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Don’t we have important things to do?
As we approach the final days of summer, many people are focused on grabbing their last few vacation days. Regrettably, a handful of politicians, mostly Republicans, can’t seem to focus on anything other than religion and citizenship and how to tie it into the upcoming November election. more
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Michelle Obama tackles twin-taco lunches
Who can forget Jackie Kennedy guiding us through the White House in a 1962 TV special? In an unlikely pussycat voice, she pointed out the historical paintings and antique furnishings at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. more
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Calhoun swept three straight playoff opponents to capture the Nassau Class AA baseball title.
Banner year for sports
It was a banner season for many high school sports teams in the Herald’s coverage area. more
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Kennedy senior Brendan Mills, the Nassau Class B tournament MVP, goes up for one of his 16 kills in Thursday's final.
Repeat title for Cougars
Defending champion Kennedy’s hits were coming from all angles and there was only so much West Hempstead could sustain in the Nassau Class B boys’ volleyball final at Adelphi on Thursday afternoon. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is erecting a 9/11 memorial with ‘sacred remains’ from the World Trade Center. A group of Central District officials and students went to Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport last week to inspect the rusted girder that will form the centerpiece of the monument. Above are, from left, Dan Christoffel, a retired Calhoun High School art teacher; Peter Gat, an art conservator with the Port Authority; John Scalisi, the Central District’s facilities director; Peter Miller, a Port Authority financial analyst; Dr. Henry Kiernan, the Central District superintendent; students Julie Schnaars and Patrick Lugauer; and John Boyle, a Central District English teacher.
Central District erecting memorial with girder from the WTC
A cold drizzle fell as the short, yellow school bus from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District pulled up last Wednesday to Kennedy Airport's Hagar 17, the 80,000-square-foot storehouse for the remains of what once were the two tallest buildings in the world. more
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Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.
What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?
The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more
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A little advice for the GOP senator from Massachusetts
I'm hoping — no, make that praying — that the newest senator from Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown, will now do what he said he would during last week’s special election — that he will, in fact, be an independent voice for the people of Massachusetts. more
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The secret deals are a slap in the face of taxpayers
I imagined the liberal lion, Senator Ted Kennedy, rolling over in his grave at the thought that his old Senate seat could actually go to a Republican. more
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Taking the measure of a complicated man
Ted Kennedy, who died last week, was a 77-year-old grandfather, father, uncle, husband, brother, longtime senator and friend to many. His life reads like a paperback melodrama. more
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