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Bravo to the many retailers who decided to close on Thanksgiving so that their employees can enjoy special holiday time with their families. https://www.newsday.com/business/stores-closed-thanksgiving-fnlh9bde There was a time — decades ago — when the only […]

By Will Barclay New York progressives have put the state on a fast track to an energy overhaul that has consistently raised feasibility concerns from the day it was conceived. The shortcomings of New York’s […]

Previously Published in The Messenger While Republicans across the country rejoice in the victory of Donald Trump (R-FL), others are much less enthused. However, we can pick out two clear winners in this. The first […]

By Steve Levy A report published earlier this month by the New York State Comptroller indicated that the amount of farmland is diminishing  throughout New York State.  Despite economic growth, between 2012 and 2022, the […]

Previously Published in The Messenger The historic comeback of Donald Trump (R-FL) is certainly one for the history books, but just as Republicans are autopsying the election to see what went right for them, Democrats […]

By Steve Levy One of the richest people in the world, Elon Musk, and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are licking their chops, ready to take an ax to the federal budget, now that […]

By Will Barclay New York farms have been a building block for our communities and our state for generations. Unfortunately, a number of conditions have threatened our farmland and put enormous pressure on hardworking farmers […]

His leftist views are damaging our schools Each region of New York State has a delegate that is appointed to the state’s Board of Regents by our elected officials in Albany. For the past nineteen […]

Governor Kathy Hochul’s combative tone taken after President Trump’s victory was a bad move for New York. One would hope that the governor would have acknowledged the message being sent by the average American voter […]

The Associated Press’ coverage of Donald Trump’s election illustrates that this once-proud and prestigious institution of the fourth estate is now just another left-wing rag refusing to hear the message that emanated from the American […]