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Ducks manager Wally Backman, left, and outfielder/hitting coach Lew Ford talk outside the batting cage
Ducks are quacking again
It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more
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Bad bans, good bans and banning bad governance
San Francisco’s recent decision to prohibit all forms of facial-recognition technology is a good example of a ban that goes way too far. It will leave San Franciscans less safe and more vulnerable to crime . . . more
Let’s legalize illegal apartments
You could say that Long Island’s housing crisis — and, yes, there is a housing crisis — is a product of its success. In 1948, when the Manhasset-based Levitt & Sons built 6,000 homes . . . more
Paying too much attention to the first 100 days
For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more
The eight-decade-long effort to cut the social safety net
Even though I’ve always been involved in politics, I don’t come from a family where politics dominated the nightly dinner-table discussions. more
Keep calling ’em how you see ’em, Mr. President-elect
It’s amazing what President-elect Donald Trump can accomplish with just 140 characters. His use of Twitter has drawn criticism from the mainstream media as well as Democrats on Capitol Hill, but . . . more
‘In Transit’
Theater’s a tough business so “you gotta have a gimmick” to distinguish your show. Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of movies like Pitch Perfect, and TV shows like Glee, In … more
A perfect example of corporate greed
I have made no secret of my opposition to the egregious tax giveaway the City of Long Beach is eager to give to luxury development giant iStar. Last Wednesday . . . more
Long Beach, it’s time to vote for change
God has blessed the City of Long Beach with a magnificent oceanfront and a fabulous bay area along Reynolds Channel. For years it has attracted thousands of visitors to vacation or to spend a day relaxing at the beach. But the city has gone through some very tough times . . . more
Keith Lebowitz is challenging incumbent Denise Ford for Nassau County's Fourth Legislative District.
Ford, Lebowitz face off in county’s 4th Legislative District
Denise Ford, who has served in the Nassau County Legislature for 12 years, is being challenged for another two-year term by fellow Long Beach resident Keith Lebowitz. Election Day is Nov. 3. … more
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