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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the “Tax the Rich” Campaign

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers for their opinion on the ‘Tax the Rich’ campaign that would increase the taxes of millionaires and wealthy corporations, using the revenue earned from such taxes to restore funding cuts to healthcare and public services, as well as free childcare.

Op-Ed: Stop Overdose Deaths, Protect Our Youth

By REV. ADDIE BANKS & CHEVON RUCKER
In homes across The Bronx, prescription medications often sit quietly in medicine cabinets and on nightstands, unused, expired, and easily accessible. While they may seem harmless, public health experts warn that these medications can become a dangerous pathway to misuse, especially among young people.

Easter Celebrated Across The Bronx

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Christians recently observed Good Friday and and celebrated Easter Sunday, marking the end of 40 days of Lent which, according to various sources, is a period of repentance, the purpose of which is the preparation of believers for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, as well as mortifying the flesh, simply living, and self-denial.