“Congratulations to Mary E. Sullivan on her election to president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA),” said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement. Heastie praised Sullivan’s “long history of standing up for New York’s workers, fighting so their […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa. Alex Bregman. They, and some of the other culprits of the 2017 Houston Astros sign stealing cheating scandal faced the media for the first time Thursday at their West Palm Beach […]
Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement in support of legalizing gestational surrogacy in New York: “Our antiquated surrogacy ban makes it prohibitively expensive and burdensome for many New Yorkers to become parents. Countless families, particularly members of the […]
You should know that this Tuesday, February 11th at 11:00 am I will be visiting the city of Guánica in Puerto Rico. A delegation of people including Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Federico Pérez, Gumersindo Martinez, George Álvarez, Angel Gaud, […]
Attorney General Letitia James today took action to ensure the safe, rapid, and thorough decommissioning and site restoration at Indian Point Energy Center (IP), a nuclear power facility located in the Hudson Valley slated to end all power generation next […]
While PPNA President Edith Blitzer was absent from Tuesday’s meeting Vice- President Steve Glosser did an excellent job of running the meeting. The main thrust of the meeting was about the new plastic bag ban which begins March 1, 2020. […]
Grant Wood (1891) Wood was an American artist famous for painting scenes from the rural Midwest that feature austere people and stylized landscapes. Born in Iowa, Wood traveled to Europe in the 1920s and was exposed to the late medieval primitive painting style that would later influence his own art. One of the best-known icons of American art, his American Gothic features a stern Midwestern farmer holding a pitchfork and a woman who is often assumed to be the farmer’s wife but is not. Who is she? More…
I realized that ritual will always mean throwing away something; destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)
unnameable Definition: (adjective) Too sacred to be uttered. Synonyms: ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable Usage: The deliberate enunciation of the ancient, unnameable runes shocked the holy men devoted to guarding the idol. Discuss.
NEW JERSEY MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN RANDOM STABBING OF BRONX MAN IN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a New Jersey man has been indicted on Murder and Manslaughter in the death of a […]
William Roscoe Estep (1920) Estep was an American Baptist historian, author, and professor of church history. He was considered one of the world’s leading authorities on the Anabaptist movement, a Christian sect that rejects infant baptism and practices the ritual of believer’s baptism only after a person has made a declaration of faith. Estep wrote numerous works, including books on subjects such as Baptist and Anabaptist history, religious liberty, and world missions. At what theological seminary did he teach? More…
Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
redact Definition: (verb) Formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: couch, put, frame, cast Usage: Your presentation is solid, but I have asked Michael to redact portions of the text to make it more accessible to our Japanese business partners. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor With James Paxton the Yankees are that much stronger with their starting rotation. He is the first and early casualty injury and out of the rotation for what is expected to be four months with […]
By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA, PFA If you have been keeping track of our income tax deduction series, you should have learned much already on our first two subjects: children and itemized deductions. Please go to our prior issues to […]
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