Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — March 31, 2020 —Stay home, stay safe, stay well…Let’s all help flatten the curve… As we are all going through a new and difficult journey, I thought maybe a little humor might be helpful… My alarm clock blasts off at 7am, …
By MARK JEFFERS
Jon Connors, Team Rubicon Northeast Deputy Director, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon Mayor, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, March 31, 2020 @10am EST
Guests and Listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry when staying on topic and using the following call-in number: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” via … http://tobtr.com/s/11702668 The subject matter to be discussed is described herein. ELMSFORD, NY, MOUNT VERNON, NY and YONKERS, NY — March 31, 2020 — Jon Connors, Team Rubicon …
COMMENTARY: Cuomo Deserves Praise — and Some Words of Caution
By RICHARD BRODSKY
ALBANY, NY — March 29, 2020 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s coronavirus decisions and performance have been close to flawless. He deserves unstinting credit. Nevertheless. We are all wrestling with the individual and social consequences of events, and understanding our leadership cadres is a useful exercise. And there are cautionary notes that need consideration. Cuomo’s demeanor has been calm and appropriate. …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor; Michael Edelman, Esq., Political Analyst / Pundit, Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/Editor-at-Large, and José Alvarado, Westchester County Board Legislator (WCBL-District-17) on Westchester On the Level, Monday, March 30, 2020 @10am EST
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11695932 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am EST sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after the 12 Noon conclusion of the broadcast. The topics/subjects of discussion are defined herein: WHITE PLAINS, NY, and YONKERS, NY — March 30, 2020 — …
Thinking the Unthinkable—and Responding Wisely
Dr. EARL H. TILFORD
TUSCALOOSA, AL — March 29, 2020 — In 1994, I was in my first year as director of research for the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute. Part of our mission was to consider how the Army might respond to various strategic threats. Fifteen very bright people, to include serving officers and civilians, most with doctorates in history, political …
Dr. EARL H. TILFORD
BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers ‘Friends and Family Network’ Has Calamitously Crashed Headstrong Into Its Own Failed Construct
By HEZI ARIS
Governance By Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Finance Commissioner John Liszewski, Police Commissioner John Mueller, Fire Commissioner Sweeney, Among Others Remain Listless Due to Budgets Deleteriously Slashed, While Fomenting Lackluster Training, Equipment Deficiencies, and an Insufficient Number of First Responders The Escalating Heights of Hypocrisy Revealed Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — March 28, 2020 — First and foremost, we are personally most …
By HEZI ARIS
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
By BOB WEIR
FLOWER MOUND, TX — March 27, 2020 —The tools of conquest don’t necessarily come from bombs, bullets and military troops invading our borders. There are weapons much more lethal and more easily transmitted. Although there are weapons of mass destruction that come from laboratory experiments on animals and insects that somehow, accidentally or purposely, find their way into the human …
By BOB WEIR
Trolled By a Terrorist
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 27, 2020 — I sent an email this week offering tips on being in isolation from Israel’s political and civic leader, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Soviet Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. I run The Genesis 123 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between Jews and Christians and Christians with Israel in new and …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
DRIVING ME CRAZY: 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
PINEHURST, NC — March 24, 2020 — Way back in 1998, Daimler Chrysler came up with the idea of a luxury van. They called in Pacifica. Laurie can tell you about her love affair with Pacifica’s, but I look at it pretty objectively myself. I was never a van person, even when I had two little boys eleven months apart …
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
Who Cares About Gaza
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 24, 2020 — With the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus in Gaza, all eyes are (strangely) on Israel. Lets explore why and if that’s well founded, or helpful. Some background is important. During the British occupation of the Land of Israel (1917-1948), Gaza was meant to become part of an Arab state per a two-state solution …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN