There is a lot of emotion surrounding the current debate about making our gun-control laws more rational, and not too many facts.
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1/17/13
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In the wake of last month’s shooting in Newton, Conn., the focus of schools throughout Nassau County and New York state has shifted to student safety and to identifying at-risk students long before …
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Howard Schwach
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1/8/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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The shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has affected communities across the country, and East Meadow is no exception.
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By David Weingrad
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12/19/12
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Some doctors tell us that us “time heals all wounds,” but for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, a great deal remains to be done, and the public has to be reminded of it as often as possible.
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12/13/12
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One of my favorite Broadway shows has always been “Cabaret,” starring Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. One of the memorable songs is “Money.”
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11/15/12
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One of the victims of the Hartford Distributors workplace shooting in Manchester, Conn. on Aug. 3 was a native of Oceanside. A day after the murders, friends recalled Louis Felder as a big man with a …
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Michael Orbach
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8/11/10
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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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