Op-ed: Matter of Fact – It’s the thought that counts
BY JAY BROWN
As this is the last edition of 2019, I am thinking about the year that was. This year, 2019, was my first penning this column, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t congratulate Jerry Kassar, my neighbor on this page, on marking his 31st year of writing his weekly piece.
This year began with newly elected legislators taking office, with the U.S. House of Representatives and New York State Senate flipped blue. On its second full day in session, the New York State legislature passed a comprehensive package of voting reforms, which led to the early voting many of us recently enjoyed during a nine-day period preceding Election Day.