By the time Carly Thea was 9 years old, the now Kennedy High School senior knew that softball was the sport for her, and over the years her commitment to the game has grown. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Merrick native signed a letter of intent to continue playing the game that she loves at the University of Pittsburgh. She received a full athletic scholarship to the school.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/16/10
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To the Editor:
As a Muslim American, I particularly enjoyed Scott Brinton’s column on American perceptions of Muslims, “When perception is reality in the Muslim world” (Sept. 16-22).
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Zachary Ibrahim
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10/4/10
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To the Editor:
As I look to our county's future, I believe that we are about to enter a time like no other in recent Nassau history. Our county executive, Edward Mangano, has started the ball …
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9/1/10
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To the Editor:
It's unbelievable that Jeff Toback just doesn't get it, and that makes me real mad, especially after our community spurned him for office last November.
He launches broadside …
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9/1/10
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To the Editor: “Who can blame Bayh for quitting” former Senator D’Amato asks in his recent opinion piece (“The rewards of being in the elite class,” Feb. 25-March 3). Well, to be honest, I can, and I would imagine most of the country’s unemployed can as well. I own a small company and we have dropped from 15 to nine employees over the past two years.
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3/3/10
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To the Editor: At the recent Hempstead Town Board meeting, I attended to express my opinion on the salary increases they gave themselves. The manner and timing of the increases was disingenuous at best, showing a lack of regard for the poor economy.
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3/3/10
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Some years back, I caved to familial pressure and agreed to bring a dog into our household. I had always had dogs while growing up — abroad — and they had enriched my life and the lives of others around the family. What I had not reckoned with was the paucity of facilities for dogs in Nassau County and its towns.
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1/20/10
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What are the editorial pages about?
Who writes editorials?
How do letters and guest columns get published?
These graphics offer some answers.
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12/31/09
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I wish to make a modest proposal. Sometime in the next week, please write a letter. I want to prove that most of us have not lost the capacity and the will to compose our thoughts and commit them to paper, in our own hand, using a real pen.
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Randi Kreiss
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11/12/09
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To the Editor: First, I congratulate your newspaper on the new design of your Web site. It is intuitive, well-designed, and much improved over the previous version.
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10/29/09
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