I’ve been thinking about Peter Thiel a lot lately. The more I try to get him off my mind, the more I find myself debating the PayPal founder in mock exchanges in my head.
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2/19/15
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Last week, President Obama and Governor Cuomo gave their annual addresses on the nation and state, and both focused a good portion of their speeches on education. While both placed a heavy emphasis on charter schools, they were far apart on other issues.
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1/29/15
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Nassau County Police have arrested a Seaford man who was driving with a suspended license when he struck and killed a student walking to school in Valley Stream early Thursday morning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/11/14
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There was a grand old party on Election Day, as voters sent President Obama and his party a message: They’re fed up with the political rhetoric and want action.
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11/13/14
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Smoke from the World Trade Center could be seen from the third floor of Central High School on Sept. 11, 2001. It was Joseph Pompilio’s first year as principal, and as chaos enveloped Lower …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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9/11/14
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Michelle Hauser, 17, recalls driving through the Superstorm Sandy–ravaged sections of her hometown of Oceanside 19 months ago. She explained that she remembers asking her father why construction workers from California and Arkansas were repairing utility poles in the neighborhood, but he didn’t know the answer.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/10/14
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island welcomes summer with “Thespis” or “The Gods Grown Old.”
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6/26/14
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Conflict is a reality in any school environment, and educators know that it is a distraction to the learning process. At the Forest Road Elementary School in District 30, students help each other solve their problems, a process known as peer mediation.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/5/14
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Six District 24 students can call themselves award-winning writers after they were recognized for their work in a pair of essay contests at the May 28 Board of Education meeting.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/4/14
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As students throughout our nation and here on Long Island graduate from college, they hope to start the next phase of their lives gainfully employed.
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5/22/14
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