With a vote in the Senate of 33-29, New York became the sixth state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage — but the nine senators from Long Island, all Republican, voted against the bill, …
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By Mary Malloy
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6/29/11
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Six Lakeview teens will be heading to Los Angeles next month to compete in the national NAACP ACT-SO “Olympics of the Mind.”
The teens, some of who attend Malverne and West Hempstead …
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By Svenja van den Woldenberg
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5/18/11
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Under a law passed in 2009, The New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, it became easier for residents to dissolve special taxing districts in their neighborhoods, including …
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Alex Costello
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4/27/11
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Why do some movies make good Broadway shows while others miss the mark? Sister Act, based on the Whoopi Goldberg movie, is refreshing and entertaining while Catch Me …
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4/20/11
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Shakespeare said that “all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Easy for him to say. Actually, everything was easy for him to say.
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Mary Malloy
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3/22/11
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The ABCs have a whole new meaning at Memorial Junior High School, where “community-oriented” students are going above and beyond when it comes to helping …
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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3/9/11
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It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction.
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by Al D'Amato
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1/27/11
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Whether it was in front of Congress or at a town hall in Montana, President Obama assured the American people that Obama-Care would cut medical costs and make it possible for everyone to have health insurance.
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by Al D'Amato
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12/9/10
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Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference.
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11/17/10
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Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference.
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Hal Peterson
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11/10/10
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