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Fear hovered over Biden inauguration week

As I write this, after the mob attack on the Capitol and before this week’s Presidential Inauguration, like many of you, I don’t know what to believe. more

1/21/21

The New York Guard Association is looking for donations of items ormoney to put together care packages for State Guard soldiers helping with the coronavirus outbreak.

Help with New York Guard appreciation packages

The New York Guard Association wants to put together care packages for State Guard soldiers who are currently on active duty working with the National Guard on Operation COVID-19. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/30/20

David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.

Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans

The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/15/19

Despite rush to judgment, justice was served

Last week, a grand jury of nine whites and three blacks decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. more

12/4/14

Immigration deserves open hearings, and debate

He has talked about it, and now he’s done it. After months of challenging Congress to act on illegal immigration, to pass legislation, the president has acted with the most expansive use of his presidential power. more

11/28/14

Obama is fighting Ebola with political correctness

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has claimed more than 2,300 victims. There are close to 4,500 known cases, and they are no longer isolated to West Africa. So far in the U.S. as I write . . . more

10/23/14

Why should we be rewarding illegal immigration?

For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders. more

7/23/14

Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba was reunited with Sheba last week, a stray dog that his National Guard team befriended while serving in Afghanistan.

Man’s best friend

Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba has a new roommate this week, one who traveled 7,000 miles and through three countries to reach Long Beach. Last week, a group of National Guard soldiers were reunited with … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 9/12/13

In the case of love and power, history repeats itself

The stunning fall from grace of CIA Director David Petraeus surprised me, in a day and age when nothing surprises me. more

11/23/12

The LBFD worked to secure a loose roof structure during 70 mph winds at 26 West Broadway, a 10-story condo, that was in danger of falling to the street.

Long Beach Fire Department braves the storm

“They have two young children, and they lost everything,” Long Beach Fire Department Chief Rich Corbett said of a Wyoming Avenue family whose home was destroyed in a storm-related fire on Sunday. … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/31/11

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