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Congress should support maternal health grants

U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidence-based training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health . . . more

2/3/22

New Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, speaking at his inauguration Monday, said once again that he would not enforce New York state's mask mandate for public spaces.

Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate

Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion. more

1/6/22

I didn’t have a disability. Our institutions do.

After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 11/25/21

L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal

New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. more

11/18/21

Affordable homeownership for all must be a priority

June was National Homeownership Month. For many, homeownership is a part of the American dream that is proving to be increasingly difficult to attain. Long Island home prices . . . more

By Nicole Jean Christian | 7/15/21

Saying farewell to a president who put Hofstra on the map

I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand . . . more

5/13/21

Herald Community Newspapers is seeking nominations for its new Head of the Class Awards program.

Herald Head of the Class Awards to honor teachers

"Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week."—Shonda Rhimes (@shondarhimes), March … more

4/30/21

Obama, a kindred spirit in ‘A Promised Land’

Every life has its inflection points, moments that can steer you in one direction or another, and that direction, as poet Robert Frost would say, makes all the difference. That is especially true for former President Barack Obama . . . more

1/28/21

New leaders are the suburbs’ best shot at health equity

Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, will bring much-needed change in our country. President-elect Joe Biden has made controlling the coronavirus pandemic a priority, and for the first time, the incoming administration . . . more

By Martine Hackett | 1/14/21

Our promise to never forget means we must wear our masks

I want you to remember waking up on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001 — that is, if you had slept at all the night before. Recall how you felt about your country, your neighbors, and especially our lion-hearted first responders . . . more

By Sara Director | 12/24/20

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