The first federal government shutdown in 17 years has reached Week 2. The catalyst? The debt limit. The accelerant? Obamacare.
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10/10/13
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Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last?
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10/3/13
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For the fourth straight year, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has delivered for the taxpayers of Nassau County by once again releasing a no-property-tax-increase budget.
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9/26/13
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What’s good for the goose is not always good for the gander, friends. After nearly two years of bitter negotiations, it appears that a deal has been reached between County Executive Ed Mangano and the Police Benevolent Association.
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9/19/13
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The vast majority of Americans don’t believe that it’s in our best interests to use military force in Syria. And for the most part, I concur with the majority.
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9/12/13
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The bloody civil war in Syria took a turn for the worse last week.
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9/5/13
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With the 1990 federal lawsuit against the Village of Island Park reportedly nearing settlement, that lawsuit has been coupled for more than 210 years by the court with another that has sat largely in …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/28/13
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Finally, we have made progress and are closer to ending the nearly two-decade-long debate on the outdated Nassau Coliseum.
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8/21/13
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While details of the agreement remain sketchy, the Island Park village board voted on Aug. 15 to agree to a settlement in United States v. the Incorporated Village of Island Park, a suit that was …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/21/13
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Last week I wrote about the immediate need to repair and modernize the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was crippled by Hurricane Sandy.
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8/14/13
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