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Phyllis Weinberger
Let’s reverse the present for a better future
It seems like whatever was bad yesterday is good today and vice versa. Our parents told us not to load up your milk with chocolate. Now chocolate is good for your heart and the grocery aisles are loaded with milk alternatives. more
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The Channel park homes are without bulkhead protection and are one of the most susceptible areas to flooding.
Sandy repairs lacking at Channel Park
Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard. more
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The city sent a letter to various federal agencies this week asking them to address the findings of a report that found a lack of remediation in Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy.
City calls on feds to address concerns at Channel Park
In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings. more
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Views on discrimination and the Dreyfus affair
We have witnessed a spike in racial and ethnic discrimination recently. Xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism are all more prominent than ever. When turning on television news shows, we’ve seen … more
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Ali Mirza, right spoke at the Nassau County Executive Building on New Year’s Day to the crowd about the need to educate people on the teachings of Islam.
The hope to change religious intolerance
Religious leaders and political figures assembled on the steps of the Nassau County Executive building in Mineola on Jan. 1 to show support for the victims of terrorism as well as to quell fears and … more
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Members of the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores recently awarded scholarships to three Bellmore-Merrick Central High school District seniors: Konnor Press, Alani Garcia and Dylan Christie.
Bellmore Chamber awards scholarships
The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores celebrated the achievements of three Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District seniors by awarding them scholarships on June 18 … more
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This photograph, with the words “Jimmy’s baby picture” written on it, was found on a bulletin board at a Town of Hempstead facility in Levittown. Officials are now investigating the posting as a possible hate crime.
D.A. probes racial incident as hate crime
Officials at the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County district attorney’s office are investigating what they described as a racially charged incident at a town Highway Department facility in … more
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Hempstead Town investigates racist incident
Hempstead Town officials said they are investigating a racist notice posted at a Town Highway Department facility in Levittown… more
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You've got to be carefully taught
There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more
Understanding L.I.'s African-American history
It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves. more
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