NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY Assemblymember Charles Lavine 13th A.D. Chair, Judiciary Committee Room 831, Legislative Office Building Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5456 CONTACT: Assemblymember Charles Lavine LavineC@nyassembly.gov For Immediate Release: April 16, 2021   Judiciary Committee Chair Charles D. Lavine Statement On […]

Sir John Franklin (1786) Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who also served as governor of Tasmania. He is best remembered for presiding over a doomed expedition in the 1840s to chart the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic. He and his crew fell prey to a host of ills, including starvation, disease, and lead poisoning. Of the entire expedition of nearly 130 men, not one is known to have survived. What evidence suggests that some of the crew members may have resorted to cannibalism? More…

It is true we love life; not because we are wont to live, but because we are wont to love. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

chastise Definition: (verb) Censure severely. Synonyms: castigate, chasten, objurgate, correct Usage: She chastised him for his insensitive remarks about her weight until he was the one crying. Discuss.

There are talkers enough among us; I’ll be one of the doers. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

fortify Definition: (verb) To strengthen physically, mentally, or morally. Synonyms: sustain, encourage, confirm, cheer, strengthen, reassure, brace, stiffen, hearten, embolden, invigorate Usage: Prayer fortified the congregants during their crisis. Discuss.

New York, New York – The New York State Nurses Association, representing 42,000 nurses across the state, working with allies, won major victories in the final state budget that was enacted this week. Sustaining patient care in hard hit hospitals, ensuring […]

BRONX DA DARCEL D. CLARK RELEASES REPORT ON FATAL SHOOTINGS OF ANTONIO WILLIAMS AND NYPD DETECTIVE BRIAN MULKEEN 69-Page Report Outlines Public Integrity Bureau’s Investigation and Findings; Body-Worn Camera Videos Released           Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today released the […]

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550) A brilliantly gifted linguist and one of the most dashing figures of his time, Oxford was also reckless, hot-tempered, and disastrously spendthrift. He was the patron of an acting company and wrote highly praised poems and plays in his earlier years, though none of the plays are known to have survived. He is considered by some to be the true author of Shakespeare’s plays, since his own literary output apparently ceased just before Shakespeare’s began. Which of his writings have survived? More…

If a man’s character is to be abused … there’s nobody like a relation to do the business. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

lilliputian Definition: (adjective) Very small. Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny Usage: How am I supposed to fit everything I will need for summer camp in this lilliputian trunk?! Discuss.

The Home Room by Melissa Melkonian     College May Be Your Goal…Just Take Care Which One You Choose   As a school leader, my goal is to prepare students for the career of their choice.  Some may pursue a […]

Frances Perkins (1880) Though Perkins was already extraordinarily accomplished by the time she was appointed US Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the decision to appoint a woman to the cabinet was bitterly criticized by business and political leaders. In her unusually long 12-year term, Perkins advocated reforms such as a minimum wage, a maximum workweek, and unemployment compensation. She helped develop the Social Security Act of 1935. What book did she write after leaving office? More…

One gets a bad habit of being unhappy. George Eliot (1819-1880) x c