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Redistricting is a process designed to fail
In chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures . . . more
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky won't seek re-election. The second Long Island Democrat to bow out in two days.
Kaminsky won’t run for re-election
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a veteran South Shore Democrat, announced Wednesday morning he will not seek re-election this fall. more
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In the aftermath of Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker’s rejection of Gov. Hochul’s mask mandate on Monday, the Oceanside School District will go mask optional for students and staff for the time being.
Oceanside schools go mask optional
When news broke on Monday night that a State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County had ruled Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional, many parents immediately wondered how that would affect their school-age children. Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Phyllis Harrington sent a letter to district parents and staff on Monday night that the district will go mask optional for now. more
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No school district should overturn mask mandate
In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy. more
Conservative politics could play into school elections
The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more
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N.Y. enacts a mask mandate. That’s a good thing.
Last Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul reaffirmed a state mandate requiring mask use in public spaces such as stores and restaurants more
Now, not later, is the time to push for SALT reform
The Herald has editorialized a half-dozen times on Long Island’s desperate need to restore the federal income-tax deduction for state and local taxes . . . more
Recalling two failed coups that will live in infamy
"The Event,” a 2015 found-footage documentary by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, opens with black-and-white images of mostly men marching in August 1991 through the streets of Leningrad . . . more
L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal
New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. more
New York must require masks in school
New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers. Thank you, Governor. more
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