“Last year we were sidetracked but survived Hurricane Irene. This year we’ve had to survive a political hurricane. Never underestimate the power of my students.”
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By Vanessa Canner
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8/29/12
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“You may think it’s a little extreme to come out here with two coffins, but I think this is extreme,” said Thomas Sapp as he stood on the steps of Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola and pointed to a photo of his late son, Kareem, who was murdered in Uniondale in 2007. “Our youth must come first.”
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/8/12
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“Phil has had a hard time in school his entire life,” Christine Nolan said of her 18-year-old son, who attended Mepham High School in Bellmore before he transferred to the Harriet Eisman …
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By Vanessa Canner
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8/1/12
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The Facebook images of teens toting bottles of Jim Beam, Bacardi and Budweiser at parties were alarming.
During his presentation at Long Beach Medical Center's Coalition to Prevent Underage …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/1/12
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Hundreds of people gathered at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola on July 6, rallying for the reinstatement of contracts and funds that the county cut for youth programs and substance-abuse treatment agencies.
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By Brian Croce
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7/11/12
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“The underage drinking problem in Long Beach is huge,” said Judi Vining, coordinator of the Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking. “When I was growing up you …
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/3/12
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For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and …
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By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash
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12/14/11
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For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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12/6/11
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Would you be willing to pay $4 a month more in property taxes to help shield the poor and neediest of your neighbors from the harshest of cuts to county services that are their lifeline?
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3/31/11
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Exhibits and more...
African American DollsA selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April …
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3/24/11
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