Please keep letters to the editor 300 words or less. Email to Mmalloy@liherald.com
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4/15/11
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Senate GOP made a bad budget better
To the Editor:
For many years, Senate Republicans led the fight to increase school aid so that every child would get the best possible education. We …
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4/13/11
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I’d like to know why Lynbrook resident Bob Barra was appointed and confirmed to be Valley Stream village clerk. This should not be legal. Our mayor and trustees have sent the message that no one in this village is more capable to do the job than a Lynbrook guy best known for bringing coffee to Dean Skelos.
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4/13/11
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To the Editor:
In the town I live in, Oceanside, I understand there are around 32,000 residents. I am guessing that at least 8,000 are registered to vote. Yet when there are school, Fire …
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4/13/11
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This Hewlett Heights saga should not even be a topic of conversation. I am a resident of Valley Stream. Though I do not live in Gibson myself, I have grown up knowing the area very well and, additionally, have good friends who live there. To really get into the crux of the situation I would like to start from the beginning.
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4/7/11
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Opposes police consolidation
To the Editor:
Having read the Heralds’ recent letters to the editor, I feel compelled to weigh in regarding consolidation of the Rockville Centre Police …
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4/6/11
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Not the time to float a bond
To the Editor:
I am writing regarding the Rockville Centre Fire Department’s plans to renovate two firehouses, “RVCFD will push for $21 million bond” (March …
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3/30/11
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To the Editor:
Oceanside residents are in for a shock when they get their next school tax bill unless they make their voices heard on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at School 7, and at the ballot box on May …
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3/30/11
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To the Editor: On behalf of Deputy Mayor Alan Beach, Trustee Tom Atkinson and myself, I would like to express our sincere thanks to the voters of Lynbrook. Although the village …
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3/30/11
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Both District 13 and the Central High School District are in need of new superintendents. The new governor has had much to say about Long Island (124 districts) superintendents’ income as compared to his, $179,000 per year. It will be interesting to see if our boards are influenced in the least by his comments and suggestions. The superintendents’ union threaten to all leave the Island if those caps ($175,000 per year) are put in place.
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3/24/11
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