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Charles Loiacono, president of the Adjunct Faculty Association, addressed AFA members on Sept. 11 outside Nassau Community College’s administration tower.

Nassau Community College adjuncts spend week on strike

Nassau Community College’s adjunct faculty — non-tenured, part-time staff who teach no more than two classes each semester — were on strike last week after the NCC Board of Trustees rejected their demands for a new contract and pay raises. The adjunct faculty’s union, the Adjunct Faculty Association, went on strike in the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 9, and called off the strike on Friday, Sept. 13. more

By Brian Racow | 9/18/13

We must have the support of our allies in Syria

The bloody civil war in Syria took a turn for the worse last week. more

9/5/13

We must do more worldwide to fight terrorism

In the past 60 days, two of the world’s greatest western powers were subjected to cruel and appalling attacks at the hands of vile Islamic terrorists. more

6/6/13

Are drones legal or illegal? Right or wrong?

Imagine what it’s like for the victim. Imagine a 28-year-old American-born man living in Yemen. more

2/21/13

Lightning struck the steeple of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, causing damage to the church and a nearby water main.

Lightning strikes St. Agnes Cathedral

It was like a scene out of “Back to the Future.” At around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 26, as the seventh snowstorm of the winter was kicking into high gear, lightning struck the bell tower of St. Agnes Cathedral, damaging parish equipment and causing an 80-year-old water main under adjacent Clinton Avenue to rupture, which sent bubbles of water up to the icy street. more

Judy Rattner | 2/2/11

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