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I tried my hand at sitting behind a television news desk. That’s me on the left, with Alex McAlvin on the right.
The right, and the responsibility, to tell the truth
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 … more
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Elmont Memorial High School’s outstanding Model U.N. team in Washington, D.C., seated, from left, David Delva, Leanna Faulk, Isaiah Genao, Akan Brown, and Harold Ekeh; standing, from left, Joshua Phillip, Venette Simon, Christian Pierre-Louis, Ashley Simon and Justin Hendriks
Elmont team earns eight awards in D.C.
Ten students from Elmont Memorial High School Model United Nations program traveled to the Georgetown Model United Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., held from Feb. 11 to 15. The conference, … more
John Curley, a former chief of the Bellmore Fire Department, was one of the 2012-13 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor honorees. He received the award from Attorney General Eric Holder and Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Bellmore firefighter receives Medal of Valor
Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials honored a former chief of the Bellmore Fire Department last week, as the volunteer was one of only 16 people nationwide to receive a 2012-13 … more
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Unforgettable words that saved a revolution
Victory or death. On the freezing-cold night of Dec. 25, 1776, George Washington crossed the ice-choked Delaware River with those code words assigned to each soldier. more
Kennedy High School research teacher Barbara Franklin, Samuel Epstein, research teacher Barbi Frank and District Science Chairman Robert Soel celebrated Epstein's finalist status in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search on Wednesday. Only 40 research students from around the country were named finalists.
Kennedy senior named Intel Science Talent Search finalist
Kennedy High School senior Samuel Epstein devoted more than a thousand hours of research to his submission for the Intel Science Talent Search. This week his hard work paid off when he was named one of 40 finalists in the national contest, considered among the country's most prestigious high school science competitions. more
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Immigration deserves open hearings, and debate
He has talked about it, and now he’s done it. After months of challenging Congress to act on illegal immigration, to pass legislation, the president has acted with the most expansive use of his presidential power. more
Nick and Marilena Katopodis and family, owners of North Shore Farms, celebrated a ribbon-cutting for the North Bellmore location with elected officials Thursday night.
North Shore Farms is open for business
Shoppers from near and far poured into North Bellmore’s newest grocery store last Friday. North Shore Farms, a Long Island-based grocery chain founded in 2003, opened its first South Shore … more
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Chilling commentary on America's get-up-and-go
In the end, they ate their boots. They were, after all, fashioned from animal hide, and, once boiled . . . more
Obama is fighting Ebola with political correctness
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has claimed more than 2,300 victims. There are close to 4,500 known cases, and they are no longer isolated to West Africa. So far in the U.S. as I write . . . more
For crying out loud, give cyclists a 'brake'
First, a warning and an invitation: This column is a rant. Please join in the diatribe online at www.liherald.com, under Opinions. Thank you. more
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