He is the boogeyman in our worst nightmares. Kim Jong-un, absolute ruler, Dear Leader and beloved Father of North Korea . . .
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5/29/14
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Small story: I was on a trip to Indonesia, and spent the morning hiking on exotic Komodo Island. When I returned to the ship . . .
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4/17/14
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Once again, the birthday fairy has smacked — um, tapped — me on the shoulder.
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4/10/14
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We Americans are pretty lucky people. Whether you live in Bellmore, Brooklyn or Boston, you enjoy many rights and privileges that few other people on this planet can boast about.
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2/14/14
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It is Oct. 31, 1951, a bitterly cold Halloween. My mother and I are rushing home from the neighborhood bakery in the late afternoon.
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10/31/13
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Two weeks ago was the 68th anniversary of the American attack on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
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8/21/13
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I plugged a simple search term into Google last week: “Were Afghanistan and Iraq worth it?” Tens of thousands of entries popped up.
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5/31/13
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A good portion of last week’s news cycle focused on the rise of school bullies. Tragically, two young girls, including a Suffolk County teen, took their own lives after being pushed to the edge by bullies.
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Al D'Amato
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4/21/10
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It may seem odd to confess in a newspaper column, but this year I went on a week-long news fast. Actually, it was the week up to and including Thanksgiving that I blacked out the news; I needed to clear my mind.
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Randi Kreiss
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12/3/09
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