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It has been called both the physical and symbolic heart of our democracy, located within the very walls where our elected representatives in Washington make our country’s most important decisions. The Capitol Rotunda . . . more
Every life has its inflection points, moments that can steer you in one direction or another, and that direction, as poet Robert Frost would say, makes all the difference. That is especially true for former President Barack Obama . . . more
I spent last Wednesday afternoon scurrying up and down the stairs at home, rushing between my desk upstairs and the TV downstairs. I flipped between CNN, MSNBC and Fox, my pulse, as measured by my watch, racing faster as the afternoon went on. more
There’s an old saying (with many variations): “Beware what you wish for, because you might just get it.” That fits the current rush to judgment against police forces across America. more
Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more
Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last? more
The 57th Presidential Inauguration was held on Jan. 21 in Washington D.C. to mark the beginning of President Barack Obama’s second term. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the nation’s capital to celebrate the occasion, including some from Valley Stream. more
Nassau County Police say a skimming device was a found at a Valley Stream bank ATM machine Sunday morning. more
It’s impossible to imagine funnyman Jim Breuer without the image of Saturday Night Live’s Goat Boy coming to mind. Breuer starred as the annoying bleeter from 1995 through 1998, during which time he also gave himself a name when he impersonated Joe Pesci opposite Colin Farrell’s Robert DeNiro. more
Police are seeking the man who robbed Capitol One Bank in Valley Stream last Thursday morning. The robbery occurred at the bank’s Green Acres Mall location at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 17. more
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