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Blogs: Politics, Fencing and Alzheimers

Here are some of things our readers are blogging about in Rockland this week.

Check these out and  click on a link to read the entire post. Join the discussion by commenting here or on the blogs.

On New City Patch: I Won't Pass the Buck on Rockland's Future

Rockland County’s budget deficit exceeds $125 million, it has the lowest credit rating of any New York County, and our local economy still struggles to emerge from an unprecedented recession. The County needs to fix its problems now, not years down the road.

Read the rest of David Fried's campaign statement here. 

On Nanuet Patch: Don't Tread on Me

The politics of exclusion hides the fact that the actual people treading on the Tea Partiers, and the rest of America, is corporate America.

Follow Carl Peterson's argument here. 

On Pearl River Patch: A Journey into Alzheimers Disease: Where it All Began

In this segment's journey, (the first of a five part web docu-series), we also explore how Alzheimer's Disease affects creativity and imagination as well as the emotional and financial tolls of this disease.

Read this whole series. 

On Nyack Patch: It's the Start of a New School Year, So Why Start Fencing?

In the pursuit of NCAA Scholarships and Acceptances parents are continually looking for sports or programs for their child to excel to get that elusive scholarship.

Get some good information here. 



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