In response to the letter from Donald Walsh of Franklin Square (“Senator Cruz is a hero, Al,” Oct. 24-30), as an American, I cherish our democracy and rights of all to hold and express our individual views, but I am frankly shocked that the Herald would print the dangerous, inflammatory rants of Donald Walsh, including his mis-characterization of President Obama as a “Muslim Marxist.”
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10/31/13
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Q: My company recently was named as a defendant in a lawsuit relating to my business. I informed the general liability insurer of the litigation and received a letter back stating that due to …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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9/11/13
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Let’s rebuild the sewage plants the right way
To the Editor: Let me begin by affirming that the Democratic caucus of the Nassau County Legislature is committed to funding every cent necessary to …
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8/14/13
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This is in response to a letter written to the editor that thanked Senator Martins in the July 11-17 edition of the Herald. I do not understand how anyone can thank a senator for hurting the taxpayers of the Elmont Public Library. This has to do with Senator Martins’s refusal to sign papers to release a $100,000 grant to the library.
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7/26/13
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I applaud Senator Martin’s decision to redirect funds away from the Elmont Public Library to an entity who will benefit greatly by the gift and who would not have the funds available without Senator Martin’s act of common sense.
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7/26/13
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To the Editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Buckley family. Recently, Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley was cowardly gunned down, unarmed, while on duty in southern Afghanistan. We all …
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9/12/12
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Residents in communities surrounding JFK Airport know all too well the problem of jet noise. Over the decades, they have witnessed an increasing number of flights in and out of JFK. To accommodate the increase, the curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. was eliminated in the 1990s. Plane noise now occurs virtually at all hours.
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9/10/12
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To the Editor:
Regarding the story “Town adopts mixed-use plan for Elmont” (April 19-25), the Town of Hempstead’s decision to vote on the Elmont rezoning plan should have been put on hold.
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5/1/12
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I recently sponsored an outreach program in conjunction with the state Department of Financial Services for homeowners in the 6th Senate District who have concerns about their mortgages. The turnout, according to DFS, was the highest they had seen for any of their mobile outreach services.
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4/26/12
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To the Editor:
I recently read in –– where else? –– the Merrick and Bellmore Heralds that Senior Editor Scott Brinton took home first place for Best Column in the New York Press Association’s annual clips contest, as well as third place for column writing in the Local Media Association’s clips competition. I would like to offer my congratulations for these prestigious honors.
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4/13/12
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