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With everything that has been going on in New York lately, it’s almost hard to remember that, just 24 months ago, we were the laughingstock of the country. more

4/5/12

Say 'no' to hydrofracking waste in Nassau

Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Howard Kopel and Dennis Dunne, all Republicans, have proposed a measure that would ban the processing of hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” waste at county sewage-treatment plants. more

3/29/12

Let the sun shine in

Unlike many other countries, the people are sovereign in America. The government’s elected leaders and institutional bureaucracy are employed by the people — and paid by the people — to do the people’s work. more

3/22/12

Beating the high cost of college

It’s that time of year again. High school seniors are eagerly awaiting thick packets with letters of acceptance from the colleges and universities of their dreams. more

3/22/12

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday

This year’s village board election doesn’t have the same buzz as last year, when the mayor and two trustees were up for re-election and all three races were contested. Incumbent Trustees John Tufarelli and Virginia Clavin-Higgins have been spared opposition this year and are shoo-ins for re-election. more

3/15/12

The problem's the process, not the plan

There is a lot to like about County Executive Edward Mangano’s police precinct reduction plan that was passed by the Legislature last week. more

3/15/12

Village government in virtual lockstep

If you ask Irene Naudus and Steve D’Esposito, the two incumbent trustees in March 20’s Island Park village elections, they will tell you they’re running in an uncontested election. There are no … more

3/14/12

The Red Cross: across the street, across the country, across the world

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene last August, the Red Cross provided shelter for some 5,000 displaced Long Islanders. more

3/8/12

We must begin redistricting now, not later

Last spring, the Republican-controlled County Legislature attempted to redraw the lines of its 19 electoral districts in an effort to gerrymander at least one Democrat, if not two, out of a job. more

3/1/12

Nuclear threat to the South Shore?

Last March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific Ocean, unleashing a tsunami that inundated coastal areas of Japan. more

2/23/12

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