Author Archives: Ed Kowalski

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative Every now and then, Albany has a moment of clarity — usually right after it has already driven into the guardrail. This week, that moment arrived in the form of whispers: state leaders may delay implementation of New York’s sweeping climate mandates. Not scrap them — just press “snooze” on aContinue reading “Albany’s Green Panic Button”

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative There’s a funny thing about America’s great celebrations. We love the roar of triumph, the confetti, the civic pride swelling in the chest when a hometown team finally brings it home. The Dodgers did just that — a World Series crown, earned over seven games, the kind of Hollywood ending LosContinue reading “When Victory Turns to Vandals: LA’s Championship Shame”

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative There’s a quiet rebellion underway in America’s courts — and it’s not the romantic, principled kind some would like you to believe. More than 100 federal judges — including several appointed by Republican presidents — have stepped in to block the Trump administration’s mandatory-detention policy for individuals in deportation proceedings. MoreContinue reading “When the Robes Become the Resistance”

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative You can learn a lot about the future of a community by watching who shows up to vote when nobody’s looking. Here in the Hudson Valley, we pride ourselves on being plugged-in — engaged, opinionated, committed to our towns, our schools, and our sense of place. But the numbers tell aContinue reading “When Democracy Becomes Optional”

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative When history looks back on the Biden presidency, it won’t just record a leader who faded. It will record a party that knew — and continued anyway. A presidency not defined by bold leadership or principled stands, but by the decision to prop up a man in decline because his frailtyContinue reading “The Biden Cover Up”

A Valley Viewpoint Narrative Every now and then, a story cuts through the political fog and reminds us why public trust isn’t lost in a single moment — it’s eroded drip-by-drip. This week, that drip came from the Brooklyn courthouse, where the supposed guardians of justice are meant to stand above the political hustle. TheContinue reading “When Justice Becomes a Family Business”

We imagine careers — and life — as linear. As if the path is supposed to look like this:Study → Get hired → Get promoted → Lead → Retire. But real life doesn’t run in straight lines.It loops. It stalls. It breaks. It rebuilds.It asks you to bet on yourself again… and again. And thenContinue reading “The Path”

It’s that time of year when coat drives start popping up — cardboard boxes in church lobbies, collection bins in school hallways, radio announcements asking people to help keep kids warm. And every year, without fail, I go back to one memory. Grammar school. Winter settling in. The kind of cold that bites a littleContinue reading “The Coat”

As last week closed—a week where we marked the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and a week where we also watched, stunned, as Charlie Kirk was assassinated before our eyes—I wanted to share these words. Lord, take me where you want me to go.Let me meet who you want me to meet.Tell me whatContinue reading “Lord, take me where you want me to go.” — Words we need now as much as ever”

BREAKING NEWS: Ohio Judge Caught Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder Hamilton County Judge Ted Berry is under fire after vile public posts applauding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The fallout has already begun: the Joe Burrow Foundation cut ties immediately, removing him from its advisory board. Berry’s own words leave no room for dispute:• “Rest inContinue reading “Trust in the Courts at Stake: Judge Berry Must Step Down or Be Removed.”