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We can no longer ignore climate change’s warning signs

Nearly five years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, flooding thousands of homes and businesses and causing . . . more

10/5/17

How can we trust Trump on war and peace?

Take the fight to Syria? Who says? The guy who tweets about Chuck Todd’s “sleepy eyes” in the predawn hours? more

4/14/17

Raising funds and global awareness

A typical day in Beijing for Danielle Slepyan, a junior at Hewlett High School, began with waking up at her host family’s home, eating breakfast, doing tai chi and making her way to Yucai School where she attended class from 8:30 a.m. through noon. more

By Diana Colapietro | 11/9/16

After Sandy, progress, but we’re not fully restored

Hurricane Sandy was special –– in a wicked sort of way. Like no other storm since the Long Island Express of 1938 . . . more

10/22/15

Pope Francis is an inspiration and a model for peace

Long Island friends, take note. Believe it or not, the hottest ticket in town isn’t the Mets. It’s Pope Francis. After arriving in Washington on Tuesday . . . more

9/24/15

The people's pope, a man of science

There’s a wonderful story about St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century champion of the poor, after whom the Roman Catholic Church’s current pope is named. St. Francis, it is said, would stop in his tracks if he . . . more

6/25/15

We need peacemakers more than peacekeepers

Even Hillary Clinton’s harshest critics agree that she’s tough. While it’s common to stereotype Democrats and women as softer than Republicans and men, any such effort to stereotype Hillary is belied by her record. more

4/30/15

When a New Yorker writer flies off the handle

The April 6 issue of The New Yorker disappointed me. Therein lay what can only be described as a rambling rant decrying the National Audubon Society, of all organizations. more

4/23/15

Elmont Memorial High School’s outstanding Model U.N. team in Washington, D.C., seated, from left, David Delva, Leanna Faulk, Isaiah Genao, Akan Brown, and Harold Ekeh; standing, from left, Joshua Phillip, Venette Simon, Christian Pierre-Louis, Ashley Simon and Justin Hendriks

Elmont team earns eight awards in D.C.

Ten students from Elmont Memorial High School Model United Nations program traveled to the Georgetown Model United Nations Conference in Washington, D.C., held from Feb. 11 to 15. The conference, … more

3/4/15

God bless us every one, especially the children

The meanest streets are in India. As the holidays are celebrated across America, I have just left . . . more

12/18/14

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