They say that travel is a broadening experience, and that when we leave our home base, there’s always something we can learn.
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10/24/13
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The race for Town of Hempstead supervisor pits two 51-year-olds — one a longtime politico and attorney, the other a former electrical engineer turned computer programmer — against each other in a race that centers on two key issues — the town budget and the environment.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/24/13
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So let me get this straight. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted more than 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, but failed to do so.
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10/17/13
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I’ve been reading former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato’s last few columns, extolling the virtues of Republican County Executive Ed Mangano.
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10/10/13
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The first federal government shutdown in 17 years has reached Week 2. The catalyst? The debt limit. The accelerant? Obamacare.
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10/10/13
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They say that “politics makes strange bedfellows.” While they are far from being alike, two members of Congress from Long Island are playing major roles in the ongoing debate about how to open up the government after a shutdown.
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10/10/13
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You don’t have to be a Harvard Business School graduate to realize that the average voter has little or no respect for government, from the top down.
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9/26/13
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In Franklin Square since February, T & M Unique Bow-Tique & Party Palace is a work in progress. This colorful little shop is a true labor of love, the culmination of two artistic local moms who wanted to run a business while staying in town.
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7/29/13
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Are you a Democrat? Time to move to Long Island. For decades, the suburbs of Long Island have been perceived as a political safe haven for members of the Republican Party.
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7/17/13
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The Republican Party, according to historians, was created in 1875. Its founders called it the Gallant Old Party, and it eventually got the nickname GOP. Around the same time, the party adopted the elephant as its symbol.
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7/17/13
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