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President Obama’s fourth State of the Union address may have sounded magical, but don’t be fooled by the pie in the sky. more

2/21/13

Now, more than ever, shop locally

Hurricane Sandy taught us many things, but one lesson is clear: The health — good or bad — of an area’s business community has a direct effect on residents’ quality of life. more

11/23/12

The county executive responds: Jobs have been my focus

The Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 editorial, “Reassessing the county executive,” while attempting to offer a report card on my administration thus far, unfortunately provided an incomplete portrayal of my administration’s history relating to the creation of private-sector jobs and the success we have had in attracting new industries and increasing employment to Nassau County. more

By Edward Mangano | 9/20/12

Thirty-two years later, the question is the same

With just a week left before the 1980 presidential election, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan asked Americans whether they were better off than they were four years earlier. more

9/13/12

Reassessing the county executive

This time last year, the Herald evaluated Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s midterm progress. We graded him on how well he had followed through with his campaign promises and how effectively he had dealt with the major issues facing the county. more

9/13/12

The last thing we need is another stimulus package

As if one stimulus package wasn’t enough, President Obama has proposed giving hundreds of billions of dollars in additional federal funding to struggling state and municipal governments to hire more teachers, firefighters and policemen. more

7/19/12

The simple answer? It's Obama's fault.

Last Friday, the jobs report indicated that the U.S. economy created only 80,000 jobs in the month of June. more

7/12/12

Long Island's home foreclosure crisis

The national housing crisis has hit a little too close to home. On Long Island, foreclosure rates have soared through the roof, with rates rising 50 percent in Suffolk County and nearly 34 percent in Nassau County. more

6/21/12

Will the budget ax fall on kids' creativity?

I love that Apple Chairman Steve Jobs said that one of the most important classes he took at Reed College in Oregon, from which he dropped out in 1972, was calligraphy. more

3/29/12

Lawrence high school alumnus and former Cedarhurst resident Peter Herzog’s career as a recruiter inspired his book, “How to Prolong Your Job Search: A Humorous Guide to the Pitfalls of Resume Writing.”

Improving or killing your job chances

During his 24 years as an executive recruiter for The HBC Group in Manhattan, Lawrence High School alumnus and former Cedarhurst resident Peter Herzog has looked at more than 50,000 resumes since the mid-1990s and began setting aside resumes that stood out, not necessarily in a good way, in hopes that one day he would put together a book of what not to do. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/29/12

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