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A great philosopher once said that “the two professions for which there is no formal training are politics and motherhood.”
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2/28/13
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Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature modified their proposed redistricting map yesterday, backing off a plan to place a sliver of Merrick, including the home of Democratic Legislator Dave Denenberg, into the neighboring district of Legislator Joseph Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin. The plan would have removed one of the two incumbents from the Legislature.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/27/13
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The Town of Hempstead Board voted unanimously on Feb. 19 to hire a private company, Skyline Demographic Consultants Inc., to provide the town with demographic information about its residents, which town officials plan to use to redraw geographic lines for its six electoral districts.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/21/13
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A Republican-led plan to redraw Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts will now head to the full Legislature, after the Rules Committee approved the proposal Monday afternoon in a 4-3 vote along party lines.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/13/13
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After losing an estimated $30 million in sales tax during the first two weeks following Hurricane Sandy, Nassau County is expected to make a full recovery by the end of the first quarter in 2013, said Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos.
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By Aaron Axelson
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2/6/13
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Editor’s note: Bornstein is a former Kennedy High School Herald student columnist who is now studying at Dartmouth College. He is from Merrick.
KANIFING, The Gambia—The other day on Al Jazeera a movie director was talking about why he left his luxurious California home for a much simpler lifestyle. Convinced of the limits of using his wealth to value his self-worth, he has now sought personal contentment in building relationships with other people.
“I feel richer now,” he remarked.
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By Daniel Bornstein
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2/1/13
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In the coming years, the Long Island Rail Road could help reshape Long Island and turn it into an economic powerhouse.
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By Alex Costello
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1/30/13
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. joined other members of the New York State Senate’s bipartisan Task Force on Hurricane Sandy Recovery at a roundtable meeting recently to speak with local officials, business leaders and residents about progress –– or the lack thereof –– in rebuilding Long Island after the storm.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/17/13
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Dissatisfied with a pair of plans that would redraw Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts, a group of good-government organizations has created its own map, which was presented to the County Legislature on Jan. 14.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/16/13
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Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts will be changing later this year, but no one knows yet how dramatic those adjustments are going to be.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/9/13
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