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What's at risk if Yonkers doesn't win a full casino license? $1BJohn Cooney Jr. 

In just weeks, Yonkers’ future will be decided. The Community Action Committees will vote on which casino applications move forward, and the fate...

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John Cooney Jr. 

9/11 families need closure. Let's hold Saudi Arabia accountableCait Conley 

I was a junior in high school here in the Hudson Valley when 9/11 happened. I still remember watching the towers fall on TV.  In that moment, I...

11.09.2025 2

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Cait Conley 

Sept. 11's legacy can live on through our kids. Let's teach them wellMatt Slater 

The Hudson Valley has always carried a special connection to Sept. 11. So many of our neighbors were among the nearly 3,000 lives lost. Others...

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Matt Slater

Why Congress can’t cut federal investment in rural New YorkMike Borges 

Across the country, discussions about the affordable housing crisis often center around the impacts felt by major cities: from skyrocketing rents...

10.09.2025 4

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Mike Borges 

This year, attacks on the First Amendment reach schoolhouse doorsRob Miraldi 

The 2025 school year — now upon us — will bring challenges, triumphs and anxieties for 50 million students as they return to American public...

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Rob Miraldi 

Governor Hochul, sign NY's Medical Aid in Dying Act into lawSusan Rahn 

After living with metastatic breast cancer for 12 years, people are sometimes surprised when I say how lucky and grateful I am. What they may not...

09.09.2025 2

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Susan Rahn 

Toxic workplaces like Citigroup need culture shifts — not more probesArdith Lindsey 

In the years since the #MeToo movement took root, companies have increasingly turned to “outside” firms — typically prominent law firms — to “...

05.09.2025 1

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Ardith Lindsey 

Dignity for the dead may be the biggest casualty of Israel-Gaza warDubi Weissenstern 

In war, the world shifts violently. Lives are lost, homes destroyed and entire communities displaced. Much of the focus, and rightly so, centers on...

05.09.2025 1

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Dubi Weissenstern