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We need balance to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'

The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis. more

12/6/12

New York school districts are beginning to take advantage of a law that passed over the summer to cut bus costs.

Schools cut bus costs, rev up savings

In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/25/11

Pension reform is crucial to Albany’s legislative agenda

Before the fireworks are launched on the Fourth of July, Governor Cuomo and our leaders in Albany hope to have this year’s legislative session wrapped up. Still on the table are some very pressing issues, including the property tax cap, ethics reform and gay marriage. more

Al D'Amato | 5/26/11

South Nassau is working to keep the impact of high costs on patients as minimal as possible. The hospital has already had to cut back on menu items it offers, and it has to absorb the increasing cost of cotton.

Feeling inflation’s sting

South Nassau Communities Hospital, like business and residents all over the South Shore, is having to take measures to deal with the rising costs of fuel, food and other commodities. Mark Bogen, … more

Tom Steinert | 4/27/11

Let’s cut spending once and for all

I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.” Unfortunately, the … more

Al D'Amato | 4/3/10

From ‘American Torture’ to ‘Erasing Iraq’

I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010. more

Scott Brinton | 10/22/09

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