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Peter Schmitt, presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, got off on the wrong foot this year when he announced a 47 percent pay increase for himself and similar raises for the two other top members of the Legislature.
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Al D'Amato
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2/4/10
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I'm hoping — no, make that praying — that the newest senator from Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown, will now do what he said he would during last week’s special election — that he will, in fact, be an independent voice for the people of Massachusetts.
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Scott Brinton
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1/29/10
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Unemployment is on the rise in Nassau County, the deficit is up, social services spending is constantly on the block awaiting an ax, taxes are driving everyone crazy ... and the new GOP majority has voted to give its presiding officer, the deputy presiding officer and the minority leader huge raises. Unbelievable.
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1/29/10
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In one early visit to the U.S., Albert Einstein, perhaps the greatest scientist in history, was subjected to a very public pop quiz devised by none other than American inventor Thomas Edison, according to author Walter Isaacson in “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
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1/29/10
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We’ve all heard about the US Airways flight that was diverted to Philadelphia last week because a flight attendant became suspicious — let’s make that alarmed — by a 17-year-old boy who was praying.
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Randi Kreiss
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1/29/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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Those interested in helping victims of the earthquake in Haiti may contact the following organizations:
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1/21/10
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School districts across the South Shore had their state aid allotments for December held back when Gov. David Paterson ordered the payments halted so the state could stay in the black.
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1/21/10
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I have three comments on last week’s earthquake in Haiti. One, I hope you’ll consider giving to a Haitian relief fund. Ten dollars, $50, $1 million, give what you can.
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Scott Brinton
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1/21/10
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A massive earthquake hits Charlotte, N.C. Mountains of earth collapse schools, crush hospitals and homes. Hundreds and then thousands of bodies fill the morgue, spilling into the surrounding streets.
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Randi Kreiss
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1/21/10
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