Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate.
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By Chuck Lavine
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11/30/23
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The West Hempstead School District celebrated School Board Recognition Week during their monthly meeting on Oct. 17.
West Hempstead Secondary School junior Dalia Zavala kicked off the evening with …
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11/3/23
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Voters are deciding the fate of budgets and board of education candidates across Long Island today, Tuesday, May 16.
Polls close at 9 p.m. Visit the Herald for updated results as soon as they …
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By Mark Nolan
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5/16/23
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Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . .
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5/11/23
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There are two seats up for election in this year’s West Hempstead board of education race. The election takes place Tuesday, May 16 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Incumbent Joseph Magaraci is seeking …
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By Mark Nolan
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4/30/23
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My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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Burt Blass won his contest for West Hempstead Board of Education trustee over Jennifer Johnson in last Tuesday’s school board election, while incumbent Karen Brohm, running unopposed, won another term as board president.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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5/26/22
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Residents in Malverne and West Hempstead will have the opportunity to vote on their school budgets and board of education candidates on Tuesday.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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5/12/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts.
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By Lisa Tyson
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10/22/20
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