Faces down, thumbs tapping, simultaneously relating to and isolating from, communicating and ignoring, exchanging information and yet limiting responses, without the challenge of face to face or even the duel of voice to voice, we text.
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2/23/18
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I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . .
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9/28/17
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Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive and the temptation to indulge ourselves on every level is highly seductive.
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9/8/17
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The American Revolution might never have happened if social media had existed in the 1770s. George Washington might have vented his fury at the Brits on his Facebook page.
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1/19/17
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Long Beach firefighters and police rushed to the scene of an early morning house fire on Tuesday that damaged two homes on West Fulton Street.
The fire was reported at 2:17 a.m., according to …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/12/16
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The Oceanside Sanitation District 7 Board of Commissioners voted to explore the possibility of filing a defamation lawsuit against certain Facebook pages at its Oct. 1 meeting. The vote was 4-1, …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/7/15
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Q: Are my child's private Facebook postings truly confidential?
A: Maybe not. It has long been the law that schools can look at and use social media postings done outside …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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7/22/15
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The longest resident at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter has been getting a lot of attention lately. This, however, is not the kind of attention a dog would expect to get in a home with a family. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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6/24/15
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Oceanside Community Service has gone to Facebook to help keep the shelves stocked at local food pantries. The group recently launched the Pantry Partner program to extend the important work it does through food drives in schools and around town.
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10/8/14
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The people of Oceanside want a dog park—at least that’s what they say on Facebook. The “Oceanside NY – Dog Park” Facebook group is campaigning for a dog park in Oceanside—preferably one in Oceanside Park.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/1/14
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