I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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5/24/12
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Police have charged the 18-year-old driver of a car that crashed in West Hempstead early Tuesday morning, killing its passenger.
The driver, Daritza Lopez, of Uniondale, was driving in the …
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11/29/11
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Residents are taking precautions in preparation for hurricane Irene, taping up and boarding windows, plopping sandbags down on everything in sight and buying last-minute supplies and groceries.
So …
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8/27/11
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James Callahan’s death touched many lives, just as the late Malverne deputy mayor had done in life — a fact evidenced by the “overwhelming” support his family has received in …
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By Lee Landor
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7/6/11
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It took five appeals, a rally, a lawsuit and, finally, legislation, but at long last fallen Malverne firefighter Paul Brady’s name will be inscribed on a memorial wall in Albany.
The …
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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Those places are freakin’ depressing.
Nursing homes, assisted living residences, hospitals, rehab facilities…
They really are freakin’ depressing.
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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4/12/11
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"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.
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Randi Kreiss
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11/18/10
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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.
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David Weingrad
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8/3/10
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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.
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Randi Kreiss
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6/3/10
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