New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year.
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11/21/13
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Nassau County residents sent a clear message on Nov. 5, overwhelmingly approving of the job County Executive Ed Mangano has been doing.
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11/14/13
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Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t.
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11/7/13
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In 2005, Kathleen Rice, a relative unknown, shocked the Nassau County political establishment when she defeated 31-year-incumbent Denis Dillon to become the first woman elected district attorney in Long Island history.
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10/31/13
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Though it may seem short on glamour, the county comptroller’s position is an extremely important one. The comptroller is responsible for auditing county departments and making sure the county is …
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10/31/13
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We’d love to live in the future Nassau County envisioned by Tom Suozzi, full of cool downtowns, a redeveloped Hub (the area surrounding the Nassau Coliseum) and lots of affordable housing for young singles as well as for our seniors.
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10/31/13
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The Herald encourages voters to return Norma Gonsalves to the 13th Legislative District seat, which she has held since 1998.
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10/31/13
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Nearly eight years ago, Maureen O’Connell sat down in the county clerk’s office for the first time, and had quite the task ahead of her. There were more than 2 million court and real estate documents just sitting in boxes, waiting to be processed.
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10/31/13
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Voters would be hard-pressed to find a candidate for the Nassau County Legislature who is more committed to the job and more active in community affairs than Democrat David Denenberg, of Merrick, who has represented the Bellmore-Merrick community for 13 years.
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10/30/13
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We liked both candidates for Town of Hempstead clerk –– Republican Nasrin Ahmad, of Salisbury, and Democrat Jasmine Garcia-Vieux, of Levittown. But we believe Ahmad is better qualified.
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10/30/13
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