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A letter to my fellow health care CEOs about guns

Dear Colleagues: In the weeks and months following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last year . . . more

By Michael J. Dowling | 9/6/19

On guns, let’s secure our liberty and our lives

The Declaration of Independence places “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” at the pinnacle of the American endeavor. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to the world wars . . . more

8/23/19

State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

Student activists rallied for stricter gun-control legislation on Saturday outside City Hall in Long Beach.

Long Beach rallies against gun violence

“We should be able to go to school to learn and not worry about school shooters,” said Long Beach High School junior class President Fiona Eramo told the crowd on Saturday. About 500 people … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/26/18

A vigil was held at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the shooting on Feb. 14 in which 17 people died.

Thousands expected to march against gun violence in Farmingdale, Long Beach, Washington

Long Island activists and elected leaders — including U.S. Representatives Peter King and Tom Suozzi — are expected to flood the campus of SUNY Farmingdale on March 24 to march in solidarity with … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/12/18

Long Beach High School junior Madison Gusler spoke to school board trustees at the March 8 Board of Education meeting about next week’s walkout she’s organizing to protest gun violence.

LBHS students to participate in national walkout

Long Beach High School students will be among the thousands of teenagers expected to walk out of their schools on March 14 as part of a national movement to honor the victims killed in the school … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/9/18

Let’s stop shooting from the fringes and aim for the middle

Washington saw another remarkable session of apparent bipartisan accommodation last week, as senators from both parties met with President Trump to discuss measures aimed at containing mounting gun violence. more

3/9/18

Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

Councilwoman Anissa Moore, left, moderated a forum that included police officers, community activists, Judge Ayesha Brantley and Assistant District Attorney Dana Boylan.

Trying to bridge a divide

“It does trouble me, as a police officer, when kids say that they’re afraid of the police,” said Anderson Joseph, a detective with the Long Beach Police Department and one of two black officers on the force. Joseph, who lives in Long Beach and joined the LBPD in 2006, responded to a young woman who asked, “Why do police always think we’re going to hurt people?” more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/28/16

Don’t think of our House sit-in as a failure. I don’t.

Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . . more

6/29/16

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