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Many of us have seen the congressional sound bites. MAGA superstar Elise Stefanik, of New York’s 21st District, made mincemeat out of prestige college Presidents Claudine Gay of Harvard . . .
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By Alan J. Singer
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12/21/23
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Journalists celebrate James Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government.
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3/10/22
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Veterans Day is our opportunity to publicly recognize and express our appreciation for those who have served in the nation’s armed forces. It is the day that evolved from Armistice Day . . .
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By John C. O'Connell
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11/8/19
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When a group of Hofstra University students recently began calling for the Thomas Jefferson statue in front of the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to be removed, those who aren’t history buffs might have done a double take.
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4/12/18
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We aren’t going to hear from Otto F. Warmbier for a while. Last week, Warmbier, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he admitted to stealing a political poster from his hotel room during a five-day trip to Pyongyang, North Korea.
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3/25/16
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On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital.
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7/15/15
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“Rugby Road” is one of many University of Virginia fight songs, played by the school’s marching band at football games and sung by the men’s glee club at more gentlemanly affairs.
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12/11/14
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In a press release last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced a an initiative to allot $300 million through the NY Rising Housing Recovery Program to help enable homeowners to elevate their property to protect against hurricane damage. This money, the Governor’s office said, was on top of the $350 that has already been promised to residents whose homes were damaged by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012.
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8/6/14
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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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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us.
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12/20/12
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