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"The name is Spenser, with an ‘s’, like the poet.” That’s how the detective introduced himself. The creation of author Robert B. Parker, Spenser (no first name) is featured in 37 novels, about half of them written by the prolific Cambridge-based writer.
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Randi Kreiss
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2/19/10
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Before President Obama meets with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders at Blair House Feb. 25 to hammer out a bipartisan health reform agreement — or at least to argue over one — I would suggest that he first hold a news conference to reframe the health care debate.
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Scott Brinton
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2/18/10
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For years, the common wisdom has been that American industry is in an irreversible decline. As the reasoning went, our shrinking industrial base would be somehow magically replaced by “service industries” like insurance, finance, consumer retail and a big real estate boom.
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Al D'Amato
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2/18/10
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As Charles Wang and the Lighthouse Development Group tried to prove, silence can be deafening. Wang wanted the Town of Hempstead to give him an answer — yes or no. It appeared that the town carried the keys to his development dreams.
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2/18/10
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The problem with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” rules on gays in the military is that the moral underpinnings of the policy are rotten.
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Randi Kreiss
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2/11/10
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President Obama pulled a big no-no last week. He insulted an all-American institution, the fine city of Las Vegas, daring to suggest that people should save their money rather than “blow a bunch of cash” on gambling in Sin City if they want to help fund their children’s college education.
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Scott Brinton
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2/11/10
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A resident physician at Stony Brook University Medical School recently got herself into trouble by posting an old photo of a former classmate giving two thumbs up next to a cadaver on Facebook.
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2/11/10
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Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Big Apple’s newest favorite son, gave a bunch of rowdy Dolphins fans the finger after they heckled him in a Miami bar. The Jets fined Ryan $50,000.
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Al D'Amato
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2/11/10
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Teenagers experiment. Their natural growth demands it. It’s the time of life to explore, test limits and seek fresh experiences. It’s the age when young people try to fit in with others, forming groups of peers for mutual support and socialization.
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2/4/10
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Art Rosenthal, executive director of the Confide Inc. drug treatment center in Rockville Centre, described childhood these days as a dark tunnel. What a depressing metaphor, I thought, but I couldn’t argue with its accuracy.
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Scott Brinton
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2/4/10
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