OPINION
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Mondaire Jones tries to avoid chaos while steering his political career
Less than an hour after the polls closed, the New York Times proclaimed: “Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, one of Congress’s most outspoken progressives, suffered a stinging primary defeat on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, brought down by a record-shattering onslaught from pro-Israel groups and a slate of …
Letter: Thanks for donations in daughter’s memory
My daughter, Clara Jones Navarro, an elementary teacher at the Thomas Edison School in Port Chester, dedicated with much love 25 years to her students and community. Unfortunately, on the 10th of September 2022, Clara passed away; however, she left us all with countless enriching moments that her family, colleagues …
Letter: We have only one flag
We are one country with one flag, Stars and Stripes, and that is what identifies us.
Letter: Reproductive choices should be a woman’s right
Everyone knows that abortion is a terrible choice that women sometimes have to make. Throughout history there have been attempts to make this practice illegal. All these laws have ever done is endanger women's lives, bring unwanted children into the world and hamper the medical profession from doing their job: …
Letter: In reply to a reply to my letter
Kathleen Zaccagnino’s letter in last week’s paper that my opinion piece in the June 14 issue verges on “hate speech” is correct if understood as hatred toward perversion. It is incorrect if understood as hatred toward individuals.
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Evictions in Rye Town Courtrooms; untold misery with one bright spot
If you are a subscriber to the Westmore News, the odds are you have a good clean place in which to live. Be grateful that you’re not one of the Rye Town residents who is renting a dilapidated apartment and, worse yet, has fallen behind on paying your rent.
Letter: Celebrating Pride is non-partisan
Flying the Pride flag and the Pride Festival are certainly not right wing/left wing or Democratic/Republican issues. I am proud to be part of a town that teaches children tolerance and fosters acceptance of all people. If that's "indoctrination," then as a former teacher, I am all for it!
Letter: Support LGBTQ+ community at Saturday, June 22 event
Pride Month is about celebrating diversity and the progress made for equality. For the third year, Port Chester will have a Pride Flag raising as an opportunity for those who want to show their support for our LGBTQ+ community. Public displays of diversity and support for diversity are necessary to …
Letter: Farewell message from PCMS principal
I wanted to take a moment and thank you for making me part of the Port Chester family for the past 24 years. I came into the school district newly married, and I am leaving with four children ages 22, 20, 18 and 17. It is amazing how quickly time …
