Standing for Free Speech and Justice at St. John’s University
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By Phil Orenstein
On the evening of November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team—along with its entire coaching staff, boosters, media members, and fans—crashed, killing everyone on board. In an instant, a proud football program and an entire community in Huntington, West Virginia, were plunged into unimaginable grief.
Marshall University had a storied football tradition and a fierce, unifying spirit. Yet in the wake of the tragedy, the university president and Board of Governors seriously considered suspending the program altogether. There were only a handful of players left—those who had missed the flight due to injury or illness—and no coaching staff. The emotional weight was overwhelming, and the future seemed impossible.
Defend Fairness and Free Expression at St. John’s University
Sample Letter & Contact Info for St. John’s Senior Administrators
Below is a sample letter urging the President and senior administration of St. John’s University to immediately review and reverse the unjust decision by the student government denying recognition to a Turning Point USA chapter. Time is critical. St. John’s alumni, donors, supporters, and concerned citizens—especially those in Eastern Queens and the surrounding community—are strongly encouraged to write, email, and call the senior administrators listed below without delay. You may use this sample letter or write your own respectful but firm message calling for fairness, transparency, and equal treatment of student organizations. Prompt and sustained engagement from alumni and community stakeholders can make the difference—please act now.
On January 8th the Queens Village Republican Club kicked off the New Year with the installation of our Club Officers and Board Members. True to our motto, “Educating and Informing all New Yorkers since 1875,” we were treated to a comprehensive and informational presentation on NYC’s green energy mandates, by commercial real state and energy policy expert, Edward Lombardo. See the videos below of the full presentation and Q & A. Thank you to our videographer, Jim Doukas.
Installation of 2026 QVRC Club Officers and Board Members
Chris Mancz performed the swearing in of our club Officers at the January 8th 2026 meeting of QVRC. Chris is the owner of Mancz Auto & Tire now in Floral Park, formerly Robert Mancz Service Station. They have been a neighborhood institution with over 75 years of honest service.
Greg Hach: Pro-Trump Republican candidate for Congress in NY-3
Greg Hach isn’t afraid to tell it like it is! He’s a Republican running to unseat Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, aka “Taxman Tom” for proposing a federal tax hike on people making over $400,000 and voting ‘NO’ on Big Beautiful Bill tax cuts and ‘NO’ to enhancing SALT deductions for New Yorkers. Greg is a US Air Force veteran, and co-founder of Hach & Rose, LLP law firm. He believes in secure borders, a strong middle class, tax relief, national security and “peace through strength.”
NYC’s Green Energy Mandates: What They Mean for Your Property & Your Wallet
At the 1/8/26 QVRC club meeting we learned from the foremost expert on the subject, Edward Lombardo, a commercial real estate mortgage and energy policy expert. New York City’s green energy mandates are no longer theoretical—they are hitting property owners with higher electric bills and serious penalties will be forthcoming under Local Law 97. This is the green energy agenda NYC has initiated to combat climate change. Knowledge is Power!
Welcome to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030.
These Guidelines mark the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in our nation’s history. The message is simple: eat real food.
To Make America Healthy Again, we must return to the basics. American households must prioritize diets built on whole, nutrient-dense foods—protein, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Paired with a dramatic reduction in highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and chemical additives, this approach can change the health trajectory for so many Americans.
The United States is amid a health emergency. Nearly 90% of health care spending goes to treating people who have chronic diseases. Many of these illnesses are not genetic destiny; they are the predictable result of the Standard American Diet—a diet which, over time, has become reliant on highly processed foods and coupled with a sedentary lifestyle.
The consequences have been devastating. More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese. Nearly one in three American adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 has prediabetes. Diet-driven chronic disease now disqualifies large numbers of young Americans from military service, undermining national readiness and cutting off a historic pathway to opportunity and upward mobility.
For decades, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed foods and pharmaceutical intervention instead of prevention. This crisis is the result of poor policy choices; inadequate nutrition research; and a lack of coordination across federal, state, local, and private partners.
Learn more below….
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Brooke L. Rollins Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
