Lincoln & Churchill: Preparation for Greatness



“If a man will stand up and assert, and repeat and re-assert, that two and two do not make four, I know nothing in the power of argument that can stop him,” declared Abraham Lincoln at Peoria on October 16, 1854. In this case, he implied that Senator Stephen Douglas, his political adversary, made irrational arguments on the subject of […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

Means to Get Rich

Ten or twelve years ago there was a miner working in the upper levels of the Comstock mine, Nevada, at $4 per day. He lived in a little cabin down the canyon, did his own cooking, and whistled softly ‘There’s a good time coming, boys.’ Today that miner walks about the streets of Virginia City , as cordial as in […]

Word of the Week



Bogart BOH-gahrt VERB: bully, intimidate; to use or consume without sharing

Dismay Over Tourism Promotion



To the Editor: I was shocked and saddened by last week’s revelations about Libby Pataki and the Putnam Visitors Bureau, or what I once thought was the Putnam Tourism Agency. Shocked, because for the many years I have been researching and writing about the excesses of our local government, including the Tourism Agency, I had no idea about the duplicity […]

Let’s End The Gap Elimination Adjustment



To the Editor: Do you have school aged children or grandchildren? Have you heard about the GEA? While the ‘Gap Elimination Adjustment,’ or ‘GEA,’ is not exactly a buzzword, the GEA has real, destructive effects on our schools that directly impact our students. Since its inception, schools in our Senate District have lost out on over $160 million in state […]

Cunningham’s Corner

David McKay Wilson, Character Assassin

In a week when the governor called for his agencies to investigate “radioactive tritium-contaminated water” that had leaked at Indian Point, the ever-shrinking Journal News empire devoted pages and pages over multiple days to Putnam County tourism director Libby Pataki, including an editorial about her and the two non-profits that she runs to promote visiting Putnam. Who knew that cataloguing […]

Carmel 6th Graders Achieve Million Page Challenge



The congratulations banner is on display at the George Fischer Middle School in Carmel this week now that sixth graders have conquered and surpassed the million page challenge. Since the challenge began last fall, students have read 1,336,206 pages. The school’s librarian, Elizabeth Krieger, set the challenge for all 5th and 6th graders in the school, promising to dye her […]

New York City Cop Who Was Shot Is From Putnam



A New York City police officer shot Thursday night in the Bronx when he and his female partner encountered armed suspects in an apartment complex hallway was a resident of Brewster. Officer Patrick Espeut, 29, suffered a gunshot wound to the face while his partner was shot in the stomach. Both officers were admitted to Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx […]

St. Christopher’s Inn Honors Lee & Faith Majors





Hollywood legend Lee Majors and his wife Faith are lending a hand to the men of St. Christopher’s Inn by agreeing to be honored at the twelfth annual St. Christopher’s Inn Board of Directors Dinner on Wednesday, April 27. Elizabeth and Roger Ailes, of Garrison, are serving as honorary chairs for the event which will be held at the historic […]

Liliana Elizabeth Titus



Liliana Elizabeth Titus was born on January 22, 2016, to Amanda and John Titus of Fishkill. Grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. Robert Civitano of Stormville, and Mr. and Mrs. John C Titus of Fishkill, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ryone of Florida.