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Life on the downgrade — what it means to you and me

We should have seen the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating coming –– last year. On July 13, 2010, Dagong International, a Chinese credit rating agency, lowered the U.S.’s rating from AAA to AA. Few in the West noticed. Some laughed. Clearly, though, Dagong’s calculators saw what we could not. more

Scott Brinton | 8/12/11

The unions are our friends

My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/10

Lakeview Mercedes Benz: a third generation family-owned dealership

When it comes to the concept of family, Lakeview Mercedes-Benz embraces it three-fold. Perhaps the country's oldest family-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership, Lakeview is now manned by its third generation. more

Teri Ann Loeser | 5/14/10

Bounce dead wood from the rubber room

I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/30/10

The Standard & Poor’s credit agency announced on Oct. 28 that it had given the Village of Malverne a AA+ bond credit rating.

Malverne gets an AA+

The Village of Malverne now has another distinction: It has a bond credit rating of AA+. more

Dana Williams | 11/11/09

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