Political campaigns are like wars. At some time during a skirmish, the generals declare that they’ve reached the key stage in the battle, and that all they have to do is keep up the momentum.
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8/23/12
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Paul Ryan is Tim Tebow. Ryan is who you want on the field as a strong second to the president. He’ll make all the big plays when called upon.
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8/16/12
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Popular children’s entertainer and Nick Jr. television favorite, Laurie Berkner, visits Tilles Center with her band to celebrate the release of their new DVD, “Party Day,” on Saturday, July 22.
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7/11/12
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Appointed trustee Richard Gogarty garnered 723 votes in Tuesday’s uncontested election in The Village of East Rockaway. He will fill the seat that he was appointed to in April of 2011 after …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/21/12
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Q: What are you most proud of on your time on the board? I think the hard work that the board has done. We put in so many hours it’s like a part-time job. One of the major …
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3/15/12
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Once upon a time, politics was a sport that the outside world watched with great intensity. It attracted the rich and the poor. It attracted dreamers and schemers.
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3/8/12
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Accusations ‘a joke’
To the Editor: The Pride Party has been in control of the Village of East Rockaway since 1997, but they were known as the Unity Party back then. They are now …
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3/7/12
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It’s red carpet time. Hollywood is having a party and everyone is invited. Academy Awards night, Feb. 26, is a great occasion to gather up your pals for an evening of fun.
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2/22/12
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In response to a statement released to the press by the East Rockaway Pride Party questioning the East Rockaway Library’s spending practices — a release that quotes Mayor Francis T. Lenahan, …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/22/12
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They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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