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Thirty-one-year-old conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a rally he was hosting at Utah Valley University. It doesn’t matter whether Kirk was a liberal or conservative. It doesn’t matter if his assailant […]

Previously Published in The Messenger The chilling murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska is unfortunately yet another episode in the overall saga of rampant crime, repeat offenders, and a porous justice system that seems as […]

Previously Published in The Messenger “Development” is often a word that stokes a lot of fear, uncertainty, and disdain. We haven’t seen communities become divided over much else, and if there’s anything to stoke distrust […]

By Steve Levy The fiery exchange between Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. and senators from both sides of the aisle raises a very important question as to the future of that department. It’s no […]

Previously Published in The Messenger So many people are tuned out to politics entirely because of just how divisive and nasty the arena has been for about fifteen to twenty years now, with tensions having […]

By Steve Levy The New York Times and CNN were apoplectic over a new community that’s being built in Arkansas called “Return to the Land” that would be reserved for straight, white people. Their outrage […]

Previously Published in The Messenger The “tip of the spear” is the apt description for Suffolk County in terms of turning New York red, or at least competitive. The comparison was imparted to us last […]

By Steve Levy It looks like officials in Suffolk County have heard our concerns about a recent vote by members of the New York Metropolitan Transit Council (NYMTC) to move forward with regional projects while […]

By Jim Soviero For much of the past six months, Democrats have loudly warned about supposed doomsday “cuts” to Medicaid.  The irony is that some of these same powerful politicians were previously, very publicly calling […]

Don Clavin’s decision to resign his post as Hempstead Town Supervisor before it expired and, thereafter, appointing his successor is a process that smells to the high heavens.  This is a tactic left over from […]