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In the war against terror, we must sacrifice personal freedoms
Is it spying when the National Security Agency listens to your phone calls and reads your text messages? more
Students at the James A. Dever School in District 13, joined by social worker Yashmira Devine, left, and Principal Darren Gruen, right, contributed to a banner, “No two snowflakes are alike.” Each child wrote their name on a paper snowflake, and one unique trait about themselves.
At Dever, it’s all about acceptance
Tolerance, acceptance and understanding are preached every day at the James A. Dever School. But recently, those traits were center stage as the elementary school took part in national No Name Calling Week from Jan. 28-Feb. 1. more
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About 50 people gathered at the Obama call center on Brooklyn Avenue in Valley Stream to watch the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Oct. 3.
Local Dems watch candidates square off
While tens of millions of Americans gathered around their living room televisions to watch the first debate between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, a group of about 50 people took a chair in the Town of Hempstead Democratic Committee headquarters in Valley Stream. more
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Your credit card has been canceled. Have a nice day!
There was a time when you got bad news from good old-fashioned clerks, operators and bill collectors. The bad news bearers were real humans who dialed your number and stated their business. more
A local trio flew to Washington, D.C., for a special Veterans Day observance. From left were Nora Kogelschatz, Leigh Sofarelli and Taylor Parides.
Adding faces to the names on the wall
Veterans Day was made extra special for Plaza Elementary teacher Leigh Sofarelli when she and two students were chosen to participate in the “Call for Photos,” an effort to assemble images of every person whose name appears on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Sofarelli, an educator for 11 years, flew on a special “Honor Flight” to Washington last weekend to participate in a full slate of events, accompanied by BHS graduate Nora Kogelschatz and Baldwin elementary student Taylor Parides.The Herald spoke to Sofarelli about her experiences. more
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The Clinton Avenue house was in such a state of disrepair that the Rockville Centre Building Department cited the property as unsafe and unsanitary.
Good call
A simple phone call, placed from the Waldbaums at 905 Atlantic Ave. in Baldwin, may have saved the life of a Rockville Centre woman and numerous animals trapped in her home. more
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Calling all cooks!
Do you think you have what it takes to work side-by-side with world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsey? If so, the producers of Hell's Kitchen "Kitchen Nightmares" is looking for you! Casting will begin … more
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Demonstrators called for the establishment of a clergy sex abuse victims fund in a sidewald "news conference" on Sunday morning at St. Agnes Cathedral.
A message for the Rockville Centre diocese
Members of a national coalition led by Send the Bishops a Message delivered 20,000 pennies and a letter to Bishop William Murphy last Sunday morning during a sidewalk "press conference" outside St. Agnes Cathedral. more
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Hal Peterson
A call to reform New York state government
As I mentioned in my previous column, "Reforming New York's dysfunctional state government" (Aug. 12-18), reforming state affairs will be easier said than done, requiring political support across party lines. “New Yorkers are frustrated with their government, with the economy, with politics, with the way things are today,"Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver recently said. Not exactly a mea culpa. But apart from Silver, someone's gotta do something! more
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Former South Side High School students David Colletta and Owen Jean-Aime starred in "A Tale of Two Schools: Race and Education on Long Island" that premiered last week at Hofstra University.
A sharp divide along racial lines
Last year, two Rockville Centre students became involved in a documentary being produced by the group ERASE Racism. The film was meant to show the disparity among schools on Long Island. more
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