OPINION

Letter: Equal and not divided

Hello all who are reading this letter Ask yourself this question: what is happening to our country? Terrible, terrible, terrible things Especially HATE

Letter: Development should provide benefits to the community

Make no mistake, Port Chester needs development to expand its assessable tax base in order to balance the Village’s budget.

Letter: Goodbye to Ed Kliszus

As you read this letter, just a few days ago, on June 30, Ed Kliszus left Port Chester for good. He served the Port Chester School District for 10 years after being brought here by former school board member Carolee Brakewood.

Letter: The noise in Port Chester

As the noisiest time of year approaches—alas, it has already arrived!—I am reminded of the words of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who wrote:

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: More existential thoughts— from the U.S. Government

My column last week ("Existential thoughts: Is there life as we know it in the universe?") landed in your mailbox around the same time the U.S. Government's Office of National Intelligence issued its unclassified report titled "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." 

Meeting 'The Million Dollar Mermaid' stands out among the greatest tales of my Daily News career

A chance meeting with a million-dollar mermaid changed my second life forever for the better after I had plunged to the depths of despair.

Letter: New York Times articles incorrect on Catholic bishops and Biden

The writers in The New York Times do not know what they are writing about when it comes to Catholic teachings. 

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Existential thoughts: Is there life as we know it in the universe?

My Amherst College classmate Andrew (Andy) Ingersoll is a still very active Professor of Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. When I think of Pasadena and Caltech, I think of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and our official USA home for exploring the solar system, and in …

Letter: School board vacancy fill-in should be a neutral party

Once in a while, a public official makes a recommendation that is so ludicrous that it makes you wonder if they are completely unaware of reality or if they think the public is too stupid to recognize how off-base their recommendation is and is hoping to trick them into supporting …

Letter: The Republican Party is alive and well

I would like to address Dick Hubert’s opinion piece in last week’s Westmore News. I was contacted by Dick to comment on several issues for his column.

Letter: Today’s confrontation culture chills chances for civil discourse

The current confrontation culture permeates society and chills opportunities for civil discourse on important topics of the day. 

I on The Daily News: Turning over a new leaf after my 'death by tree' shooting the rapids in Alaska on June 21, 1982

It was their annual driving trip to the West Coast to celebrate her birthday—and it ended up with their both being killed in what I call death by tree. Jake Woodruff, 36, and his wife, Jessica, 45, were killed when a 175-foot-tall redwood tree fell onto their car, according to …

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: On the unconscionable silence of local Republicans, and Congressman Mondaire Jones breaks a silence

I’m sure you’ve noticed something positively weird happening in our public political life. Maybe even in your private personal life as well.

Letter: P.C.’s outlook for survival a shared concern of mine

For the past couple of weeks, I have been reading letters written by Joe Carvin. I don't usually agree with him on many matters, but I think these past letters hit home on many points. To answer his question as to whether Port Chester can survive, I am dubious at …

Letter: My observations of the PC Anti-bullying dinner

Last Thursday, June 3, the Port Chester Anti-bullying Committee held its sixth event at T&J Restaurant. Since 2015, this committee has raised money to give scholarships to worthy PCHS students who demonstrate acts of kindness. This year the committee honored Westchester County Executive George Latimer as the Gil Gordon “Gentle …