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Vote as if your life depended on it
Listen up. No lectures. The integrity and destiny of our democracy is for you and me to decide with our votes next Tuesday. I trust the basic goodness of our American voting public, but . . . more
Nearby things to do this week in Oceanside, Island Park
Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Election Day in New York. more
Get out there and vote, Lynbrook East Rockaway residents!
Congressional representatives as well as state officials are up for re-election on Nov. 6. more
Richard Kimball, the founder of Vote Smart, spoke to dozens of students and other citizens at Molloy College on Oct. 25.
Students learn to 'vote smart' during Molloy College discussion
“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man,” Richard Kimball told dozens of people during a discussion at Molloy College on Oct. 25. He was quoting Thomas Jefferson. more
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Is there really a ‘women’s vote’?
I’m obviously not a woman, so I’m not the best person to parse the so-called “women’s vote.” But I’ll try. I’m covering my 25th general election this year . . . more
The Glen Cove City Council heard feedback on Tuesday on the proposed 2019 budget, which was automatically adopted at midnight, after the meeting, even though a majority of council members voted against it.
Glen Cove City Council members shirk 2019 budget vote
Thanks to a legal technicality in the Glen Cove city charter, the city’s 2019 budget has been adopted, even though the vote by the City Council was 5-1 in opposition, with the Republican majority … more
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Legislators and voting rights advocates say New York state’s election law leaves much to be desired.
On elections, Nassau is a ‘problem’ county
“The easier it is to vote,” North Shore State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine said, “the better it is for democracy.” Lavine, who sits on the Assembly’s Voting Rights Committee, and others have been calling for election reforms in the run-up to this year’s high-stakes midterm elections on Nov. 6. more
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Two images taken by the Bond Committee during their walk-throughs of school district buildings, top, show a makeshift vent system at Connoly Elementary and a rotting steel beam at Deasy School. The bottom image is an rendering of proposed changes to the Finley Middle School library.
Bond committee proposes ‘essential’ school safety fixes for Glen Cove schools
Aamaiyah Vaughan, president of the senior class at Glen Cove High School, hopes to one day be president of the United States. Her path to the White House would be easier, she says, if her school … more
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The Glen Cove City Council discussed the city’s looming budget crunch, which Mayor Tim Tenke said could lead to layoffs unless the council votes to exceed a 1.8 percent tax cap.
Glen Cove's budget woes will mean a ‘painful’ 2019
At a public hearing Tuesday night at City Hall, Glen Cove residents and City Council members spoke in sometimes heated opposition to Mayor Tim Tenke’s proposal to allow the city to exceed a … more
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The New York state legislative session ended in Albany on June 20 and, despite the push by a number of advocacy groups around New York and in Nassau County, a number of voting reform bills did not make it through.
Voting reform off the table in New York
The New York state legislative session ended in Albany on June 20 and, despite the push by a number of advocacy groups around New York and in Nassau County, a number of voting reform bills did not … more
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