Seeing these highly decorated art bras displayed en masse conjures up images of a strong, feminine army, individual in design, and ready to combat the trials and tribulations of breast cancer. In just two short weeks, the public will have the opportunity to join in their fight.
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By Rossana Weitekamp and Vanessa Parker
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3/4/15
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to gauge your awareness. Are the following statements true or false?
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10/9/14
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Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . .
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9/25/14
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As spring turns to summer and the best and brightest days lie ahead, I want to toss a bouquet to those whose lives are shadowed by serious illness.
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6/19/14
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In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island.
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3/20/14
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Like a tsunami, a great social and cultural wave is moving west to east in this country, favoring the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana.
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1/16/14
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It is Oct. 31, 1951, a bitterly cold Halloween. My mother and I are rushing home from the neighborhood bakery in the late afternoon.
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10/31/13
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Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers.
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10/17/13
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I think of you as fellow travelers. We are, after all, living our lives in sync, reading the same news, reacting to the same events.
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1/17/13
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At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment.
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1/10/13
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