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2/28/18
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Thanks to the generosity of the East Meadow Herald, I am humbled to have opportunities to write about breast cancer awareness, and I am grateful that this year is no different.
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By: Lauren Lev
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10/5/12
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It is the first thing you see when you enter the room. Past the bathroom door and adjoining sink, it sits on the end of a dresser lined up against the wall like a squat square grape — my mother’s new purple refrigerator.
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By: Lauren Lev
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9/28/12
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“Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close.” That’s the way Billy Joel sang it, and that’s almost the way I lived it.
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By: Lauren Lev
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9/21/12
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A few weeks ago, I received an email from the NFL promoting its “Back to Football 2012” festivities in New York City. It included a four-mile race through Central Park, co-sponsored by the New York Road Runners Club. The event appealed to the 15-minute-mile walker and avid football fan in me, but had even greater appeal for my son.
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By: Lauren Lev
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9/13/12
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In ninth-grade English class, the word of the day was personification: attributing human traits to an inanimate object.
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By: Lauren Lev
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8/30/12
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The summer I was 4 years old and my brother was 7, we often took daytime walks with our mother to a local discount store. It was about a half mile from our apartment — a sort of a 99-cent and hardware store wrapped in one.
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By: Lauren Lev
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8/24/12
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This has been a summer filled with ice cream and bicycles and the kind of freedom and simplicity that’s unexpectedly craved as the days draw shorter and August comes upon us.
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By: Lauren Lev
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8/2/12
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I recently attended the Sunday morning funeral of a friend who was recognized for his genuine and joyous enthusiasm for life -- a warm guy who was friendly and thoughtful.
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By: Lauren Lev
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7/27/12
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Having spent his entire life in the northeast, my good friend is packing his bags and heading west in search of work, a new life and adventure. He is such a good, sincere friend to my entire family and I am sorry to see him go, but I wish him better than the best.
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By: Lauren Lev
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7/18/12
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