Before Larry Elovich’s funeral service at Temple Emanu-el on Monday ended with the playing of his favorite Frank Sinatra song, “My Way,” former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato recalled meeting his …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/26/12
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“Everywhere you look in Long Beach, you see [reminders] of Larry Elovich: the boardwalk that we run on, the thriving shops and restaurants, the beautiful beaches …,” said Elovich’s daughter, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/26/12
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Lawrence E. Elovich, a well-known local attorney, former Long Beach Democratic Committee chairman and past president of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, died on Friday at age 77 after battling …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/22/12
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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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The student, all of 12 or 13 years old, slammed my already broken left hand against the cinder-block wall. Pain shot down my plastered skin. The boy then ran out of the suspension room, pursuing another student with whom he had gotten into a fistfight.
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Scott Brinton
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4/7/11
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It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction.
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by Al D'Amato
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1/27/11
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Recent polls show popular three-term New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s approval ratings declining as a result of his continued support for the proposed mosque near ground zero. But in my book, Bloomberg will always be top-notch for his willingness to fight for what he believes in, even if it’s not always popular.
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Al D'Amato
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8/20/10
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Not every controversy is resolved with an easy thumbs-up or thumbs-down — not if you try to use your heart and soul rather than the knee jerk. And if you add your brain, the decision-making becomes even more prickly and challenging.
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Randi Kreiss
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8/12/10
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Life imitates art, so to me, the recent xenophobic rants against foreigners seem to jump right off the pages of “The Lazarus Project,” an award-winning novel by Aleksandar Hemon.
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Randi Kreiss
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5/14/10
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On May 1, a Pakistani-born American citizen, Faisal Shahzad, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. His intent was simple — to kill innocent American citizens and create economic chaos.
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Al D'Amato
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5/13/10
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