I’m known as a surly crank. I’m blunt but honest, satirical yet sympathetic. I can be both acerbic and considerate.
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By Mark Nolan
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4/20/23
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"North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States . . . They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." — President Trump
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10/6/17
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Have you heard of Ida Tarbell? In 1903 she wrote a series of pieces for McClure’s magazine about the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company under the ownership of John D. Rockefeller. As a result of her investigative reporting . . .
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3/16/17
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The American Revolution might never have happened if social media had existed in the 1770s. George Washington might have vented his fury at the Brits on his Facebook page.
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1/19/17
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For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . .
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11/10/16
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A Queens man has been convicted for his role in a December 2013 fatal car accident in Elmont, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced last Friday.
The defendant, Brian Dudley, …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/17/16
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano hosted a Salute to Veterans in Eisenhower Park on Aug. 1. Local Vietnam veterans were honored in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the beginning and the 40th …
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8/13/15
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Local Vietnam War veterans visited Floral Park Memorial on April 29 to share their military experiences with students in Deborah Francis’ and Wendy White’s U.S. history classes. The …
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6/3/15
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A majority of Americans, according to the Pew Research Center, support stepped-up military action against ISIS even though only one-third of those urging boots on the ground believe that we have a clear goal in sight.
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5/7/15
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The American flag exists at the periphery of most our lives. It takes on significance mainly at events kicked off by the playing of the national anthem, at parades and during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankees games.
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6/13/13
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