About a week ago, I scolded my 13-year-old stepson for complaining that he had to share a bedroom with his 11-year-old brother. I got more irritated than I should have, launching into a tirade . . .
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5/4/17
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The American Revolution might never have happened if social media had existed in the 1770s. George Washington might have vented his fury at the Brits on his Facebook page.
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1/19/17
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The American Dream isn’t as mystical as people may think. It’s a simple concept: If you’re willing to work hard . . .
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9/2/15
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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"You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what Andrew Cuomo said in his victory speech last Tuesday, after he defeated his closest challenger, Republican Rob Astorino, by nearly 500,000 votes.
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11/13/14
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The Long Beach Martin Luther King Center hosted the Dream Big Rally last Friday, an event organized by the Rehoboth Community Development Corporation to get kids in the area ready—and …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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8/28/14
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Nasrin Ahmad watched emotionally as results filtered in for the Hempstead town clerk election on Nov. 6, in which she received 52 percent of the vote to retain the position she had occupied for two months after being appointed by the town board.
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By David Weingrad
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2/20/14
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After seven months without its community center, North Park residents were thrilled to celebrate the reopening of the MLK Center last Saturday.
“A lot of the community felt like they were at a …
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Alexandra Spychalsky
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9/5/13
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Today I bought athletic shorts. You know the kind: nylon with colored piping around the legs. It was incredibly easy. I mean, I didn’t hesitate a bit.
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7/17/13
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Think pink as Plaza Theatrical Productions stages a musical version of the popular children's book. Families will also enjoy a puppet theater interpretation of Sleeping Beauty at Long Island Children's Museum, while the Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre hosts the River North Chicago Dance Company.
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2/20/13
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