A very wise person once told me that the two greatest professions for which there is no formal training are politics and motherhood.
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5/23/13
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The ongoing civil war in Syria has created quite a geopolitical predicament for President Obama. I find myself agreeing with him on fewer and fewer issues, but I have to say he is taking the right approach on Syria.
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5/16/13
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Despite the fact that it has been nearly a dozen years since 9/11, the recent Boston Marathon attack proves that terrorism is still a very real threat in this country.
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4/25/13
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It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes.
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3/28/13
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“What happened with Sandy is really a metaphor with what’s happening in Washington,” U.S. Rep. Peter …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Mary Malloy
arifilato@liherald.com and mmalloy@liherald.com
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3/27/13
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As expected, New Yorkers rang in 2013 with style, only to have Congress deliver a one-two sucker punch and kick them while they were down.
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1/10/13
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The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis.
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12/6/12
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Bellmore-Merrick Democrats are rejoicing and Republicans are reorganizing after a court-appointed magistrate recently redrew New York’s congressional district lines, moving the 3rd C.D., long represented by Republican Peter King of Seaford, further east, taking Bellmore-Merrick out of the district.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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4/3/12
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Mayor Murray traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to attend events and activities sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). He also attended a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event and visited several local Congress members. This is his report.
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Mayor Francis X. Murray
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1/25/12
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James Callahan III, the late Malverne deputy mayor and commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management who died on May 26, was honored by relatives, friends and colleagues last month at a …
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10/12/11
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