Monthly Archives: January 2011

“There’s absolutely no way we can justify the Cooper’s hawk as threatened or endangered because it has come back so strongly,” DeVito said. “They’ve changed their behavior. They learned how to live in the suburbs.” from Kirk Moore story in … Continue reading →

DEP CEO Martin Approves Controversial Plan Before Public Review [Corrrection below] Well, it sure didn’t take long for the first shoe to drop in 2011! We knew it was going to be economic development uber alles, but we thought DEP … Continue reading →

It’s time for the 2011 year in preview, highlighting the major issues and controversies that will ripen in 2011. I forsee a series of train wrecks, as DEP implements Governor Christie’s pro-business “regulatory relief” policies that are codified in Executive Orders … Continue reading →

Every year, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I read what is perhaps King’s most important and timeless speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” (delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church, NYC, exactly one year to the … Continue reading →

I took a superb day trip and hike yesterday to FDR’s home and Presidential Library, in Hyde Park, NY. Hiked up the river from there to Vanderbuilt’s estate – strongly recommended. Thought I’d share a few photos: