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Economists tell us that the Great Recession of recent years is over. The economy is growing again, albeit ever so slowly. Long Island’s jobless rate has dropped to below 7 percent. Housing prices in a number of area neighborhoods are starting — mind you, starting — to creep up. And we hear anecdotal evidence that people are beginning to spend again.
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7/30/10
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Last week, the Town of Hempstead unveiled its long-awaited plans for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. While well intentioned, there is little chance that the town’s vision — or more accurately, lack of vision — will stir anyone’s imagination or solve any of the many problems facing Nassau County.
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7/22/10
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Our area experienced record-breaking temperatures last week. As the mercury soared past the century mark, government officials transformed senior centers into cooling centers as respite for people …
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7/14/10
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New York state banned the enormously dangerous practice of texting on cell phones while driving last August. Still, we can’t help but notice that loads of drivers are disregarding the law and …
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7/7/10
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When I took office on January 1, 2010, I knew Nassau County was in bad shape. Our residents are overtaxed, we're facing a $286 million deficit that was caused by government waste, and our property …
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Ed Mangano
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7/7/10
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The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document.
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7/1/10
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Recent drowning deaths on Long Island have prompted local officials to focus on water safety at our beaches, bays and public pools and to remind private pool owners of regulations already in place.
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7/1/10
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Memorial Day means the start of summer, unofficially or otherwise. But a visitor who heads to Long Beach to cool off on a sweltering weekday afternoon anytime before school lets out might as well …
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7/1/10
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With the school year complete and with summer upon us, bullying won’t be a problem for a couple of months, right? Wrong.
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6/29/10
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On Monday, New Yorkers — in particular, state workers — anxiously awaited news on whether the state Legislature would pass a series of emergency bills to cut spending and stave off a government shutdown.
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6/20/10
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