To the Editor: At the recent Hempstead Town Board meeting, I attended to express my opinion on the salary increases they gave themselves. The manner and timing of the increases was disingenuous at best, showing a lack of regard for the poor economy.
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3/3/10
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Police officers should give back
To the Editor:
This year is going to be an expensive one for Long Beach taxpayers as they face a substantial increase in real estate taxes, in large part to …
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2/25/10
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He smells a rat
To the Editor:
The Indiana firehouse in the West End has been under construction for over a year. The City of Long Beach originally estimated a cost for the project at about …
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2/17/10
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What more can we do? To the Editor: We wish to thank Joe Kellard and the Herald for the informative front-page article “Another heroin death” in the Jan. 28-Feb. 3 issue. We have been …
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2/4/10
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The High Rise Assoc. does have goalsTo the Editor: Unfortunately, the Herald’s article “Civic-minded resolutions” (Jan. 7-13) misrepresented my comments about the Long Beach High …
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1/28/10
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Why the absent council members? To the Editor: On Monday, a national holiday, I had the honor of participating in the Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and celebration. This was truly a …
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1/21/10
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Some years back, I caved to familial pressure and agreed to bring a dog into our household. I had always had dogs while growing up — abroad — and they had enriched my life and the lives of others around the family. What I had not reckoned with was the paucity of facilities for dogs in Nassau County and its towns.
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1/20/10
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Freedom of speech comes first To the Editor: Neal Montero’s letter (“Boodman’s signs should come down,” Dec. 17-23) is an affront to the First Amendment to the Constitution of …
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1/14/10
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Thanks for caring To the Editor: It was simply overwhelming! That is the only way possible to describe the level of generosity of the volunteers of the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors, the Long Beach …
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1/7/10
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What are the editorial pages about?
Who writes editorials?
How do letters and guest columns get published?
These graphics offer some answers.
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12/31/09
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