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The conversation about the presidential candidates at Lawrence High School was lively with from left Demarino Henry, Jaime Oberstein, Brandon Brumm, Frank Gargano and Dahlia Forte.

Ever since 1971, when the 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, the approximately three million young voters (ages 18 to 24) have been considered a powerful constituency, if they came out to cast ballots. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/6/16

We need peacemakers more than peacekeepers

Even Hillary Clinton’s harshest critics agree that she’s tough. While it’s common to stereotype Democrats and women as softer than Republicans and men, any such effort to stereotype Hillary is belied by her record. more

4/30/15

Merokean Noah Rubin, a freshman tennis star at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, recently had the chance to hit with President Barack Obama at the White House.

Merrick tennis phenom hits with Obama

Merrick tennis phenom Noah Rubin, a freshman at Wake Forest who is tearing up the college tennis scene, recently had the opportunity to hit with President Barack Obama at the 137th annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. more

4/29/15

Bellmore native Kristofer Goldsmith, a 29-year-old Long Beach resident, advocated for several pieces of federal legislation designed to help veterans suffering from mental illness as a result of their war experiences.

Bellmore native helps pass veterans legislation

Kristofer Goldsmith, 29, compiled yet another thick packet of documents to be sent to the Army Discharge Review Board last weekend. The Bellmore native, who now lives in Long Beach, has appealed his … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/13/15

Nat Solomon’s paintings have been collected in a book “The Pictures in My Many Smiles: A Smattering” he self-published.

Painting pictures, snapping photos, spreading smiles

The Beatles, LeBron James, and Barack Obama ––they’ve all been subjects of Nat Solomon’s artwork, along with still-lifes, sunsets and the children at Camp Hillel, in Lawrence, where Solomon works as a photographer. more

By Allison Leshowitz | 8/6/14

The president and the former V.P., in a flash

Their faces tell the story. Look at the newspaper photographs published last week of Dick Cheney and Barack Obama. more

6/26/14

President Obama appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 21 in resolving the MTA's longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

Obama appoints second board for LIRR dispute

President Barack Obama has appointed a second board of mediators to intervene in a longstanding contract impasse between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its Long Island Rail Road … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

We have the right to call the president names. Should we?

We Americans are pretty lucky people. Whether you live in Bellmore, Brooklyn or Boston, you enjoy many rights and privileges that few other people on this planet can boast about. more

2/14/14

Stefanie Kaufman, W.T. Clarke senior, was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Trying to erase a stigma

When W.T. Clarke High School senior Stefanie Kaufman received a letter from the White House — complete with the presidential seal and President Obama’s signature — informing her that she had won the President’s Volunteer Service Award, her initial reaction was not celebration, but relief. more

By David Weingrad | 3/1/13

Obama hasn't earned a second term

Nassau County is no longer home to the New York Islanders, and the Nassau Coliseum has lost its biggest tenant. more

11/2/12

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