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About a week ago, I scolded my 13-year-old stepson for complaining that he had to share a bedroom with his 11-year-old brother. I got more irritated than I should have, launching into a tirade . . .
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5/4/17
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“There are so many different stories … the only place I know for sure that they came from is an egg,” said Nassau County SPCA spokesman Gary Rogers, about the wild green monk parakeets that have made their home over the past decades on Long Island, as well as in Queens and Brooklyn.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/12/17
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Once upon a time, holiday shopping was an experience. Folks carved out entire Saturdays or Sundays and headed to their local downtowns to browse through the retail shops. The experience was fun and quaint. You had lunch at the local diner. Then along came the malls.
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11/23/16
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The plane noise plaguing parts of Queens and Nassau counties was the focus of discussion last week at a citizen advocacy meeting to explain NextGen, a satellite GPS technology that the Federal Aviation Administration says has resulted in $1.6 billion in benefits to airlines and travelers by allowing planes to fly more frequently and closer together, take more direct routes and save time and fuel.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/25/16
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Open since the summer of 2015, Queens Long Island Dental Care (QLIDC) offers a unique concept in dental care – state-of-the-art technology and . . .
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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10/14/16
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The shooting death of a Queens imam and his associate as they walked home from afternoon prayer on Aug. 13 in Ozone Park has left Long Island Muslims grief-stricken. While some leaders of local mosques fear that the incident — which activist groups say should be investigated as a hate crime — could lead to more violence against Muslims, they noted that they would continue...
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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I’d like to offer local high school graduates some important advice for the future: Don’t study too much in college. It’s not the sort of wisdom graduates expect to hear, especially from a high school teacher, but . . .
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By Nick Buglione
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6/9/16
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Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction
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4/21/16
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Black shopping bags overflowing with jeans and dresses filled the office of Theana Cheliotes, Mepham High School’s social worker for the past nine years, on a recent Thursday. Students were hurriedly preparing them to ship to Jamaica, Queens, for donation to the charitable organization 100 Suits for 100 Men.
The nonprofit group normazlly collects business suits for men who cannot afford interview attire. A major roadblock that many low-income interviewees face is affording commonly accepted dress codes.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/24/16
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First weeks of school, 2015: Little legs trundle down the block, wobbling under the weight of outsized backpacks. Older children meander toward the bus stop . . .
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10/1/15
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