George J Marlin

George J Marlin

144 Articles

On The Right: Oyster Bay’s financial woes

Years of political cronyism and incompetence has caught up with the Republican-controlled Town of Oyster Bay.   Its finances are

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On The Right: Clarifying NIFA’s purpose for county

While we await the appointment of a new chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, there has been much misguided

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On The Right: Beware of city-county consolidation

America’s governing bodies were built from the bottom up.  People depend on one another:  first upon their parents and then

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On The Right: Gov. Cuomo

Every January, Gov. Cuomo performs a political Kabuki dance.   First there are leaks to favored newspapers describing his big

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On The Right: Books for political junkies in 2015

For readers who enjoy, as I do, giving books as Christmas presents to political junkie friends and relatives, here’s my

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On The Right: Political winners, losers in 2015

Here’s my take on those who gained and those that lost in this year’s game of Nassau politics. WINNERS Madeline

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On The Right: Saving Nassau from insolvency

Nassau County’s finances are in worse shape than when the Nassau Interim Finance Authority declared a control period in 2011.

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On The Right: Nassau common folks triumph at polls

The late William F. Buckley Jr. declared in 1962, “I should sooner live in a society governed by the first

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On The Right: Why I’m voting for Madeline Singas

I am a big “C” and a small “c” conservative.   In many ways I grew up with the New York

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