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Twenty-sixteen is a new year full of possibilities. We have a lot to do. Is it just me, or do people seem worried? more

1/14/16

We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

Madeline Singas, acting district attorney of Nassau County, spoke with editors and reporters at Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday. She outlined her thinking on a number of pressing issues.

A conversation with Madeline Singas

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s new acting district attorney, stopped by Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday for a discussion with editors and reporters about the views, goals and strategies she brings to the job. The conversation touched on topics from gun violence to illegal drugs, police practices, public corruption and what Singas sees as the need for “smart prosecution,” from crime-prevention strategies to alternatives to jailing young, non-violent offenders. more

By Brian Racow | 2/12/15

Fourth Congressional District candidate Kathleen Rice, right, was joined by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who is retiring this year, at a Sept. 24 news conference to call for national gun-control legislation.

Rice touts gun-control measures

Having picked up two endorsements from leading nonprofit gun-control groups in two days, 4th Congressional District candidate Kathleen Rice called on Sept. 24 for national legislation that would require gun-show background checks and restrictions on high-capacity, assault-style clips. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/1/14

Dead is dead, except in the death chamber

If there’s one thing we’re good at in America, it’s killing people. more

7/30/14

Tighter gun control will save children's lives

If there were killers wandering America, randomly shooting kids in their classrooms, stalking our sons and daughters on their high school and college campuses, surely we would rise up and march on Washington, demanding action. more

2/6/14

School shootings leave communities heartsick

I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives. more

12/20/12

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