Victory or death. On the freezing-cold night of Dec. 25, 1776, George Washington crossed the ice-choked Delaware River with those code words assigned to each soldier.
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2/5/15
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Kennedy High School senior Samuel Epstein devoted more than a thousand hours of research to his submission for the Intel Science Talent Search. This week his hard work paid off when he was named one of 40 finalists in the national contest, considered among the country's most prestigious high school science competitions.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/21/15
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He has talked about it, and now he’s done it. After months of challenging Congress to act on illegal immigration, to pass legislation, the president has acted with the most expansive use of his presidential power.
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11/28/14
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Shoppers from near and far poured into North Bellmore’s newest grocery store last Friday. North Shore Farms, a Long Island-based grocery chain founded in 2003, opened its first South Shore …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/28/14
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In the end, they ate their boots. They were, after all, fashioned from animal hide, and, once boiled . . .
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10/23/14
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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has claimed more than 2,300 victims. There are close to 4,500 known cases, and they are no longer isolated to West Africa. So far in the U.S. as I write . . .
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10/23/14
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First, a warning and an invitation: This column is a rant. Please join in the diatribe online at www.liherald.com, under Opinions. Thank you.
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9/18/14
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The observance of the anniversary of Sept. 11 is meant to be a reminder of a tragedy of the past. But with all the terrorist activities going on around the world, the 9/11 remembrance is a continuing wake-up call for America in these frightening times.
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9/11/14
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The summer theater season is heating up on our local stages once again.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/23/14
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Their faces tell the story. Look at the newspaper photographs published last week of Dick Cheney and Barack Obama.
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6/26/14
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