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We're the grass in the redistricting field
There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field. more
This redistricting plan by the Nassau County Legislature's Republican majority will move ahead for a vote by the full Legislature on Feb. 25.
Republican redistricting plan advances
A Republican-led plan to redraw Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts will now head to the full Legislature, after the Rules Committee approved the proposal Monday afternoon in a 4-3 vote along party lines. more
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The gun statistics speak for themselves
There is a lot of emotion surrounding the current debate about making our gun-control laws more rational, and not too many facts. more
A new day in Albany begins with Senate rules
A new coalition of leaders in the New York State Senate is making its resolutions for change in the new year. more
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Wins both at home and abroad
On Nov. 19, County Executive Ed Mangano announced that he was establishing the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund Committee. more
To Obama, Big Bird trumps Libya
Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform commenced hearings to examine what went wrong when the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three others were killed in Benghazi last month. more
Roughly a thousand people attended the funeral service for Larry Elovich, a former Long Beach Democratic chairman and president of the Chamber of Commerce, at Temple Emanu-el on Monday.
Long Beach loses a leader
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 … more
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Larry Elovich with President George W. Bush on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2008.
Elovich was ‘synonymous’ with Long Beach
“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, … more
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In 2011, Elovich, left, and Chamber President Michael Kerr, presented the organization's Student of the Year Award to Shannon Romig, a junior at Long Beach High School, along with LBMC CEO Douglas Melzer.
Larry Elovich, venerated political advisor and attorney, dies at 77
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 … more
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The Romney-Ryan ticket is selling 'trickle-down snake oil'
There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger. more
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