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One of the earliest memories my older siblings and I have is getting piled into the family Chevy on a Sunday afternoon by our father. These trips had a dual purpose.
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By Brian L. Conboy
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4/15/15
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A few weeks ago, I headed to the nation's capital with four close friends from high school. None of us are particularly adept at staying still for too long, so we decided to head to Washington to …
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By Brendan Murray
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3/11/15
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I drove to Ferguson, Mo. 12 days after the grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson sparked protests and worse. I’d grown frustrated with the scenes of the worst of it replaying …
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By Micah Danney
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2/18/15
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When I was kid, I spent most sunny spring days at Cedar Creek Park. I’d ride my bike there with my family, play on the playground with my friends, and enjoy rolling down the verdant hills. Something I remember distinctively about the park was a certain sour smell that was always in the air.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/29/15
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“Go outside and play in the snow … being cold builds character”—Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
While the calendar tells us that winter began in our northern hemisphere more than a …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/21/15
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In the previous column, I concluded that bullying, and now cyberbullying, are two of the most challenging problems facing education. Standards, testing, assessments and evaluations are all …
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By Steve Kussin
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1/15/15
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The holidays really are most enjoyable at home. Having lived in Japan for one year, it’s wonderful to be back in the Christmas spirit in New York. Nothing better than snuggling up to read a nice book with cocoa on a cold night. Traveling and living abroad has truly given me a much great appreciation of home.
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By Adam Newshan
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1/13/15
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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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