ELLIS HENICAN : “GUILTY AS CHARGED”

Ellis Henican is frequently a member of the ‘Fox News Watch’ panel of media analysts who cover the coverage of the week’s biggest stories.
(Saturday 2:30 and 11:30 PM on the Fox News Channel)
 

On the August 21, 2010 edition of Fox News Watch, the talk began with the media’s coverage of the ’Ground Zero Mosque’.  Ellis, who lives just blocks from where [...]

WHAT MAKES GROUND SACRED?

“Sacred Ground: Who Decides?”  Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, August 20, 2010 
One day – not too soon, I hope – I will die.
And when that tragic moment arrives, those who love me will be saddened. Then a nice person in rubber gloves will come along and squirt 409 spray on my desk. An hour later, some [...]

NY MAYOR’S ELOQUENT SUPPORT OF MOSQUE

“Mike’s Gutsy Defense of Mosque”  Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, August 6, 2010 
The predictable bashing has begun. Mike Bloomberg, defender of religious freedom, is getting plenty of grief for his principled support of what is incorrectly known as the “Ground Zero mosque.”
Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, the Wall Street Journal editorial board – their throaty outrage hasn’t [...]

OUT OF GUV RACE, WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEVY

“Steve Levy gives up the ghost” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 1, 2010 
Steve Levy is lucky he has such high self-esteem.
Otherwise, he’d be feeling pretty bummed this weekend. Nothing is turning out like the Suffolk County executive planned.
State Republican leaders were certain to pick him as their inside candidate for governor. Only they didn’t.
Then, he was [...]

LI OFFICE SPACE VACANCIES ARE SKY HIGH

 ”In face of rising office vacancies, rents stay the course”,  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 11, 2010 
No one said this recovery was going to be easy.
And now look: Economic forecasters suddenly have something else to worry about – Long Island’s suburban office parks.
Just as residential real estate was showing glimmers of encouragement, just as Nassau and [...]

ARIZONA IMMIGRATION ISSUES NOT AS HOT ON LONG ISLAND

 ”Arizona’s immigration fight seems far away from LI”,  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 4, 2010 
Ready for another hot-blooded round of immigration debate? Ready or not, here it comes.
Barack Obama’s big speech was Thursday. And any moment now, the Justice Department will be filing suit against the state of Arizona, contending that the toughest-in-America immigration law is [...]