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“When do we see average, law-abiding Muslims piecing together their lives in a chaotic world? When do we meet the vast majority of the Middle East’s dense population to understand them, to know them, to feel any sense of sympathy for them?”
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by Scott Brinton
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2/24/11
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We all know the observation about Fred Astaire, one of the greatest dancers of all time. It was said that Ginger Rogers, his partner, did everything Astaire did, except she did it backward and in high heels. For working women today, the sentiment holds true, but they aren’t just dancing.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/24/11
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My last column, “Stop playing games with the budget deficit” (Feb. 3) was written one week before New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued his analysis of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget draft.
The irrationality I outlined fell short of anticipating the following mea-culpa expressed in the comptroller’s analysis. “The SFY 2010-2011 enacted budget relied on $16.7 billion in non-recurring or temporary budget resources; and overly optimistic tax revenue projections, causing a dramatically worsened state structural deficit.” How dramatic? These tenuous entries constituted 30 percent of all the monies in the state’s operating fund.
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Hal Peterson
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2/23/11
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Words are just thatTo the Editor: In an effort to be part of the public forum that the Herald seems willing to give to Bill Kienke and the Freedom Party, and as part of the Herald’s …
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2/23/11
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Nervous breakdown isn’t a PC term, but can’t I use it just this once? It so perfectly describes my reaction to helping my parents lease a car this month. I was nervous and I seem to have had a fairly impressive breakdown during the onerous process.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/17/11
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After weeks of turmoil in his country, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reluctantly resigned, thus ending his 30-year dictatorship.
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by Al D'Amato
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2/17/11
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Winter is a frustrating season for commuters, with snow bringing with it the task of scraping off or digging out our cars as well as time-consuming traffic delays, but there’s one highway hazard that none of us should have to deal with.
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2/17/11
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There are times when I wish it was 2012. Not because I’m wishing my life away but because I’d love to see how today’s crop of politicians worked their way out of the worst financial crises in federal, state and local history.
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By Jerry Kremer
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2/17/11
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For a small village, there’s a lot of mud-slinging going on in East Rockaway, and it isn’t pretty. The tension is palpable. People are afraid to talk to one another, not knowing which political party someone may support — whether they’re “pro-Pride” or “pro-Freedom.”
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2/16/11
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Letters to the Editor may be edited for space and clarification. Try to keep length no more than 300 words; Send to Mmalloy@liherald.com
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2/16/11
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