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No Country For Sane Men – Some Things I Have Noticed

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally … [...]

News That Matters – Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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The Journal News reports that a disarmed drone missile on its way to a museum in West Virginia was stopped in Ossining by local police, no doubt out of jealousy. But the article also says it was picked up in Putnam Valley! If anyone knows what this is about, how a missile got to Putnam Valley and who had it please let me know. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, February 14, 2011

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Viggiano, who has a plumbing and heating business in the village, said he hasn’t slept in days and has a constant headache. His nightmare started Wednesday when the other Viggiano, also with a Cold Spring business, was arraigned in Yonkers on charges of attempted first-degree rape. The 48-year-old Fishkill resident, an electrician who owns Energy Services of New York, is accused of trying to arrange sex with a 10-year-old girl. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, January 31, 2011

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A blog site from Yonkers called, “Rising Times” is reporting that Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy gave a company called WPD Concepts, LLC., a significant amount of money during his 2007 election. The article hints that Mr. Levy spent $75,000 to ensure an uncontested race but I’ll leave that up to the Feds to decipher. [...]

News That Matters – Friday, January 28, 2011 – Things To Do Edition

Easter is right around the corner and the family is coming over, as they usually do, and you know as well as I do that your dining room, guest room and living rooms aren’t exactly as nifty as they could be. Not that anyone in the family will mind, they’re family after all, and will not mention the faded walls, cracks and dents and dinks left over from last year. But you know your cousin Sheila will mention it in a facebook post… Contact Taconicarts today for an estimate on getting that cleaned up and shutting Sheila up for good. Just imagine! [...]

News That Matters – Friday, January 7, 2011 – Taxes, Rent and Things To Do Edition

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What’s more, with all the foreclosures that have taken place during the past two years and with banks seeking to cut their loses by putting some of these places up for rent, the market is in a glut and yet landlords will not come down from what they’re asking or make accommodations to get someone in there and the income flowing in again. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, December 27, 2010 – The Day Early Edition

I hope you all enjoyed whatever holiday it was you were celebrating this weekend. Thanks to PB, SCH, BV, PN, MS and others mine was pretty sweet. There were two dinners on Xmas day, one planned and the second a surprise! At the second however, I was compelled to accompany, on a borrowed guitar, a cellist and a singer in order to get the gelato/caramel pie for dessert. [...]

News That Matters – Friday, December 24, 2010

As has become tradition for those who have families far away, or don’t have them at all, (agnostics, Jews, Muslims and Sufi, too!) and for whom spending Xmas eve alone is not exactly in your preferred plans, the Asylum is once again open for all comers. Call or write if you need directions otherwise just drop in any time before 9PM. [...]

News That Matters – Wednesday, December 15, 2010

“Hay, a former Marine and successful, self-made businessman who grew up in foster care…” The only thing missing in Cara Matthews’ article is that he turned a barrel of water into wine and raised the dead. Tell me that the guy who once remarked that illegal immigrants can bring plague isn’t setting himself up to be the next county executive. [...]

News That Matters – Monday, December 6, 2010

The postmortems are not quite yet over for Senator Leibell and the mess he’s in. He apologized last week to the county Republican committee and I’m willing to bet he’s genuinely sorry for he’s left the county in a real mess. But one the things that rubs me the wrong way is that we were forced into an election campaign that was not necessary had he been upfront last summer. [...]