Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted.
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Moments after winning his second straight Nassau County wrestling title, James O’Hagan was already focused on his next goal: becoming Seaford High School’s first state champion on the mat.
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Nasrin Ahmad watched emotionally as results filtered in for the Hempstead town clerk election on Nov. 6, in which she received 52 percent of the vote to retain the position she had occupied for two months after being appointed by the town board.
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Scott Brinton, senior editor at Herald Community Newspapers and an adjunct journalism professor in the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication, was named to the inaugural class of the Press Club of Long Island’s Journalism Hall of Fame on Feb. 12. All winners of PCLI’s Outstanding Journalist Award, the group’s highest individual honor, were included in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees. Brinton received the accolade in 2006.
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Making good on Pope Benedict XVI’s promise to appoint three auxiliary bishops to the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Andrzej Zglejszewski to the position on Feb. …
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Former Baldwin and Oceanside resident Devin Logan, a member of the U.S. Olympic team competing in Sochi, Russia, won a silver medal in the women's slopestyle skiing event early Tuesday morning.
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There are mixed feelings when it comes to Valentine’s Day, mostly because people feel that it’s a holiday that has to be spent with a significant other, or a “Hallmark” holiday that just …
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As snow continues to fall on Long Island, the American Red Cross, as it does with each winter storm, has released tips for people to use. In addition to the snowfall, the Red Cross warns residents to be prepared for extreme cold and possible power outages.
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When customers walk into Gennaro Jewelers on Bedford Avenue, they may notice a sign hung above the doorway that reads, “The growth of any business is nurtured one customer at a time.” Gary Hudes, the shop’s owner, said his staff lives by the mantra and similar sayings posted around the store, which is among the reasons the shop has been in business for 90 years.
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