Letters from our readers
I sat through five of Rep. Mike Lawler’s public meetings this month, asking him more than once to name the “values” he thinks would appeal to non-Republicans. On Project 2025 he said: “I never read it,” adding even more disingenuously about
Read MoreI would love to tell you about a Chat with Matt breakfast gathering I attended a week ago Sunday. Assemblyman Matt Slater was on hand to share breakfast and conversation for three hours. Matt made it clear that he was
Read MoreIt is absolutely absurd that Rep. Mike Lawler voted for House Resolution 1376 “strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border.” I would hope my representative in Congress is well-informed,
Read MoreI received an e-mail from former Pleasantville mayor Bernard Gordon that was similar to his letter last week (“Lack of Candidates’ Public Outreach Explains Poor Voter Turnout in March”), so I will respond similarly and refute some of his assertions. I
Read MoreWhen a young Republican man in Pennsylvania fired his dad’s legally purchased AR-style weapon at Donald Trump, he committed a deplorable act of political violence. Mike Lawler and his fellow Trump supporters stood ready to take political advantage. Lawler claimed
Read MoreThe proposal to move the Pleasantville village elections to November to increase voter participation is a very bad idea. The problem is not voter apathy. The problem is the election campaign or, better said, the lack of an election campaign. Candidates don’t
Read MoreWith the election season in full swing as local candidates campaign, it is important to highlight the differences between the two major party candidates running to represent the 17th Congressional District, Democrat Mondaire Jones and Republican Mike Lawler. Lawler, the current
Read MoreDespite its innocuous name, those of us who have been paying attention recognize the Working Families Party is not so much an independent entity as it is a kingmaker for the Democratic Party. The Democrats maintain the arrogant assumption that
Read MoreThis is a copy of an e-mail I sent to Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi after receiving his “news flash” regarding defending the lawsuit against the Town of Mount Pleasant’s current at-large election system. Who is going to pay for
Read MoreI am writing to you in order to let you know of my strong support for congressional candidate Mondaire Jones’s platform on immigration. Given the current issues that the U.S. faces in the immigration system and across our borders, we need
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