In these tough financial times, the middle class suffers. In the suburbs of Long Island, families struggle to pay astronomical property taxes. Now young families are strapped with an additional burden . . .
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3/18/16
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Breathless, my husband called to tell me he had been knighted. I don’t think the queen was actually involved . . .
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2/11/16
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I’m sure there are at least a few readers who remember two great comedians, the late Alan King and Bob Newhart. One of their favorite topics was the hazards of air travel.
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10/1/15
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I’m not ashamed to say that the wild boys were my friends.
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7/16/14
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With commencement ceremonies taking place this weekend, we thought it would be valuable to share some words of wisdom with our newly minted high school graduates.
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6/26/14
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Many, if not most, Americans grow up with a long-held narrative: The United States is the richest country in the world . . .
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3/20/14
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The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished.
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10/3/13
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Exhibits and more...
After ModernisM 2013: ‘AM’A showcase of work by five contemporary artists. The exhibit features Nina Chanel Abney, Justin Craun, Wendell Gladstone, Erik Parks and …
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9/18/13
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For many of us who live on the South Shore, warm weather is boating season
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5/30/13
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The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark.
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5/16/13
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