Today’s Verdict: Immigration and Expanding the H-1B Visa Program
IMMIGRATION: THE NEED TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE H-1B VISA PROGRAM BY DAVID P. LESCH, Esq The issue of immigration is once again front and center as President-elect Trump is poised to take over a much-divided country. Earlier this week […]
Op-Ed: TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZE ANOTHER ‘WINNERS & LOSERS’ PROGRAM
By Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb The sixth round of the Regional Economic Development Council’s (REDC) annual competition took place this week. However, taxpayer-funded economic development programs work only if they are administered equitably. There must be more transparency […]
Profile America: End of Debtors’ Prison
Sunday, December 11 — Throughout history, debt had been a criminal offense, with penalties ranging from enslavement to mutilation. In Colonial America, some debtors were branded or whipped in public, but most were thrown in jail — debt being the only […]
Profile America: The First Law School
Saturday, December 10 — “Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.” That was the observation of Alexis de Tocqueville in his famous 1835 book, “Democracy in America.” Lawyering came […]
“We Were Almost Too Late” – Letter to the Editor from HopeLines
LETTER TO THE EDITOR We were almost too late… Last year, Rose, a homeless young woman with Type-1 diabetes, passed out in the street from hyperglycemia, and was taken to ICU. After seven days, Rose was discharged. Her hospital social […]
Yanks Frazier Future In Bronx
By Christopher Saunders When the New York Yankees dangled closer Andrew Miller at this year’s trade deadline and made it very clear they wanted a legit top three prospect in return for miller services. When they dealt him to the […]
Profile America: Fish Story
Clarence Birdseye, who was born on this date in 1886, developed a system of flash-freezing meat, fish, and vegetables under high pressure.
3-DAY “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” PHONE-A-THON FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING NEW YORKERS
NYC COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PARTNERS WITH UNIVISION NEW YORK, OTHER MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON 3-DAY “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” PHONE-A-THON TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT CONCERNS FROM SPANISH-SPEAKING NEW YORKERS The NYC Human Rights Commission joins Univision New York, […]
Whose Birthday Is It? December 8, 2016
James Thurber (1894) After working at various newspapers, Thurber served on the staff of The New Yorker from 1927 to 1933 and was later a principal contributor to the magazine, publishing drawings, stories, and anecdotes of his misadventures. He is […]
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