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Washington saw another remarkable session of apparent bipartisan accommodation last week, as senators from both parties met with President Trump to discuss measures aimed at containing mounting gun violence.
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3/9/18
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South Side High School students will be among the thousands of teenagers expected to walk out of their schools on March 14 as part of a national movement to honor the victims killed in the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. and to raise awareness about gun violence.
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By Ben Strack
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3/8/18
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In the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17 people and spurred a range of proposals on how to curb gun violence, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said last Saturday that arming teachers with guns is not the solution.
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By Ben Strack
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3/7/18
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Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . .
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2/23/18
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“This must stop here,” said Rockville Centre resident Cindy Vaupel, her frustrated tone filling the pews at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Feb. 16, two days after a gunman took the lives of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. “This must stop with us.”
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By Ben Strack
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2/22/18
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Dec. 14, 2013. It was nail-biting cold. The sort of cold that foreshadowed snowflakes in the coming days but still coddled them in gray-blanketed skies.
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1/13/17
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The Herald enthusiastically endorses Kathleen Rice for Congress. Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, has represented the 4th Congressional District since 2014, and we see no reason to replace her.
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11/3/16
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Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . .
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6/29/16
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It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . .
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6/23/16
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Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . .
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5/19/16
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