People like to think the best of others, including elected and appointed officials at all levels, from your local village to the high hills of Albany or D.C. Our confidence is almost always affirmed, because most local public servants are . . .
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9/22/17
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You would think that holding a convention to review and rewrite the New York State Constitution would be a no-brainer. After all, we’re Americans. We held a constitutional convention to lay down the framework for our very country. In New York, however . . .
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7/20/17
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With the national conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia over, the real competition for citizens’ votes begins. It will be Clinton vs. Trump on Nov. 8 (along with . . .
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8/3/16
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Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . .
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3/26/15
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"People all across the state, when you mention state government, [are] literally shaking their heads . . ."
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2/19/15
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In addition to selecting the candidates of your choice in congressional, State Senate and Assembly, judicial and statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller, voters on Election Day will . . .
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10/16/14
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Election Day is officially behind us, and absent any real close races followed by recounts, the serious contests are over.
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11/7/13
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Merrick native Stephanie Reyer said that her former Calhoun High School history teacher, Fred Harrison, would probably be surprised to learn that she is now vice president of exhibitions at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/20/13
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Imagine what it’s like for the victim. Imagine a 28-year-old American-born man living in Yemen.
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2/21/13
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We share the nation’s overwhelming grief in the wake of the senseless murder of innocents in Newtown.
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12/20/12
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