Every day, more and more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and more and more appointments are becoming available.

In a way, Earth Day might do a little disservice to the cause it is meant to promote.

Former New York State senator Malcolm Smith was convicted of bribery and extortion last week, only 10 days after the arrest of Sheldon Silver, the now-former state Assembly majority leader, on corruption charges took even seasoned observers of our swampy state capitol by surprise.