To have predicted Donald Trump’s stunning Nov. 8 victory, one only needed to rewind time 22 years, to 1994 –– the year low-fi-alternative musician Beck released “Loser.” Most folks probably don’t recall . . .
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1/5/17
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Chooga chooga chooga. Here we come, ready or not. We are the baby boomers, and there are 74 million of us . . .
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11/10/16
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Nassau Community College is something of an oasis in the county’s heavily developed and industrialized hub. Venerable sycamore and maple trees line its narrow roads. In its center is . . .
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6/9/16
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Nassau County buys a lot of stuff — millions of dollars’ worth of things like police cars and office supplies — and contracts for services from attorneys, consultants and others. The process of procuring all these goods and services . . .
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3/31/16
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There has never been more drama in politics. The main characters are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and neither scored the victories they were expecting in the Iowa caucuses.
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2/11/16
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In 2009, an American soldier, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, disappeared from his base in the Paktika province of Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban. Five years later . . .
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12/24/15
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The New York Times reported that “two inspectors general have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation” into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with Hillary Clinton’s emails and her private server.
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8/19/15
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On June 2, 1865, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signed surrender terms offered by the Union army.
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7/1/15
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I was driving north on the Meadowbrook Parkway, headed to the Herald recently, and Nirvana's "All Apologies" –– that hauntingly beautiful song –– came on the radio. Instantly, I was transported back to 1993 . . .
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6/4/15
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Q. We’re trying to decide whether to put in a whole house generator or, as our electrician friend suggested, just a portable that gives enough power when we need it.
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1/8/15
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