In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves.
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4/21/22
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Long awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity . . .
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By John O'Connell
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3/31/22
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As the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again . . .
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3/24/22
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If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . .
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3/24/22
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These days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water.
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3/3/22
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The Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals recently notified Oceanside residents living near the site of the proposed three-story Sunrise Assisted Living facility, along Atlantic and Terrell avenues, that all of the development’s proposed variances had been granted. The decision came as a shocking disappointment for many residents, after a three-hour back-and-forth between them and the Sunrise team at a BZA hearing on Jan. 12.
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By Tom Carrozza
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3/3/22
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U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidence-based training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health . . .
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2/3/22
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National Public Radio and ABC News warn, “Teachers are on the front lines in the Jan. 6 culture war.”
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By Alan Singer
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1/13/22
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He was 49 years old in March, and he hopes to celebrate his 50th birthday next year.
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12/9/21
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The social media posts generated by Long Islanders at the very first Islanders game at the new UBS Arena came fast and furious on Saturday, showing an excitement not seen since the Islanders’ four straight Stanley Cup wins in the early ’80s.
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11/25/21
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