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The Freeport Trailer, a work-hiring center for low-wage workers and immigrants, had its most successful fundraiser to date last Sunday, according to Liz O’Shaughnessy, a Merrick resident and executive director of CoLoKi, Inc., which runs the trailer.
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By Brian Racow
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3/25/15
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He has talked about it, and now he’s done it. After months of challenging Congress to act on illegal immigration, to pass legislation, the president has acted with the most expansive use of his presidential power.
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11/28/14
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President Obama finally seems like he’s trying to get back in the game. Unfortunately, part of politics at his level is a game.
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11/28/14
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Republicans are preparing to take over the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2, when their new members will be sworn in and take their oaths of office. Until then, both parties need to learn to play nice.
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11/20/14
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On Sept. 11, 2001, many professional, well-trained and dedicated police officers, firefighters and EMS workers lost their lives at the World Trade Center because, in addition to the other tragedies that day, their radios were not “interoperable.”
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9/3/14
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The idea for “Little American Man,” a memoir by Lior Lampert, 17, of Merrick, came from a Lampert family Shabbat table conversation about a year ago. “We were talking about how, 12 years ago, I couldn’t even speak English, and now I’m going to college ...
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By Brian Racow
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8/8/14
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For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders.
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7/23/14
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Last Tuesday’s primary in Virginia wasn’t expected to be any big thing. Except the Republican Party was blindsided by the toppling of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
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6/19/14
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Time goes by quickly. We’re well into April, and there seems to be so much to do and so little time to do it. Except when you’re Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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4/17/14
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When you decide what to write in a column, there are many subjects that you could cover. There’s only one problem.
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11/21/13
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