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Enough is enough
In the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., we have lost 6,000 brave soldiers’ lives, seen countless wounded and spent a trillion dollars on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The immediate response to the attack on the U.S. homeland was fully justified, as we have a right to go after those terrorists who would attack us. more
Before he took off for England carrying trees and letters for the troops, John Bellamy, DHL’s chief pilot, sat behind the wheel of one of the Oceanside Fire Department’s classic fire engines, enjoying the festivities at Dees’ Nursery.
A trans-Atlantic goodwill mission
Hundreds gathered outside Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside on Dec. 6 to mark the seventh year of DHL Operation Holiday Cheer, a charitable program in which holiday trees, decorations and encouraging … more
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Anti-immigrant feeling has roots in America
Life imitates art, so to me, the recent xenophobic rants against foreigners seem to jump right off the pages of “The Lazarus Project,” an award-winning novel by Aleksandar Hemon. more
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The Mother’s Day card collection boxes will be set up in Lyn Gift Shop and at Our Lady of Peace. Pictured are Patti Hauswirth, center, who started the program, and owners Lillian and Bill Gaylor.
Happy Mother's Day from Iraq and Afghanistan
Lynbrook resident Patti Hauswirth has been collecting and sending boxes of “goodies” overseas since 2006 — but recently, she had an even better idea. “I thought it would be nice for those in the military to send their own Mother’s Day cards home to their mothers and wives. “They get free postage [from the military], but they don’t get cards or stationery to send.” more
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Courtesy Rebecca Walsh/U. S. Army Public Relations Cpt. Dan Peck said he is grateful for all the support from his fiancee, his family — and even from total strangers.
Lynbrook soldier on 2nd tour of duty in Iraq
Dan Peck was born into a family of leaders. The 26-year-old Lynbrook resident has two older brothers who served in the armed forces, and, while in high school, Peck said, he led various service organizations. So for him it felt only natural to join the Army in 2001 and eventually lead an Army artillery unit in Salah ad Din, a northern province of Iraq. more
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The former Veep is undermining national security
In the unwritten political bible, it is said that there’s a time to speak out and a time to remain silent, a time to tear down and a time to build up, a time to stay and a time to go. Former Vice President Dick Cheney is speaking out and tearing down when he should remain silent. And clearly, his departure from the public scene is long overdue. more
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Collected words of wisdom for the New Year
As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts. more
The 2000s, the decade from purgatory
In a recent Time magazine column, Andy Serwer labeled the 2000s the “decade from hell.” I’d be more inclined to call it the decade from purgatory. more
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Is it déjà vu all over again in Afghanistan?
I listened carefully to the president’s speech at West Point last Tuesday evening and watched, closely, too, to read his mood and body language. Standing before an audience of cadets, he said he would order some 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. more
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Have you hugged a veteran today?
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as "The Great War." more
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