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Morning View: Monday editorial roundup
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Morning View: Friday editorial roundup
Good morning, everyone.
Newsday says the governor should push a buyout program for state workers -- a fair deal that could trim long-term costs. And health workers should be required to take swine flu vaccination shots.
Washington is sending the right message to greenhouse gas emitters, says the Times. The US Supreme Court has a tough choice to make on a ban of sex toys. Hostilities between Russia and Georgia this year expose a post-Soviet mess. And SUNY needs to undertake a thorough investigation of charges on the Binghamton campus than an instructor was pressured to help athletes make the grade. David Brooks takes a look at the influence of conservative talk jocks.
The Wall Street Journal is skeptical of Iran's olive branch extended in Geneva talks yesterday. And poor Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, who is retiring, is a scapegoat for the political class (we wonder how big his bonus will be this year.) The GOP candidate for New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, is lacking ideas. (subscription)
Rupert Murdoch sister paper the New York Post echoes the Journal's skepticism on Iran. And NYC is being overrun by parking-spot hustlers, who will feed your meter for a fee.
The Democratic city public advocate candidate did the right thing by turning down public campaign funding for the general election -- not so the city comptroller candidate. The Daily News disapproves. And the paper wonders if the State Senate Democrats will ever get serious about their responsibilities.
The Times Union champions a bike-to-school idea.
The Buffalo News solicits sponsors for next year's Empire State Games.
The Long Island Business News says Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi is all sloganeering when it comes to his "New Suburbia" plan: he hasn't done anything but name a committee.
The Press Republican calls on local governments to cut jobs.
Hudson Valley lawmakers are just beginning to fight in the effort to roll back the MTA payroll tax, says the Poughkeepsie Journal.
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Morning View: Thursday editorial roundup
Good morning, and welcome to this sunny day.
Newsday says the Hofstra student who lied about a gang rape should have been prosecuted. She was released and required to undergo psychiatric counseling and community service.
The Times argues against restrictions on abortion coverage in the new health care world, should it arrive. An immigration crackdown at American Apparel is ill-timed and will make 1,800 people jobless in Los Angeles. Laws against negligent and corrupt gun dealers are largely toothless. Thomas Friedman writes about the poisonous parallels between today and 1995, just prior to Yitzhak Rabin's murder.
The Wall Street Journal says the US can't withdraw from Afghanistan before the Taliban is defeated, without losing credibility. And Rep. Barney Frank is not being aggressive in breaking up the credit rating agency racket.
The Post likes Mayor Bloomberg's expansion of charter schools.
The Daily News sees an outrageous laxity in prosecuting drunken drivers who kill.
The Times Union is concerned that national health-care reform is being watered down.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown wants to take back city parks from county control.
The Democrat and Chronicle supports a mandatory flu vaccine for health workers.
The Poughkeepsie Journal thinks lenders are not doing all they can to prevent foreclosures.
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Morning View: Wednesday editorial roundup
Good morning, everyone.
Newsday says today that the Fed should reveal the recipients of taxpayer-funded bank loans; Bloomberg News is leading a Freedom of Information fight to obtain the information, and other news organizations are joining in. New York's senators need to fight for money to maintain the health of Long Island Sound.
Financial reform got a boost from the G-20 and in Congress, but we must remain vigilant, says the Times. Threats haven't worked, so it might be time for the Obama administration to engage Myanmar in talks. There's a revolt in the US Chamber of Commerce, with members quitting over the organization's efforts to undermine emissions limits. And Roman Polanski should account for his past behavior.
The Wall Street Journal offers a cautionary tale from Canada, land of the public option in health insurance. A new proposal in California offers a road out of the budget mess: broaden the tax base and slash tax rates on personal income, business and sales. The paper applauds the reauthorization of a voucher program for DC schools. (subscription)
A new study from the Tax Foundation finds New Jersey, and New York, at the top of the heap in terms of property taxes -- yet again. The Post says it's an issue in the NJ governor's race. The paper can't understand why those Congressional Democrats are pushing ahead with health-care reform when the American people don't want it -- a twisted read of public opinion, to be sure.
The Daily News writes that a new report submitted to the UN is trying to paint Israel as a human rights abuser. And the paper is repulsed by defenders of Roman Polanski.
There are problems with absentee ballots cast in Troy, writes the Times Union.
The Democrat and Chronicle saysparents should be more involved in city schools.
Jobless benefits are too low in NY, says the Journal News.
The Poughkeepsie Journal wants to extend buyouts to additional state workers.
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Morning View: Tuesday editorial roundup
Good morning.
Newsday says Congress should rein in abusive debit card overdraft fees, which average $27; a voluntary program for banks is not working. And Gov. Paterson should begin serious talks with the Shinnecocks over a casino.
The Obama administration must go further to ensure that government cannot avoid embarrassing investigations by unnecessarily claiming the state secrets privilege, says the Times. The paper endorses David Yassky and Bill de Blasio in their runoff city elections today, for comptroller and public advocate, respectively. David Brooks says a struggle over American economic values is the coming culture war.
