Keyword: 2012
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George Rand, a Franklin Square resident, is a retired engineering manager and university instructor. He also served with the U.S. Army in the Southwest Pacific during World War II.
Public schools: who’s in charge?
In his budget address, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted his two key initiatives for New York State — reducing public-sector pension costs, and implementing an evaluation system for schoolteachers. Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top executive, elected by the people, so who’s supporting his plans? It’s the state’s public workers unions and the teachers’ union — they are suing the governor in court. Did anyone elect the unions to be in charge of the state’s pension and school systems? more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 budget proposal last week.
Cuomo reveals 2012-13 budget plan
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which he says will close the $2 billion budget gap and increase state aid to schools and municipalities. … more
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A Long Island Index survey found that resident's are increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of Nassau and Suffolk.
Long Island Index issues a challenge
Long Island has incredible potential. It can either become a modern, innovation-spurring suburban area with high-paying jobs, or it can wallow and fade away into obscurity. That was the general … more
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It'll be an interesting year for columnists — and readers
2012 will be a challenging year for any columnist who takes his or her job seriously. more
Say hello to Baby New Year
At just 12:04 a.m., South Nassau Communities Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012 into the world. Isabela Garcia-Hernandez was born on Jan. 1, just minutes after the ball dropped in Times Square. … more
What I know now that I didn't know then
Think about what you know now, January 2012, that you didn’t know a year ago. more
Why I'm optimistic about 2012
A CBS news poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans described 2011 as a “bad year.” Friends, I’m optimistic, and I predict that 2012 will be a better year. more
In preparation for the winter season, the Town of Hempstead has 45,000 tons of salt ready to go as soon as snowflakes hit the ground.
Town ready to weather storms this winter season
The record-breaking blizzards that blanketed everything with snow and freezing rains in the winter of 2010-11 may seem like distant memories, but, alas, it is that time of year again. And just as you winterize your homes and prepare for storms that may pass through in the coming months, the Town of Hempstead is readying itself and its supplies for what the Farmers' Almanac termed "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather. more
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Oh, to be able to see a year into the future
Ican’t help wishing it was November 2012, when the political world around us promises to be so much different than it is now. Just think: If the national elections were over, we would know a lot more about the future of our country and which party will control our lives. more
Supervisor Kate Murray proposed a budget with no tax increases for Hempstead Town residents.
Murray unveils 2012 Town of Hempstead budget
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray announced the town’s proposed 2012 budget last Friday, heralding it as a spending plan that would freeze taxes at 2011 levels without making cuts in … more
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