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Every time our bay constables, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel or members of the U.S. Coast Guard respond to a marine emergency, they willingly put themselves at risk in order to save others. They do so because protecting lives is their mission. Many of these dangerous rescue operations, however, begin with an accident that never should have happened in the first place.
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By Joseph Saladino
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8/7/26
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Those financial pressures were foremost in our minds in our analysis of the 2026 budget. We were faced with tough choices on how to protect taxpayers while ensuring fairness and respect for Nassau’s dedicated workforce.
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By Delia DeRiggi-Whitton
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8/7/26
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Every election season brings the familiar refrain, “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” Of course, they can’t all be the most important — but some truly do mark turning points. This November’s will be one of them.
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By Howard Kopel
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8/7/26
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But America always recovers, and even thrives. The difficulties we face have always made us stronger. Our economy has been on a long upward trajectory of renewed productivity, resulting in historic wealth.
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By Tim Sullivan
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8/7/26
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Moving numbers around to create the appearance of stability only works for so long, especially when the numbers only go in one direction — up. The recently enacted pied-à-terre tax is one example of a troubling trend: When spending grows, Albany simply looks for another tax to pay for it.
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By Ed Ra
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8/7/26
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This is no longer a fringe movement. A recent University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll found U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading the field of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates, reflecting the growing influence of the party’s progressive wing. In New York, DSA-backed candidates continue to gain ground, and could expand their bloc in the State Legislature to 14 members after November’s elections, while Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats have been unwilling — or unable — to stop their party’s shift left.
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By Steve Rhoads
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8/7/26
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With ticks and tick-borne diseases now a national plague in the United States, SciLine, an educational program based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recently organized an online “Media Briefing: Summer 2026 Tick Update.”
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By Karl Grossman
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8/7/26
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The Promise to America isn’t a complicated pledge. It’s a common-sense commitment to a fair economy, lower costs, secure borders, safe communities, fiscal responsibility, effective government, free speech, patriotism, and respect for people who may see things differently. It’s a declaration of values from common-sense Democrats.
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By Tom R. Suozzi
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8/7/26
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That’s exactly how government is supposed to work. We identified a problem, worked together and found a practical solution that puts the interests of our residents ahead of politics — and in this dysfunctional, hyper-partisan age, that is something worth celebrating.
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By Debra Mulé
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8/7/26
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As vacations wind down, backyard pool parties continue and families make the last couple of trips to the beach before school begins, it’s easy to become comfortable. That comfort can become complacency — and complacency around the water can be deadly.
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8/7/26
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