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Mangano is sending Nassau County back to the bad old days

I’ve been reading former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato’s last few columns, extolling the virtues of Republican County Executive Ed Mangano. more

10/10/13

We could learn a lot from Finnish schools

In a package full of life’s little necessities, every Finnish newborn receives a precious gift –– a set of three books, courtesy of the government. more

8/21/13

State's test-prep efforts get an F

Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word. more

8/14/13

Employment Law

Q: I obtained a summer internship through my college career center in a field relevant to my major. I am working full-time for a private, for-profit employer. However, I am not getting paid. Is this … more

By Max Sicherman | 7/16/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

The new school year brings some changes

Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks. more

8/30/12

At a Franklin Square Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Nov. 2, held at the Washington Street School, pictured here, board and district staff members explained to residents the state’s new Core curriculum.

Core standards implemented early in F.S. district

A new state-mandated curriculum is being implemented early in the Franklin Square Union School District. more

By Jackie Nash | 11/9/11

Washington’s dog days of summer

On Friday, Aug. 5, just days after Congress passed and the president signed a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, Standard & Poor’s announced that it was downgrading our debt … more

Al D'Amato | 8/18/11

Life on the downgrade — what it means to you and me

We should have seen the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating coming –– last year. On July 13, 2010, Dagong International, a Chinese credit rating agency, lowered the U.S.’s rating from AAA to AA. Few in the West noticed. Some laughed. Clearly, though, Dagong’s calculators saw what we could not. more

Scott Brinton | 8/12/11

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