News coverage of the month-long battle between Israel and Hamas has triggered strong reaction among readers of some daily newspapers, particularly The New York Times.
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8/13/14
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It's time once again for some folk harmonies with local favorites Gathering Time, who appear in Garden City on Friday.
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4/30/14
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Marijuana legalization is all the rage these days, much to my chagrin. I oppose it. Always have. Always will.
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3/6/14
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Q: If someone is let go due to cutbacks is s/he entitled to unused vacation and or sick pay?
A: Generally, New York law does not require employers to provide paid vacation to employees. The law …
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By Lois Carter Schlissel
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2/12/14
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I can tell the truth now. I picked a novel for one of my book groups last month that I didn’t think most people would like.
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12/12/13
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So let me get this straight. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted more than 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, but failed to do so.
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10/17/13
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Mark Bonilla of Bellmore, the former Town of Hempstead clerk, was sentenced to community service and a fine on Monday.
Bonilla was found guilty of one count of official misconduct stemming from sexual harassment allegations, which were investigated by town officials last year, on July 25. Justice Sharon Gianelli decided the case alone because Bonilla waived his right to a jury trial. He faced up to one year in jail prior to sentencing.
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/7/13
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Consider Albert Einstein’s singular equation: e = mc2. Or don’t consider it; it will surely make your head hurt.
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9/5/13
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The standardized tests that students took in the spring were high-pressure for all parties involved. But now that the tests are well behind them, this week children took part in another pretty high-pressure event: Prime Time Hockey playoffs.
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By Brian Croce
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8/7/13
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Chants of “Abby, Abby!” resonated through Coleman Country Day Camp in Merrick on Monday, as hundreds of campers got the chance to meet soccer phenom Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the all-time leading scorer in international play –– among women or men –– in the sport’s history.
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By David Weingrad
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7/22/13
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