By Jeffrey Page
For the soldier I never met

Clobbered

By Michael Kaufman
I’ve cast many a quixotic primary vote for my candidate of choice, only to see them finish far behind someone I don’t like very much at all. Then when the general election comes around in November I am often faced with a choice of voting for someone I don’t like very much, someone I like even less, or someone I like but who is running as a minor party candidate and who has no chance of getting elected.

Surprise!

The colors of the leaves seem to make up for the longer nights.

By Jeffrey Page
Here’s a man who agrees to quit Congress if he’s convicted. Not so very big of him.

$$$ talks

By Michael Kaufman
Almost three years have passed since the state legislature passed a bill that prohibits insurers from requiring patients to get prescriptions through the mail. I wondered how this letter from St. Louis-based Express Scripts squares with New York State law.

The long snooze

By Michael Kaufman
Orange County legislator Mike Anagnostakis was so troubled after reading through the $703.2 million 2015 budget proposed by County Executive Steve Neuhaus last week that he sent a letter to all his legislative colleagues to share his concerns