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U.S. security: only as strong as its weakest leak

If you wrote the story of Edward Snowden as a novel, no one would buy it, literally or figuratively. more

6/20/13

In the war against terror, we must sacrifice personal freedoms

Is it spying when the National Security Agency listens to your phone calls and reads your text messages? more

6/20/13

We must remain vigilant in the war on terror

Despite the fact that it has been nearly a dozen years since 9/11, the recent Boston Marathon attack proves that terrorism is still a very real threat in this country. more

4/25/13

Now more than ever, say something if you see something

At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, two crude bombs, fashioned out of pressure cookers and ball bearings, exploded 13 seconds apart at the Boston Marathon, killing three and severely injuring nearly 180. more

4/25/13

John Etzel, a BOCES supervising security guard, and another guard, James Wood, monitored school video feeds at the new Board of Cooperative Educational Services security center on April 18.

BOCES connects school security systems

Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/13

North Merrick Board of Education trustees, district administrators and parents discussed the merits of more than a dozen proposals to increase school security at a special meeting at Fayette Elementary School on March 12.

North Merrick district weighs security choices

Like many school districts across the nation, North Merrick is considering a range of measures to increase security in its three elementary schools — Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road — in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/20/13

Wendy Macaluso, a Merrick parent, asked the district’s Board of Education several questions about school security during the public comment section of the board’s March 5 meeting.

Merrick District spending $200K to upgrade security

The Merrick Board of Education unanimously agreed on March 5 to authorize the school district to spend as much as $200,000 to implement several new security measures in the district’s three schools, based on the recommendations of two private security companies. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/13/13

Let's have more action and less politics

Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together? more

2/28/13

Hallelujah! New York gets tough on guns.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed. more

2/21/13

Joe Baker, president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, made a statement to the Merrick Board of Education on school security.

Merrick board votes down school guards

The Merrick Board of Education last week approved a measure to hire a security consulting firm to conduct a security audit at the district’s three elementary schools, but fell one vote short of passing a separate measure to hire a firm that would have provided private, unarmed guards at the schools. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 2/14/13

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