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A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are.
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4/8/10
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Anyone can have a change of heart and mind. Just after the health care reform bill passed last week, I realized the critics were right: Why should we provide insurance for 30 million uninsured …
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Randi Kreiss
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4/3/10
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Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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On one side of the science lab on Kennedy High School's third floor, Barri Bruno and Wil Yegelwel, both 17 and seniors, were poking and prodding their Rub Goldberg machine, a deliberately over-engineered device that performs a simple function.
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Scott Brinton
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3/22/10
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Republican from Merrick, offered the following emergency numbers to report a downed tree or power line on Monday:
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3/16/10
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New York State Assemblyman David McDonough, a Republican from North Merrick, was recently named to the state Transportation Budget Committee.
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3/12/10
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Calhoun High School senior Kevin Harvey went into Wednesday’s Section VIII winter track state qualifier at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington with one goal in mind –– place in the Top Three. Medaling there would get him to the state championship meet at Cornell on March 6.
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Scott Brinton
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2/26/10
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Exhibits and more...
Coming By Force/Overcoming By ChoiceA multi-media visual celebration of Black History through the eyes of contemporary black artists, in collaboration with the African …
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2/17/10
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Calhoun High School senior Michael Guerra epitomizes the silent leader.
A four-year member of the Colts boys' varsity soccer team, Guerra was one of nine Long Island residents recently named to the All New York State Team. And to Calhoun coach Jim Cantley, the honor came as no surprise.
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Deirdre Krasula
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2/11/10
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. is providing constituents with a list of emergency services in the storm.
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2/11/10
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