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Let’s be sure we don’t relive some of our history

Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to. more

3/1/24

Renovations have begun at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, and the institution is looking forward to opening a black box theater named after Barbra Barth Feldman, former headmaster of the school and a 1982 graduate.

Focusing on the future at Lawrence Woodmere Academy

Lawrence Woodmere Academy students have been out of school for nearly two months, but work continues on the Woodmere campus on a number of renovations and upgrades in preparation for the new school year. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 7/30/23

Something’s going wrong in Florida

I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states. more

5/18/23

Time to give the Five Towns some respect

The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked. more

4/20/23

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

Remembering Judy Heumann

My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more

By James Bernstein | 3/23/23

It’s a strange time to be a Jew, but when isn’t it?

I grew up in a non-religious family, but it was always important to my parents that we knew we were Jews, and my family followed certain traditional rituals. more

By Alan Singer | 12/15/22

Closing one chapter, but preparing for the next

"The pandemic is over.” With those words last weekend, President Biden declared . . . more

9/22/22

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