In honor of National Reading Day on March 2, I reread Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”
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3/9/23
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March 12-18 is Sunshine Week. Associations, institutions and organizations connected to journalism will celebrate the initiative to promote open government, which was launched in 2005 . . .
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3/9/23
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Monday was Presidents Day, a holiday that, unless you work in a bank or the government or a school, you might have missed.
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2/23/23
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More than 50 million sports fans in the United States had more invested in last Sunday's Super Bowl than pride in their favorite team. They wagered as much as $16 billion on the game.
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2/16/23
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January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today . . .
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1/26/23
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It is thanks to the service of brave men and women and the sacrifices they’ve made, that we, as a nation, are able to embrace our freedom. That is why each year we get together on Veterans Day to honor all those who fought overseas to protect our way of life back home.
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By Daniel Offner
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11/16/22
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Frank Colón Jr. is no stranger to service and duty. As the acting commander of American Legion Post No. 303 in Rockville Centre for more than eight years, he has dedicated a great deal of his spare time to working with local veterans and their families.
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By Daniel Offner
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11/10/22
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There are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country.
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11/10/22
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With the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur behind us, we in the Jewish community look forward to all that is to come in the new year, 5783 on the Hebrew calendar.
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By Eric Post
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10/13/22
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Last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censorship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.
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9/29/22
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