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It's time to legalize marijuana in New York

Like a tsunami, a great social and cultural wave is moving west to east in this country, favoring the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. more

1/16/14

Halloween: a relief from real-life horrors

It is Oct. 31, 1951, a bitterly cold Halloween. My mother and I are rushing home from the neighborhood bakery in the late afternoon. more

10/31/13

The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

Taking on dragons in the southern seas

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. more

1/17/13

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

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. more

1/10/13

Breast cancer awareness: mission accomplished

I couldn’t wait for November. Once the calendar page turned, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was officially over. more

11/2/12

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

Models paraded down the runway in designs featured at Ooh la la.

Ooh la la's fight against breast cancer

“The guests were startled [by the celebrities] and were taking pictures and it was mayhem,” said Natalie Orellana, store manager of Ooh la la, a trendy women’s boutique in Long Beach. “They were very nice and it ended up being an awesome show. We got tons of compliments.” more

By Vanessa Canner | 8/23/12

Good to be here. Good to be anywhere.

Now, suddenly, it’s almost summer. This morning I woke up to the song of birds in the backyard and the buzzing of carpenter bees dive-bombing the wooden decks and railings. more

5/31/12

Komen misstep alienates many supporters

The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I turned to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website. more

2/9/12

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