To the Editor:
In the wake of the horrific violence in Tucson, the newly installed House of Representatives temporarily set aside its effort to repeal the health care law that would provide …
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1/19/11
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To the Editor:
This month I received a four-page pamphlet in the mail from the county entitled “Nassau County News Network.” The first page is a letter from County Executive Ed Mangano. He …
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1/19/11
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Thank you very much for the incredible honor of being named the Merrick Herald’s Person of the Year.
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By Liz O'Shaughnessy
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1/10/11
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Recently, Nassau County superintendents of schools received literature from County Executive Ed Mangano regarding his 2011 “No Property Tax Increase Budget.” As part of this proposed budget, county legislators voted, strictly along party lines, to shift the financial expense of paying county assessment errors from Nassau County to the local school districts. We certainly agree that the assessment system is broken; however, shifting the responsibility to the school districts will not help fix it.
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12/16/10
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To the Editor:
How does that old song about the Hotel California go? “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!”
Indeed, the days of short stays, king-size beds …
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12/2/10
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To the Editor:
As a Muslim American, I particularly enjoyed Scott Brinton’s column on American perceptions of Muslims, “When perception is reality in the Muslim world” (Sept. 16-22).
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Zachary Ibrahim
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10/4/10
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To the Editor:
As I look to our county's future, I believe that we are about to enter a time like no other in recent Nassau history. Our county executive, Edward Mangano, has started the ball …
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9/1/10
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To the Editor:
It's unbelievable that Jeff Toback just doesn't get it, and that makes me real mad, especially after our community spurned him for office last November.
He launches broadside …
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9/1/10
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As a resident of West Hempstead, I am greatly concerned about the message some 1,738 members of the community sent to our students and dedicated staff in the West Hempstead public …
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6/2/10
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To the Editor: Anger over property taxes that go nowhere but up. Anger over a teachers union that demands more in a time of less. Anger over a proposed tax levy increase of nearly …
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5/26/10
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