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School shootings leave communities heartsick

I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives. more

12/20/12

Is it 'sweet and fitting' to die in war?

According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. more

5/24/12

Brian McNamee, far right, appeared on WGBB AM’s “Halftime Howie” show in November, and spoke to Long Beach High School baseball players.

McNamee expected to testify at Clemens perjury trial

Long Beach resident Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens’s former trainer and the chief accuser in the 2007 Mitchell Report on the use of steroids and human growth hormone in Major League Baseball, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/9/12

Inmate Antwan Brown, 26, was killed in a fight at Nassau County Correctional Center on Jan. 7.

Long Beach inmate killed in fight at county jail

A Long Beach man who was an inmate at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow was killed on Jan. 7 in an altercation with another prisoner. The incident stunned members of the man’s … more

By Chris Engelhardt and Shannon Koehle | 1/16/12

Life Lessons, From Grandma

Those places are freakin’ depressing. Nursing homes, assisted living residences, hospitals, rehab facilities… They really are freakin’ depressing. more

By Mitchell Hart Cooper | 4/12/11

Keeping two sets of books, so to speak

"It is not that there are no certainties, it is that there is an absolute certainty that there are no certainties,” writes Christopher Hitchens in his memoir, “Hitch 22.” As I read the last pages of this movable feast of a book, that thought, in particular, resonates. more

Randi Kreiss | 11/18/10

New York state bans drop-side cribs after infant deaths

State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. announced last Friday that legislation banning dangerous drop-side cribs in New York state has been signed by Gov. David Paterson. more

David Weingrad | 8/3/10

Heart-stopping event reaps secondary rewards

I hate being an opening act, but in the medical adventures of my family, I cop to being the second banana. The first banana, no disrespect intended, is my husband. more

Randi Kreiss | 6/3/10

Finding peace on Earth in our national parks

Looking for the reality show of a lifetime? Want to dance under the stars instead of with them? Then immerse yourself in nature: the trees, mountains, rivers, lakes, swamps, deserts and glaciers that lie within the boundaries of our national parks. more

Randi Kreiss | 10/8/09

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