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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
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5/28/10
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Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children.
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Jerry Kremer
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5/28/10
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Hundreds of thousands of temporary census workers are knocking on millions of doors in their neighborhoods across the country as the U.S. Census Bureau continues its efforts to count everyone living in the United States.
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5/20/10
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As indicated by my photo, I am not 10 years old or younger, so I am no longer enamored of movies that feature animals that act like humans. But my kids, like most kids, love such films, especially when the animals get the best of bad people.
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Scott Brinton
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5/20/10
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According to official reports, six American soldiers were killed during the first two weeks of this month in Afghanistan, casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Randi Kreiss
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5/20/10
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Once again, New York state’s two biggest enemies — the ravenous unions and the legislators who are afraid to vote against them — have reared their ugly heads. Love him or hate him, let’s give our lame duck governor, David Paterson, credit for taking a stand.
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Al D'Amato
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5/20/10
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Life imitates art, so to me, the recent xenophobic rants against foreigners seem to jump right off the pages of “The Lazarus Project,” an award-winning novel by Aleksandar Hemon.
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Randi Kreiss
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5/14/10
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On May 1, a Pakistani-born American citizen, Faisal Shahzad, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. His intent was simple — to kill innocent American citizens and create economic chaos.
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Al D'Amato
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5/13/10
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In Island Park, voters will decide on a $32.5 million budget, a $1.29 million increase over the current plan that will mean a 2.83 percent tax-levy increase. School officials have taken steps to trim …
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5/12/10
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