The Federal Housing Administration, which insures nearly $750 billion in outstanding mortgages, is running dangerously low cash reserves, says the Wall Street Journal. And the paper believes it has discovered a "gotcha" over President Obama's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class: a $1,900 excise tax proposal for people who refuse to buy health insurance. But the tax is in a Senate bill that hasn't passed. (subscription required)
The Post wants Gov. Paterson to stop worrying about his own political future and focus on the future of NY State. And the editorial page praises the life of the late William Safire.
President Obama praised the NYPD for busting up the most recent terror ring in Denver and Queens, and the Daily News joins in the applause.
The Times Union bemoans a case of vigilante justice in Rensselaer County for a man who burned an American flag.
The Buffalo News wants Assemb. Speaker Sheldon Silver to rule out raising taxes to close the state budget gap.
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Morning View: Monday editorial roundup
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Morning View: Friday editorial roundup
Good morning, everyone. It's Friday, Sept. 25, and here are today's views.
Newsday is pleased about a development grant for Huntington Station and says the town also needs to police shootings in the neighborhood, which includes a grade school. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's reforms of his office are good, but they're only one step ahead of impending national standards.
Members of the G-20 must confront the causes and cures of last year's global financial meltdown, says the Times. And the U.N. Security Council must back up its resolution on nuclear weapons.
The Wall Street Journal says a Consumer Financial Protection Agency promoted by President Obama and Rep. Barney Frank would unleash "50 Eliot Spitzers" on the nation's banks. The indictment of Najibullah Zazi, a would-be terrorist operating out of Queens, underscores the need for aggressive intelligence. And the Journal, which last summer shouted that the Obama administration was moving too fast on health-care reform, now calls the slow pace "farcical." (subscription required)
The Post, too, is worried that Zazi plotted for a year before being arrested.
The Daily News marvels xenophobically that a wealthy Russian has purchased the Nets basketball team.
The Democrat and Chronicle liked Obama's U.N. speech.
The Long Island Business News applauds a Suffolk County plan to have schools share services, thereby saving money.
The Post-Star says Obama should not authorize an appeal of the bank bailout ruling.
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Morning View: Thursday editorial roundup
Good morning, all.
Newsday says that the Roosevelt school district, the only public school in NY that has been placed under state control, is improving but not by much. And Long Island towns' recycling programs are getting better.
The Times likes what President Obama said to the U.N. General Assembly, but he should have also discussed Afghanistan. The federal government should not be satisfied with banks' voluntary reversal of usurious overdraft policies; legislation is needed.
The Wall Street Journal says that Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus is ignoring information he doesn't want to hear on health-care reform, such as the Congressional Budget Office statement that cutting Medicare Advantage will reduce benefits for 2.7 million people. And the paper applauds a new charter schools study that shows that children from disadvantaged homes who enter charter schools perform nearly as well as wealthy kids. (subscription)
The Post says Obama's U.N. speech was naiive. And the paper worries that NY's fiscal problems will soon rival California's.
The Daily News says a videotape of Sen. Hiram Monserrate man-handling his girlfriend shows he's unfit to be dog-catcher, much less a state senator.
The Times Union worries about contamination of canned vegetables used for school lunches. And the paper makes a status check of health-care reform.
The Buffalo News calls for a full investigation of Acorn.
The Democrat and Chronicle wants to include expensive long-term care in health-care reform.
In the Long Island Business News, NYPA chief Richard Kessel responds to a recent column attacking his leadership.
The Times Herald-Record wonders why Obama's speech on Monday, regarding education and technology, was largely ignored.
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Morning View: Wednesday editorial roundup
Good morning, everyone.
Newsday says Suffolk County legislators are trying to block affordable housing construction. And the paper disagrees with the Court of Appeals decision on the lieutenant governor.
The U.N. summit on climate change presents a key starting point, says the Times. Two new studies show that a large number of Americans are being hit with higher health-care premiums or are at risk of losing their insurance. The paper likes the court ruling on the lieutenant governor.
The G-20 summit in Pittsburgh this week is adding fuel to the notion that bankers' bonuses caused the global meltdown, and the Wall Street Journal calls this "madness." The paper picks apart Rep. Barney Frank's defense of Acorn. (subscription)
John Liu, who faces David Yassky in a runoff for city comptroller, is "labor's pawn," says the Post. And in high hyperbole, the paper says this week's U.N. summit is a parade of thugs.
The Daily News applauds a study saying charter schools help low-income families get better educations for their children. And the high court's ruling on the lieutenant governor question was wise.
The Times Union likes the decision on the lieutenant governor but says it should be amended so that the legislature must approve the appointment, to give the appointee more legitimacy.
The Post-Star says President Obama sent a smart message when he spoke in Troy on Monday: investment in education pays off.
The Poughkeepsie Journal wants the President to back off and let NYers make our own choice for governor.
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Morning View: Tuesday editorial roundup
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