Just push him!” the mother called out to a boy on her son’s soccer team. The boy she wanted pushed was a player on my son’s team. I felt I had to speak up.
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11/25/10
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Comptroller George Maragos and some members of the Nassau County Legislature have demonstrated that they understand tough times call for compromise in their dealings with the MTA’s threat to kill the Long Island Bus System.
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11/25/10
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Believe it or not, it’s that time of year again: the holiday shopping season. Time to whip out the wallets and start spending those anticipated holiday bonuses — if you’re lucky enough to get one.
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11/18/10
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Concussions are not to be taken lightly. They have become a serious issue and have taken the national stage, especially after the National Football League recently decided to stiffen penalties for …
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11/12/10
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In 2004, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice published a report on the performance — or should we say the underperformance — of the New York State Legislature. The report’s first …
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11/12/10
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The stakes in this election are too important to accept at face value the slick and often alarmist advertising that candidates put forward as Election Day nears.
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10/7/10
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How easily we forget that Long Island was settled by Dutch immigrants in the mid-1600s and by the English in the 1700s. Italian, Irish and Jewish immigrants arrived in abundance in the early 1900s.
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9/30/10
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After one very hot summer, fall has at last arrived, bringing with it cool, crisp air, football and street fairs. Fall festivals have long been a South Shore tradition, perfectly suited to our many small-town downtowns.
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9/24/10
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Fall is fast approaching. It’s not only back-to-school time, but also back-to-sports time, when thousands of South Shore children can be found on football, soccer, lacrosse and even baseball and softball fields.
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9/22/10
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It used to be that when we sent our children, our precious little cargo, off to their first day of school, all we had to say was, “Look both ways when you cross the street” or “Don’t talk to strangers” or “Come right home after school.”
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9/22/10
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