Grappling with an increase in anxiety among her patients and seeing countless news stories of bombings and terrorist attacks being reported, Cedarhurst resident and board certified psychologist Dr. Laurie Zelinger decided to write “Please Explain ‘Terrorism’ To Me: A Story for Children, P-E-A-R-L-S of Wisdom for their Parents” in November 2015 to make the topic more accessible to her clients and their families.
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By Diana Colapietro
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9/7/16
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Islam has become the most campaigned-against and politicized religion of the 21st century. Most interestingly, this has become the apparent deal-breaker in the 2016 presidential election . . .
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8/10/16
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July 14, 2016: Before the horror unfolded, it was a joyous Bastille Day in France, and the citizens of Nice, a seaside resort town on the French Riviera, were celebrating the occasion with a parade and a …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/15/16
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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 . . .
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6/23/16
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Nassau County police are increasing patrols up through Easter weekend as an added precaution in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium early Tuesday morning.
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By Nick Ciccone
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3/23/16
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Twenty-sixteen is a new year full of possibilities. We have a lot to do. Is it just me, or do people seem worried?
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1/14/16
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One would think, in this post-Sept. 11 world, that it would be very difficult for people from other countries to enter our country. I was shocked to learn that this isn’t the case.
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12/18/15
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President Obama is a deer caught in the headlights, with no idea of how to handle the Islamic State. According to a CNN poll released Sunday, 60 percent of Americans . . .
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12/10/15
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The anti-refugee and anti-immigrant rhetoric we’re hearing these days is simply un-American. Clearly we are all concerned about our safety, and everything needs to be done to protect ourselves, but we cannot . . .
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11/25/15
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Nassau County residents are no strangers to the grief and anger that come with terrorist attacks. Families destroyed, funerals and eulogies . . .
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11/19/15
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