George Santos has become the first congressman to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives without first being convicted of a felony since the Civil War.
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By Laura Lane
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12/1/23
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Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate.
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By Chuck Lavine
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11/30/23
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What does it mean to be antisemitic? Can Jews do better in fighting against it? This is a complex issue, and a difficult one. It requires looking outside and inside our community.
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By Shai Beloosesky
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11/30/23
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The older you get, the more you think about the times when things were simple and pleasurable. That especially applies to my years in school, when my only cares were . . .
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11/30/23
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Realizing that I’ve been taking something for granted is never an abstraction. It generally happens by whack and wallop.
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By Robert C. Koehler
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11/30/23
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How long is 13 seconds? If you ask Google, it’s long enough to run 100 meters. Send a text message. Make a paper airplane. In Nassau County, however, it’s also the amount of time — on average — between car crashes.
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11/30/23
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Young people in New York have a great knowledge of many subjects, but they have much to learn about personal finance.
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By Thomas P. DiNapoli
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11/29/23
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The John J. Byrne Community Center and about 60 households in Uniondale and Hempstead have freshened yards to be thankful for this week.
Around 500 Hofstra University students fanned out in …
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By Reine Bethany
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11/24/23
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A recent report from the social justice organization ERASE Racism addressed educational inequities in Long Island school districts, and called for increased funding in “intensely segregated” …
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By Reine Bethany
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11/24/23
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In recent years, the Uniondale school district has undergone many transformations in an attempt to better the student experience and help students not just succeed, but excel — and push them to go …
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By Brandon Cruz
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11/24/23
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