OPINION

Letter: League maintains integrity

The mission of the League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester is to encourage the informed and active participation of people in our communities, regardless of political affiliation, and to increase the understanding of policy issues that will impact our lives and our communities. 

Letter: Accessible to whom?

It was disturbing to learn last week that a major Port Chester real estate developer, Lighthouse Living LLC, is facing accusations that it has violated the Fair Housing Act and the New York Human Rights Law by building housing which illegally discriminates against the disabled (“Lighthouse Living accused of building …

Letter: Some thoughts for white people to ponder

*Have you ever thought about black people with fair (white) skin and how they got that way? (Maybe a white man raped or had sex with a black woman?) You might have your DNA checked to see if you are related.

Letter: Confronting another epidemic: maternal mortality

After a rocky start, my three-month-old granddaughter Hanlon is happy and healthy—what people sometimes call a “miracle baby.”

Letter: A Trump supporter’s response to Dick Hubert

In the June 12 edition of the Westmore News, Dick Hubert, a contributor to the paper and an individual with many strong opinions on many subjects, discusses the riots of 1968 vs 2020. 

Letter: Love unmasked

Has love ever been tested like this before? 

Letter: We need to look at how we act

Like so many I am upset about the events in our nation.

Letter: Response from The Friends of Rye Town Park

We write in response to the letter dated May 21, 2020, entitled “Rye Town Park Commission partial to residents of Rye City.” 

Letter: Local clergy speak about protests, racism and systemic change

As local clergy we cherish the relationships that we have, and we benefit greatly from the experience of encountering new and different traditions and practices.

Letter: Emerging from white silence

To be out on Port Chester’s streets on June 7, one could easily bear witness to the best of our town. 

Letter: An opportunity too good to waste

What we witnessed in Port Chester this past weekend was unprecedented. 

Letter: The Cuomo virus

For the past few months, we have been dealing with the coronavirus here in New York, but we have another virus to deal with. 

Letter: On Sunday in Port Chester the only color people saw was the color of love

Last Wednesday I was invited by Nina Jones to attend a meeting with African American leaders and the police. 

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: 1968 vs. 2020: Which was worse?

Rioting and looting in the streets of the nation’s cities, brutal police tactics, armed troops in the streets, a nation morally conflicted over race relations, with outside developments adding to the chaos.

Letter: County Health Department responds to Rye Ridge Cleaners

The following statement from the Westchester County Health Department is in response to a letter that was published in the Westmore News from the owner of Rye Ridge Cleaners.