Westchester Herald

Letters to the Editor: Social Security COLAS - Pepsi or Coke Only BY Ed Krauss

2010 not only brought no COLA increases to seniors' monthly social security checks, it also brought with it a decrease. I was told the decrease was for higher Medicare deductibles. 

I wonder if 2011 will follow the downward spiral of 2010. 

Letter to the Editor: Cancelled Bus Service BY Michelle Pecora

 Dear Editor

How does one sue the town of Dobbs Ferry for the hardship it is causing bus commuters because it, without notice, cancelled bus service?   In early May, four stops were eliminated, seven days a week, through the town leaving a gap in service from Cabrini Nursing home to Ashford Avenue at Broadway, almost 1 mile long.  To add disgust to insult, the Dobbs Ferry commuter bus refuses to pick up bus riders even if they are residents of the town.  

Letter to the Editor: Choice for U.S. Senate Representing New York State BY Sue W. Kelly

September 1, 2010

To the Editor:

New York has a rare opportunity to send an intelligent fiscal conservative to Washington. He is David Malpass, a world-class economic expert who knows what it takes to get our economy moving again. Mr. Malpass served in senior capacities in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, helping enact the 1986 Reagan Tax Cuts, which jumpstarted the biggest job surge in American history.   

Letter to the Editor: School Consolidation BY Sandy Galef

August 31, 2010 

To the Editor: 

The property tax burden in Westchester and Putnam Counties as well as throughout New York State is simply unsustainable.  Multiple commissions have pointed to the number one cause of these high taxes as too many government entities. With over 10,000 unique taxing districts in the state, of which just under 700 are school districts (over 60% of our property tax bill is levied to pay for schools), we must begin the hard job of scaling back. 

Letter to the Editor: Ephemeral "Meeting" BY Ed Krauss

Resuming peace talks with a Palestinian "partner' who doesn't have the "juice' to live up to any agreement he makes with Israel is a waste of time.

The Palestinian "partner" who can live up to an agreement will only agree to the total destruction of Israel.

The conundrum is too complex for Solomon. The solution here, is 'drown the baby," cutting it in half is not enough.

Ed Krauss   

Scarsdale NY

Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Developer BY Ward Henderson

New Rochelle City Council members squawk about homeowners getting their property re-evaluated. Why, because of Iona's purchasing taxable property; tax abatements for Costco, Home Depot, New Roc City; and the 21-year pilot program for Avalon on the Sound.

Borrowing from Pension Fund BY EDWARD KRAUSE

 The new fiscal brainchild from Albany, borrowing from the pension fund, is akin to paying the minimum on your credit card bill. It puts you in an even deeper hole.And the "Rule of Holes," dictates when you're in a hole over your head, stop digging.

Letter to the Editor: Westchester Homeowner and Taxslave BY KURT COLUCCI

Referring to the June 21, 2010 issue of the Westchester Herald, Kurt Colucci writes, “Great article and excellent edition!” referring to “John Nonna's ‘Source of Income’ article was especially ‘interesting’ Here are my not so kind thoughts on it....