Category: Health
AG Schneiderman Moves To Consolidate Teacher Tenure Law Suits – Davids v State of NY
Quietly last Thursday, August 7, NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a notice of motion for consolidation of two lawsuits challenging teacher tenure citing the involvement of “identical substantive...
Read MoreBrad Gerstman: The City Council’s plan to promote E. coli | New York Post
http://nypost.com/2014/07/31/the-city-councils-plan-to-promote-e-coli/ The City Council’s plan to promote E. coli New York City’s do-gooders are at it again, this time looking to put a 10-cent fee on each plastic bag that stores...
Read MoreNanny Mike's Last Slap
NYPost Opinion: A selective fanatic: Mayor Bloomberg thinks he can reduce teen smoking, not teen sex. http://nypost.com/2013/10/31/nanny-mikes-last-slap/ In his final months in office, Mayor Bloomberg is moving at the speed of...
Read MoreCupcakes | The Daily Show
Cupcakes | The Daily Show – October 31, 2007 Dr. Rob Riggle investigates the number one frosted killer of our children. Fmr Assemblyman Michael Benjamin defends the venerable treat. (4:54)
Read MoreRoad to City Hall: NY City Council Debate – Pabón v Arroyo
Pabón calls out FreshDirect giveaway and would create technology center for job development & education.
Read MoreAn abortion bill NY won't like | NYPost.com
The Post’s Michael Benjamin: http://bit.ly/XneUlI With the state budget done, Albany will now turn to other issues –with Gov. Cuomo’s push for a new abortion law being one of the top issues. We’re told the proposal is a...
Read MoreNanny Bloomberg Should Heed 'My Body, My Choice' Credo | City and State NY
Oh, my head! Mayor Bloomberg wants to take his ban on large sodas statewide. Now that his 12 years as mayor are winding down, Bloomberg, like Mary Poppins, is seeking other opportunities to guide wayward children. Unlike Mary...
Read MoreNY Post: NYC schools giving teens Plan B pills without parental consent
As I was kicking back to enjoy an afternoon of football, I got an email linking me to a NY Post story, “NYC schools give out morning-after pill to students — without telling parents”. What?! It took me a few...
Read MoreDon't second-guess police for taking down knife-wielding maniac in Times Square – NY Daily News
The DN is out today with an editorial siding with the NYPD in the death of Darrius Kennedy, a knife-wielding man, who was shot by police in Times Square on Sunday. The DN said that it wrong to second-guess the police...
Read MoreHelp them before they kill – Michael Benjamin – m.NYPOST.com
Over the weekend, a knife-wielding man apparently committed “suicide by cop” in Times Square and another reportedly stabbed his mother 41 times. It’s past time to do more about serious mental illness – in New York and...
Read MoreBloomberg’s pro-breast-feeding initiative to lock away baby formula at 27 hospitals – NYPOST.com
On Sunday, the NY Post reported that beginning September 3, the city will implement the “most restrictive pro-breast-milk program in the nation” intended to encourage more new mothers to breast-feed. Under the city...
Read MoreWhite Flag in War on Drugs
The age-old admonishment posed by many annoyed mothers – “Just because your friends are jumping off a bridge doesn’t mean you should follow them” – has taken on renewed currency today. Politicians and pundits in the Tri-State...
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