All endorsements boil down to one question: who do we think will represent the people best?
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11/2/12
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Due to redistricting, the newly created 5th Congressional District has 6th C.D. incumbent Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) being challenged by Allan W. Jennings, a Democrat running on the Republican line, and Libertarian Catherine Wark.
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11/2/12
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said she hasn’t forgotten about what brought her to Washington in the first place: fighting for tougher gun control, better schools and a higher quality of life for all residents.
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11/2/12
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Ten Nassau County legislative seats are up for grabs within our coverage areas. As voters must do, we looked at the candidates in each district and made our choice.We were faced with the same …
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11/7/11
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In this space last week, we expressed our disappointment that the Nassau County Legislature puts politics before people, almost always voting along party lines, hardly ever working in concert to accomplish great things for a county that has never needed great things to happen more than it does now.
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10/27/11
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Presented with the same two candidates who ran against each other in the last two county elections, the Herald is repeating its 2010 endorsement: We are backing seven-term incumbent Joe Scannell.
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10/26/11
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The position of receiver of taxes is one that is mostly managerial — managing the office, the workers and, of course, the money.
Because of that, we believe that the candidate with the most …
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10/20/11
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While we support our Fire Department and its members, we feel it’s not the right time to saddle the residents of Rockville Centre with any additional debt. The proposed $21.1 million bond to …
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6/15/11
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It says a lot of good about a community when so many private citizens come forward to volunteer their time and talent in the service of their village. The residents of Rockville Centre have much to …
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6/15/11
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The Rockville Centre Public Library is proposing a budget of $3.1 million, 2.9 percent larger than its current spending plan.
Library Director Maureen Chiofalo says that much of the increase is …
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5/11/11
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