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A man allegedly attacked and robbed a young man on June 28, at 12:35 a.m., in Cedarhurst, police said.
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7/5/12
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Regardless of whether you’re a politician in Washington or in Albany, the word “leader” is a big deal. There isn’t a member of Congress or a state legislator who doesn’t aspire to that title.
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4/5/12
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First Julius Freeman gave the fifth-grade students at Lawrence Middle School a life lesson, “stay in school, get an education, then pick what you want to do in life,” then the 85-year-old former Tuskegee Airman medical technician gave the students a history lesson.
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JEFFREY BESSEN
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3/15/12
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The year 2011 is coming to a rapid close. Like all other years, especially at this stage of my life, it has gone very quickly.
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12/22/11
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Economic strength comes from a functional democracy. But when that democracy fails to act in the best interests of the people, we can expect chaos. Look at Western Europe — Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
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12/1/11
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This column is about the dreaded “T” word. Not Trump. Not tea, as in Tea Party, but taxes. It’s a word that politicians utter only when they pledge not to raise them. In today’s political climate, no politician can win re-election if he or she dares to support a tax increase.
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11/10/11
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In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/25/11
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The summer months tend to make all of us very lazy. Our minds wander, avoiding any kind of deep thinking. We focus on the hot weather, planned vacations, cookouts, sports and dozens of other mindless things. But whether we like it or not, the world around us continues to change, and we can’t ignore those changes.
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8/4/11
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Disaster was luckily averted when two cars crashed in front of 410 Central Ave., in Cedarhurst at 3:25 p.m. on Thursday during the annual sidewalk sale that attracts a bevy of shoppers.
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JEFF BESSEN
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7/15/11
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My son-in-law, Dr. Stuart Wasser, was attending a conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine in Washington, D.C. and since the timing was the beginning of spring break, the rest of the family took the opportunity for a brief but rewarding visit to our nation’s capital.
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MARCIA ABRAMSON
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4/21/11
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