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President George W. Bush’s address to the nation, 9/11/01

Today our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. more

9/8/22

Can the ship of state be righting itself?

I marched on Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1992, when George Herbert Walker Bush was president of the United States. My mother, my daughter and I, along with a few hundred thousand other people . . . more

12/14/18

Trump, Clinton and musings on the Electoral College

Strangely, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton landed in Nassau County on the same day, at the same time, last week. Trump came for a roundtable in Bethpage . . . more

6/1/18

Trump is sitting pretty while Puerto Rico suffers

I had planned to write about heart disease in this column. That can wait. Over the weekend, I grew increasingly angry with President Trump because of his inept — and, frankly, inane . . . more

10/5/17

The U.S. needs to rethink its Saudi strategy

In the run-up to Christmas last year, I covered an annual event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside. Trees for Troops, it was called, and for the past 14 years . . . more

6/29/17

Trump’s policies abroad deserve support at home

A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts. more

5/11/17

The eight-decade-long effort to cut the social safety net

Even though I’ve always been involved in politics, I don’t come from a family where politics dominated the nightly dinner-table discussions. more

3/23/17

Thank you, Mr. President. A thousand times, thank you.

I recall the fear that I felt in 2008, in the waning days of George W. Bush’s presidency. The economy was in free-fall. Wall Street was . . . more

12/8/16

Trump and Clinton prepare to face off at Hofstra

The political world will soon focus all of its attention on the first presidential debate, which takes place on Sept. 26 at Hofstra University. The political talking heads are speculating on debate prep and the strategies . . . more

9/8/16

Standing with the presidents

Sergeant Robert Scott III, extreme left, who had a Lakeview street dedicated to him three weeks ago, was one of a dozen wounded warriors invited to visit the Bush family compound in Kennenbunkport, … more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/19/15

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