Many state and federal seats are up for grabs this year, and the decisions we make in the voting booth will have the potential to dramatically impact our lives.
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10/4/12
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Have you come across any of those mice with human brains?
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8/30/12
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Lately it’s been too hot to spend a lot of time on serious political matters. The State Legislature has gone home and won’t return until November, at the earliest.
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7/12/12
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It was just a casual comment during a typical debate week for the Republican presidential candidates, but for me it was an annoying one.
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2/9/12
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It’s hard to believe that in a country that has over 310 million people, we can’t find a better crop of people to run for president. Putting Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman aside, the rest of the lineup is an example of how flawed the presidential primary system actually is.
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12/8/11
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Incumbent candidates for elective office had plenty to worry about in other parts of the country, but not in Bellmore-Merrick. All of the local incumbents cruised to victory this year.
In the 3rd …
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Scott Brinton
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11/3/10
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A philosopher once said that “the two greatest professions for which there is no formal training are politics and motherhood.”
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Jerry Kremer
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6/29/10
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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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One longtime Board of Education trustee and one newcomer are running for the Bellmore School District Board of Education unopposed this year. They are Janet Goller and Maryanne Kelly. The following provides biographies of each.
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Deirdre Krasula
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5/13/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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