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In recent months, critics of the Obama administration have lambasted the president’s $787 billion stimulus plan, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed in February. Sure, they say, the stock market is soaring and the real-estate market is steadily climbing. But America is still shedding jobs. Ergo, the stimulus must have failed. more
George Maragos, CEO of a financial services business, is challenging two-term incumbent Howard Weitzman in the race for Nassau County comptroller. Maragos said that the county’s finances have been poorly managed for the past eight years, and he believes his experience can bring needed change. more
Surprise, surprise! It’s an election year, and Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who is up for re-election, is promising not to raise property taxes in 2010. more
When Davida Stein told her friends about her "City Hall" wedding plans, a couple offered their backyard for the ceremony. more
Updated: Dec. 10, 12:24 p.m. No doubt, the current recession is an equal-opportunity offender, battering rich, poor and everyone in between. According to a recent report, … more
Many Long Islander have flocked from private to public courses as club dues and fees have either become too costly or too hard to justify for people who are struggling in hard economic times. more
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