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Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/11/11
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A passerby found the body of a badly burned man in Lawrence at around 2 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to the latest reports, the victim was a homeless man who had tried to stay warm through the freezing night by lighting a fire in a cooking can.
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by John C. O'Connell
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2/11/11
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We are entering one of the most interesting times of the year: budget season.
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2/11/11
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The old schoolhouse will soon be no more.
Like most other structures of local historic significance in Oceanside, the house currently standing at 2376 Washington Ave. is slated to be demolished. …
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Seth J. Blau
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2/9/11
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I was disappointed by the decision of the state’s financial oversight board, the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, to take over Nassau County’s finances.
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by Al D'Amato
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2/4/11
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The coming birthday of George Washington brings to mind his pledge to always tell the truth. Washington, as you will recall, once confessed to cutting down the family cherry tree. In those days there was no Facebook or Twitter to spread the message about honesty, so it didn’t get very far.
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By Jerry Kremer
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2/4/11
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Two revelations of large-scale animal neglect earlier this month in Rockville Centre were shocking. While it was hard to believe that human beings could allow animals in their care to suffer the utmost cruelty and squalor, it was almost impossible to understand why neighbors were unaware that dozens of dogs and cats were starving to death mere yards away.
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2/4/11
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The Long Island Index — an independent, non-partisan group that compiles data every year about different aspects of Long Island — has spent the past few years working on analyzing the area’s …
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by Alex Costello
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2/2/11
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To the Editor:
One factor not considered in the debate about a stop light at the intersection of Waukena and Ocean avenues in Oceanside is that most of the traffic issues are caused by people …
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2/2/11
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To the Editor:
Last week, the Oceanside School District’s Building and Grounds committee presented its annual report to the school board and the community recommending capital improvements to …
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2/2/11
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