We share the nation’s overwhelming grief in the wake of the senseless murder of innocents in Newtown.
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12/20/12
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Reasonable citizens of all parties, from way liberal to far right, agree that while the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, we can’t shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater if there’s no fire.
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8/2/12
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Within three days last week, two 4-year-old boys were shot and killed in two separate incidents, one in the Bronx and one in Virginia.
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8/2/12
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A Merrick woman was arrested and charged with vehicular assault and DWI, after, according to New York State Police, she started a multi-car accident on the Southern State Parkway on July 31.
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8/1/12
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We all know the observation about Fred Astaire, one of the greatest dancers of all time. It was said that Ginger Rogers, his partner, did everything Astaire did, except she did it backward and in high heels. For working women today, the sentiment holds true, but they aren’t just dancing.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/24/11
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Five Nassau County gun shop owners –– including an East Meadow resident who owns a shop in Merrick and a Bellmore resident who owns shops in New Hyde Park and Seaford –– have been arrested and charged with illegally selling assault weapons, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on Thursday. UPDATE: On April 19, 2012, all charges against Michael Marinello and South Shore Sportsman, Inc., were dismissed by Judge F. Ricigliano in First District Court, Nassau County.
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By David Weingrad
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2/18/11
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On Jan. 18, America Online’s Politics Daily ran a column by poet and essayist Donna Trussell in which she advocated dismantling the U.S. Peace Corps because of its apparent failure to protect female volunteers. “Peace Corps Turns 50 Amid Charges of Rape, Murder and Cover-Up” read the headline.
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by Scott Brinton
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1/27/11
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A Merrick man was arrested for an attempted murder after stabbing an 8-year-old boy in the back, according to police.
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David Weingrad
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10/11/10
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I never imagined that there would come a time in our nation’s history when Americans would be prohibited from free speech.
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Al D'Amato
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4/8/10
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