#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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#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission

#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission

“#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission” Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday announced the creation of a “Racial Justice Commission” that he said would suggest changes to the City Charter — and even “change the world.”  The move came after de Blasio touted it in advance more than a dozen times over the past year. …

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#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test

#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test

“#De Blasio’s pathetic school reopenings fail the parent test” Mayor Bill de Blasio’s so-called “gold standard” school-reopening performance is a bitter joke to many angry city parents who’ve panned his effort as a “farce” and a failure. Pre-K and elementary schools reopened for full-time in-person classes in late December and middle schools followed last month….

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#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary

#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary

“#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary” Purge beat: Many Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales At the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Arellano speaks up for much-maligned cartoon character Speedy Gonzales, who “blazed through my childhood like a sombrero-clad comet, terrorizing gringo villains in the name of us downtrodden Mexicans.” Sure, “Polite society . . . tried…

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#The rush to legalize prostitution

#The rush to legalize prostitution

“#The rush to legalize prostitution” In his other horrific idea on policing this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio jumped aboard the sex-work-decriminalization bandwagon. Legal prostitution: Just the thing to add more decay to the the city’s neighborhoods. Sadly, he’s not alone. Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month signed off on a repeal of the law against…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2021” The Issue: A 37-year-old woman who was killed by a stray bullet in front of her home in Queens. How many more innocent people, and specifically mothers, is Mayor de Blasio willing to sacrifice in the name of the defund-the-police movement (“Stray shot kills mom,” March 14)?…

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