The full text of Greenfield’s statement made outside the Ulster County Board of Elections concerning his resignation from the Green Party (see following story for more.). A little over a year ago my work led me to election by the…

Top Green official to switch parties, become Democrat. Update: New Paltz Green Party Leader Steve Greenfield not only changed parties Wednesday morning, he announced his decision to run against Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary for United States Senate…

L.A. Archdiocese says it didn’t shield kids from priests They knew, they did nothing. Over and over again. Roger Mahony, who presided over the coverups since 1985, is still archbishop. He now unctously claims a zero tolerance policy while the…

CIA leak probe widens The Wall Street Journal says special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s pursuit “now suggests he might be investigating not a narrow case on the leaking of the agent’s name, but perhaps a broader conspiracy.” “Lawyers familiar with the…

Sue says: I deal with folks who need a lawyer every day. Bush needs a pal in the Supreme Court who will side with him in the inevitable upcoming court battles, including quite possibly him pardoning himself and Cheney, or…

For the moment, it’s back to business-as-usual for Easy-motoring Nation. Yet 73 percent of oil from the Gulf of Mexico remains “shut in” or unavailable because of hurricane damage, and about 63 percent of natural gas production. Emergency supplies are…

My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through. My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon. When I’ve captured my adversary and he says, “Look,…