I wanted to share a text my daughter, Mya, sent me. Mya is currently a sophomore at Bard Academy, and a graduate of P.S. 81. more

My first reaction after reading Evan Casper-Futterman’s recent Point of View was to send my comments as a letter to the editor. However, after several re-reads and considerable thought, I asked the editor if I could write a Point of View piece myself offering alternative views. more

Ron Wegsman accuses me, in my letter to the editor, of calling the Jews of Israel “a mostly European population.” Actually, he writes that Israeli Jews from Europe, the western hemisphere and the former Soviet Union are now only 40 percent. more

The first American flag — dubbed the “Grand Union” flag many decades later — was adopted in late 1775 not long after the start of the Revolutionary War. more

Three of my friends in New York sent me copies of your recent front-page story on the Moller Mansion. They knew how dear and important that house at 3029 Godwin Terrace has been to the Catholic sisters who served St. John’s Parish. more

Of course it will not be the same. Nothing is the same — this time of crisis or anytime. more

The Press has received many responses to the Dec. 8 article and editorial about towing.  more

To the editor: Now that the midterm elections have come, the results are better for Democrats than the polls and the pundits had predicted. more

I would like to take issue with Peter Wolf’s Point of View. Seldom have I read so many ideas in one essay that need to be challenged. more