Nearly 25 years have passed since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed and 19 wounded. Kevin McCarthy, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but he survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/24/18
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Nov. 7 was a historic day in Nassau County political history. Democratic candidates scored major victories in the county and the Town of Hempstead, and the old-line Republican establishment is still in shock.
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11/30/17
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In the coming weeks, many of us will be busy with — that is, distracted by — holiday preparations. December has traditionally been a time to tune out Washington political wrangling. This year is no time to check out, however.
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11/30/17
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We are close to the end of what has been a historic year. So many things happened affecting so many people . . .
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12/22/16
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Nassau County is in a perpetual state of financial crisis. For decades, its expenses have outpaced its revenues. Elected officials tout the cuts they make to downsize county government. They insist . . .
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9/29/16
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Despite being attacked numerous times by terrorists in less than a year, Turkey was never overly aggressive against the Islamic State and its barrage of terror. Now, unfortunately, Turks have paid the price.
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7/6/16
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The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . .
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4/28/16
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I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . .
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3/18/16
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The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary.
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2/4/16
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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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