The removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives, led by perennial malcontent Matt Gaetz, was disgraceful, and will have lasting negative implications for Congress and the nation.
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10/12/23
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“I’m a steamroller, and I’ll roll over you and anybody else.” Eliot Spitzer famously uttered those words to an Assembly member
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By Steve Rhoads
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10/5/23
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“Go! Go! Pack the important stuff,” Monet Baniqued’s brother shouted.
A couple of minutes later, the smoke had turned the day to night. The hot air stung their faces, and the …
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By Nicole Formisano
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8/27/23
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Ahead of a highly anticipated zoning board meeting, over 300 people signed a petition to show their concerns about the construction of condos in Lynbrook.
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By Ben Fiebert
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4/23/23
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Last month I made my first visit to Capitol Hill since Dec. 28, 2020, the day I had cast my final vote on the floor of Congress before my retirement from the House of Representatives.
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3/2/23
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New York has lost Oyster Bay. Well, more accurately, the state has lost 300,000 people — the town’s population — in just a single year.
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1/19/23
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Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub.
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By Gary LaBarbera
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10/27/22
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Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced.
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By Monte Leeper
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10/7/22
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Is that the scent of autumn apples in the air? No, I believe that’s the smell of subpoenas, dozens of subpoenas served in recent weeks to Trump employees, former employees . . .
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9/22/22
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Q. We’re buying a house with multiple issues, from a deck to a pool shed, and we think there are changes inside, like the garage was made into a family room.
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By Monte Leeper
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8/28/22
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