All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth ...” Well, I suppose that wouldn’t be on my Christmas wish, but I know my young son would appreciate some more teeth.
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Al D'Amato
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12/24/09
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In 1992, at the end of my second term in the Senate, I was approached by several courageous women from Long Island. They sat me down in my Senate conference room and brought to my attention that Long Island was producing higher-than-average rates of breast cancer.
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Al D'Amato
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12/17/09
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There’s no better time than the holiday season to pause and reflect on how fortunate we are, especially when times are tough.
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Al D'Amato
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12/3/09
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Throughout the long, at times agonizing health reform debate, conservatives and insurance-industry lobbyists have argued that we don’t need a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
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Scott Brinton
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11/26/09
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Health care was the main topic of discussion last week when Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) visited the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/4/09
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To the Editor:
I am writing in response to Randi Kreiss’ column, “Political wing nuts grab all the headlines, Sept. 10-16, and Scott Brinton’s, “Health care, a question for rich and poor …
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10/1/09
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Updated: Dec. 10, 12:24 p.m.
No doubt, the current recession is an equal-opportunity offender, battering rich, poor and everyone in between. According to a recent report, …
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Scott Brinton
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9/17/09
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Sometimes silence is not golden. As Republicans and conservatives have embraced the mantra of “just say no” to anything Obama, they have failed to address in any positive way the critical problems we face. Where are the thoughtful, challenging alternative Republican plans to the Democrats’ economic stimulus package, proposed health care bill and foreign policy initiatives, especially in Afghanistan?
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Randi Kreiss
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9/10/09
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