Sunday, November 15, 2026
Unfortunately, with the war now stalemated on the battlefield and Russia’s economy shattered, President Trump has reversed American policy and leaned toward isolationism and enabling Putin by reducing military aid to Ukraine, lifting Russian sanctions, blaming Zelensky for causing the war and calling for his removal as president. All this while Russia continues rocket and missile attacks on innocent civilians in Ukraine, which has accepted the American peace proposals that Putin has rejected.
While there are a lot of people upset with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine philosophy, the leading candidate for impeachment or other procedural torture is the so-called secretary of war, Pete Hegseth. Our country has had lots of secretaries of defense, but none has created such a negative aura as Hegseth. Calling generals “fatties” and other demeaning names, he has undermined the country’s respect for an agency that makes life-or-death decisions about our national survival.
I mean, have you noticed how many people begin sentences with “I mean”? I mean, it’s everywhere. Athletes, actors, political commentators, game show contestants, interviewers, interviewees. Everybody seems to be meaning something before they’ve said anything. It’s like beginning a conversation by saying, “In other words…”
Not everyone was ready to tackle 26.2 miles at the New York City Marathon, but that didn’t mean they had to sit on the sidelines. Runners gathered at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Nov. 1 for the aptly named “I’m Not Doing the NYC Marathon” 4-Miler, trading the city’s five boroughs for a scenic run through the park.
Sam Tsang, a longtime entrepreneur and member of the Seaford Chamber of Commerce, was recognized as Seaford’s Businessperson of the Year during the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce’s 41st annual Businessperson of the Year & Legislative Breakfast on Oct. 30.
Levittown Public Schools proudly congratulates Lee Road School and the Lee Road PTA on being named a 2025-2027 National PTA School of Excellence.
