Keyword: Editorial
918 results total, viewing 871 - 880
|
We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
more
5/28/10
|
|
Hundreds of thousands of temporary census workers are knocking on millions of doors in their neighborhoods across the country as the U.S. Census Bureau continues its efforts to count everyone living in the United States.
more
5/20/10
|
|
Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, has been named a finalist in two categories –– News and Editorial Writing –– in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards competition.
more
5/13/10
|
|
Voters in District 15 will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 11, to vote on the Lawrence School District's proposed 2010-11 budget of $94.1 million, which represents a budget-to-budget increase of 2.6 percent. The Herald urges a "Yes" vote on District 15's budget.
more
5/6/10
|
|
|
There's no question that all six candidates running for seats on the Lawrence School Board are dedicated to improving the district's educational standards and doing everything they can to provide the resources for a successful learning environment.
more
5/6/10
|
|
|
The Peninsula Public Library is asking voters to approve a $2.5 million budget proposal that is 2.98 percent larger than its current spending plan. We strongly urge you to support it on May 11.
more
5/6/10
|
|
After some seven years of studies, community meetings, press conferences and tens of millions of dollars spent on planning and consultants, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum remains an aging concrete behemoth surrounded by 77 acres of cracking asphalt. It is a glaring eyesore in one of the nation’s wealthiest counties.
more
5/6/10
|
|
On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
more
4/30/10
|
|
Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria.
more
4/23/10
|
|
A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are.
more
4/8/10
|
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.