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In six decades of public life, Richard Ravitch has earned a reputation for political savvy and business skills. In 1975, when New York City was having a fiscal meltdown, he assisted Governor Hugh Carey in orchestrating changes that avoided bankruptcy. In 2008, after Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned and was replaced by David Paterson, Ravitch agreed to fill in as lieutenant governor. His first assignment: study and recommend changes to the state’s troubled non-conforming budgeting process.
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By Hal Peterson
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1/7/15
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I’ve got a pretty new ankle bracelet. It depicts my four children, with two blue hearts and two pink hearts representing two boys and two girls, and two smaller, dangling blue hearts for my …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/17/14
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As the holidays approach and we give thanks for all we have, I wanted to thank readers, and the Heralds, for the first 25 years of this column.
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11/20/14
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No child should be sad at school. I’ve spent the last few months speaking to elementary and middle school principals in Nassau County.
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By Maureen T. Florio
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3/24/14
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When you decide what to write in a column, there are many subjects that you could cover. There’s only one problem.
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11/21/13
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No child should be sad at school. We just ended an exciting month for our children all over the country. October was designated as National Bullying Awareness Month and I took to the road to listen to children and to talk to them about bullying.
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By Maureen T. Florio
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11/7/13
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No child should be sad at school. Welcome back to school! Now that the summer is in the past, it is time to create safe, happy, learning days as we enter a new school year — and the new age of education called Common Core.
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By Maureen T. Florio
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9/11/13
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In a column published back In February titled “A man is only as good as his word,” I chided Governor Cuomo for not releasing the findings of the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) …
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Hal Peterson
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3/28/13
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My column “New York’s exploding pension crises” caught the attention of a family friend living near the City of San Bernardino, in California. He suggested I read a column published in The …
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Hal Peterson
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3/13/13
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When Governor Andrew M. Cuomo first took office in 2011, he stressed the need to “fundamentally realign state government and face up to its overspending problems before it is too late.” His …
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Hal Peterson
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3/6/13
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