month — and some sources cite this date — is the 251st anniversary of the 1766 birth of Thomas Malthus in Dorking, England. Given that birthplace, he perhaps naturally became an economist, demographer and statistician. He’s […]
Hugo de Vries (1848) De Vries was a Dutch botanist whose theory of biological mutation and rediscovery of Mendel’s laws of heredity made possible the active investigation and universal acceptance of Darwin’s theory of evolution. He held that new species […]
By Luis Vazquez NYCFC fought well in a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls in Arizona but as the pre-season has been a worthy showcase for young talent, the three recent signings by the Blues are meant for […]
The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure—that is the choicest of all. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Manger Definition: (noun) A trough or an open box in which feed for livestock is placed. Synonyms: Trough Usage: After putting him in a new stable, his new owner filled his manger with straw, but Pinocchio, after tasting a mouthful, […]
SCHUMER: WAR ON SENIORS HAS BEGUN WITH CONFIRMATION OF HHS SECRETARY WHO HAS SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO KILL MEDICARE; SENATOR SAYS VITAL PROGRAM IS IN REAL DANGER; PLEDGES TO USE NEW ROLE TO FIGHT ALL ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY VITAL […]
By William Coppola Thank goodness that there was another meeting of baseball owners and the commissioner to discuss rule changes to speed up the game. With the average time of a nine-inning game last year at three hours, a four- […]
The severe effects of eight years of disinvestment are taking hold on the United States Navy, at the same time that massive investment by Russia and China have dramatically increased the threat at sea. America has not been this imperiled […]
Independent Democratic Conference members receive leadership posts on influential committees Albany, NY — Members of the Independent Democratic Conference gained top Senate committee leadership roles when they were handed up on Tuesday including appointments on Labor, Banks, Consumer Affairs, Children […]
Thursday, February 16 — The nation’s first college for deaf students traces its beginning to this date in 1857, when Congress incorporated the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. In 1864, the school was federally chartered […]
Susan Brownell Anthony (1820) Anthony was a pioneer in the US women’s suffrage movement. The daughter of an abolitionist, she was well-educated and campaigned tirelessly for abolition and suffrage, attempting to secure laws to protect women’s rights. In 1869, she […]
In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
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