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I read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” my first banned book, when I was 12. My friend lent me the book, and I found the good parts by the dog-eared pages. The experience did not compromise my moral compass or corrupt me in any way I can discern. I am not recommending the book for today’s 12-year-olds, because it’s a pretty boring read, but I am advocating that a broad spectrum of books be available to students who choose to read them.
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By Randi Kreiss
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2/23/24
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Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate.
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By Chuck Lavine
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11/30/23
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Yusef Lateef, Class of 2024 Elmont Memorial High School valedictorian, recently added the publication of a new book to his long list of impressive accomplishments.
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By Nicole Wagner
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11/3/23
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On one level, it’s a matter of clearing some closet space. On another, it’s a signal to let go and move on. Finally, I need to do this so my old friends can rest in peace . . .
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8/3/23
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Car shows are a summertime staple. You’ll find them most everywhere.
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By Will Sheeline
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7/5/23
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In “Hamlet,” Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be . . ."
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5/18/23
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Last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censorship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.
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9/29/22
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We may be closer to discovering “what’s out there” than ever before. Or at least we’re heading in that direction . . .
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By James Bernstein
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7/7/22
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While sitting at a restaurant 20 years ago, Central Nassau County Rotary Club President Rony Kessler, of Franklin Square, started writing a story on a napkin, inspired by his life growing up in …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/3/20
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson were chatting, King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson in the parking lot below, when the shot rang out.
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2/14/20
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