Source: Special Report on Climate Change and Land To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable. That much is clear from the newly released UN climate... Columns Aug 13 2019 | 04:34 PM
Jessica Guarneri and her daughter Julianna. Blood drive Blood drive MONROE. Help Monroe Dental office give back on Aug.10 Monroe Dental is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Aug.10,... Columns Aug 07 2019 | 08:06 PM
My turn First Due Weather from the Compound Monroe's weather blog: 'Knowing about potential events with some notice is better than a last moment surprise' Editor's Note: The Photo News regularly speaks with First Due Weather from The Compound when hyperlocal weather stories are... Columns Jul 11 2019 | 05:14 AM
Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer June 6, 1944My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops... Columns Jun 06 2019 | 05:10 AM
'We honor today who have paid the ultimate price for those Freedoms and Liberties' MONROE. Village of Monroe Mayor Neil S. Dwyer reflects on the importance of Memorial Day. The following are the remarks Village of Monroe Mayor Neil S. Dwyer made on Memorial Day:Good morning, On behalf of the Board... Columns May 30 2019 | 03:45 AM
My Turn James Skoufis 'No parents should ever have to worry about taking their child shopping or to the park out of fear for contracting measles' Growing up in middle school, I often played a game called "Oregon Trail." Set in the mid-1800s, one's mission was... Columns May 10 2019 | 12:12 PM
Investing in our region’s quality of life, economic well-being Orange County is one of the fastest-growing counties in New York state and, for more than a decade, we have been seeing a... Columns Apr 04 2019 | 06:48 AM
Environmental Advocates comment on NYS Senate and Assembly proposed budgets ALBANY — Both the New York State Senate and Assembly have released their one-house budgets, which will now be negotiated... Columns Mar 14 2019 | 07:25 AM
Title X gag rule: Undermining ' the most important family planning program in this country' Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley issued the following after the Trump Administration ordered the final gag rule on Title... Columns Feb 28 2019 | 05:34 AM
My View Sen. James Skoufis Skoufis commands committee to disrupt corruption in New York Corruption in Albany has plagued New York State for decades. It has allowed perpetrators of crimes to roam free, money to... Columns Feb 07 2019 | 02:13 AM
Source: Library of Congress 'To carve a tunnel of hope through the mountain of despair' Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 21, in recognition of the civil rights leader's contributions... Columns Jan 17 2019 | 05:01 AM
Santa by Thomas Nasy ‘Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus’ Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and... Columns Dec 20 2018 | 04:54 AM
U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Fourth National Climate Assessment report can be read in its entirety at https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ NY environmental group: Climate change 'is not a future problem' After the release of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Fourth National Climate Assessment report on the cost... Columns Nov 29 2018 | 06:48 AM
Photo: whitehouse.gov President Abraham Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Thanksgiving on Oct. 3, 1863. It set the precedent for a national day of Thanksgiving. Prior to that, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, according the web site abrahamlincolnonline.org. Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To... Columns Nov 22 2018 | 10:18 AM
Banned Books Week: Sept. 23–29, 2018 More than a book a day faces expulsion from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries every year. There have... Columns Sep 20 2018 | 05:18 AM
