November 01, 2012 Opinion » Letter From The Editor

Letter From The Editor 

Hurricane Sandy: When Ideology Met Reality

by Bruce VanWyngarden
My son and step-daughter live in the New York City area. My step-daughter rode out Hurricane Sandy in her Brooklyn home, which withstood the wind and retained power. My son stayed in Manhattan and witnessed what he called an "apocalyptic" scene of…

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