OPINION

Letter: School board must commit to anti-racism training

Port Chester’s schools need educators and administrators who understand and acknowledge the presence of systemic racism in our country. 

Letter: Teacher, coach, now trustee Tom Corbia keeps connecting with kids

Following is an excerpt from an article posted on the BOCES website in 2017. 

Letter: A call to unity

I, first of all, want to express my full endorsement for the statement made on these pages by PC United.

Letter: Port Chester United: Corbia must cooperate!

At Monday's Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Falanka reiterated the BOT's earlier resolution calling for Mr. Corbia to cooperate fully with the Board of Education's investigation into the racist Facebook posts made in his name. 

Letter: Italian Americans need to get a better idol

The demands to stop celebrating Christopher Columbus and to remove the statues that honor his legacy are not attacks on an Italian hero, aimed at demoralizing and offending Italian Americans.

Letter: Breaking news: Christopher Columbus is cancelled

First, the obvious: Christopher Columbus did not discover America nor was he the first European to even set foot on the Americas. 

Letter: Time for proof in Corbia incident

Hello all, I'm going to keep it real, as the kids say. 

Letter: Celebrate Italian heritage with someone besides Columbus

I can understand Debra Scocchera's pain and confusion upon discovering that a man she was taught to believe was a hero of her Italian culture was actually something quite different

Letter: Can we be more consciously human?

Over the past few months there have been a number of letters submitted with much angry intent. 

Letter: History is messy, but we can’t ignore it

The Port Chester Historical Society embraces History in all its complexity. 

Letter: Columbus Day: Close encounters of the third kind

Columbus exists on many levels in the minds of Americans today. 

Letter: Conquering Columbus

In reference to last week’s article on the Columbus Day debate, Debra Scocchera rightfully asked: “When did it all get so mean?”

Letter: Italian Americans should let their voices be heard

The year 2020 has been one of wildest in recent memory. 

Letter: Grangenois-Thomas wants the best for all P.C. residents

There is an old saying which asserts that “the best defense is a good offense.” 

Letter: Comments on two letters questioning trustee’s integrity

Two letters in last week's Westmore News seek to question the motives and integrity of Port Chester Trustee Joan Grangenois-Thomas, while blithely ignoring the reasons for her participation in a lawsuit against the Village.