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It’s time for America to come to its senses over guns

Listening to Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords speak, you’re quickly overcome by the urge to cry. The former congresswoman was once known for her incisive rhetoric, delivered with a magnetic smile. Then . . . more

12/17/20

The legacy of Columbine: too many people caught up in school shootings

School shootings have become so ordinary that the press is always looking for a fresh hook. Last week, the media found a new lead for an old story . . . more

5/17/19

State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

When it comes to guns, what are we waiting for?

It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . . more

6/23/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

John Etzel, a BOCES supervising security guard, and another guard, James Wood, monitored school video feeds at the new Board of Cooperative Educational Services security center on April 18.

BOCES connects school security systems

Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/13

Hallelujah! New York gets tough on guns.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed. more

2/21/13

Seeking to treat mental illness

If any improvements are to be made concerning the treatment of mental illnesses some experts and local officials think that more has to be done as a person reaches their teenage years and then leaves the care of school. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/16/13

Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, center, led Temple Israel congregants in prayer after all 26 candles were lit.

Temple Israel dedicates Shabbat to Newtown victims [Photo gallery]

The 26 people killed in the Newtown, Conn. shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School were remembered in a special memorial during Shabbat services at Temple Israel on Dec. 21. more

1/2/13

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