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After Donald Trump failed to capitalize at the first presidential debate and showed signs of weakness, his support dropped across the swing-state map. This has the Republican Party leadership . . . more
I hadn’t truly understood or appreciated the mindset of an 18-year-old black woman until I read Amon Brown’s excellent article, “Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow,” published recently in the Heralds. Brown, who is 18 and African-American . . . more
The Stella K. Abraham (SKA) High School for Girls class of 2016 named Aliza Isaacs its valedictorian; Devory Lebowitz the salutatorian and Sara Bienenstock the Keter Shem Tov Award winner. more
There is a bill now being considered in the State Senate’s Codes Committee that deserves public support. It would eliminate the statute of limitations that now prevents victims who are 23 or older from filing claims of sexual abuse . . . more
With a herd of Nigerian dwarf goats eating their way through a field of mugwort weeds in the background, Town of Hempstead officials welcomed National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Joshua Laird to the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday. Laird and a contingent of federal and New York City officials came to the 52-acre preserve to understand better how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge. more
The Emanuel family –– including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel –– sure knows how to stir the pot. Rahm’s older brother, Ezekiel, recently published a hugely controversial essay, “Why I hope to die at 75,” in The Atlantic. more
When North Woodmere resident Adrian DiLuzio, a Mineola-based attorney, heard that Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla was arrested last September after complaints of sexual harassment were made to the town’s Human Resources Department, he called Bonilla to say he was available if he wanted to talk. more
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line. more
Hewlett High School alum turned Pennsylvania lawyer, Kathy Boockvar, has spent her career working on bringing people together from different backgrounds and hopes that her campaign for Congress this year promotes the change she wishes to see in our nation’s capital. more
Everybody had a good laugh when Tina Fey, as Sarah Palin, said, “I can see Russia from my house.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo can see the state of Pennsylvania, at least metaphorically, from his office, and apparently he likes what he sees. more
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