#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2021” The Issue: The Democrats’ push to end the Senate filibuster and stop voting reform laws in red states. President Biden’s party is poised to push through “reforms” designed to turn a democracy into a permanent one-party state, while using inflammatory words at a time when we are…

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#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

“#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Recovery Trails Nation Private-economy employment in New York “remained far below pre-pandemic levels last month, badly trailing the jobs recovery in the rest of the country,” warns the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon. Private jobs here were down 12.2 percent (i.e., by about 1 million)…

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#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up

#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up

“#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up” In another ominous sign for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) has finally filled her years-long vacancy on the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which might actually lead to JCOPE doing . . . something. When last heard from, the state’s premier ethics watchslug was…

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#Bears are acting way too friendly due to deadly disease

#Bears are acting way too friendly due to deadly disease

“#Bears are acting way too friendly due to deadly disease” This malady is turning bears dog-like — and permanently crippling them.  Following a number of recent incidents with bears in California’s Tahoe Basin being reported for acting strangely, seemingly unafraid of humans and eager to do distinctly un-bear-like things, the state’s Department of Fish and…

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