Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4), who has been fighting for a “Cost of Living Adjustment” (COLA) increase for senior citizen Social Security beneficiaries since the last one in 2009, said that …
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10/26/11
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Two local business owners were honored this year at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce’s 27th Annual Small Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast, which took place at the …
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Lee Landor
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10/12/11
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Lynbrook High School sophomore Jessica Shao was one of 650 students around the country to be awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship (NSLI-Y). The scholarship, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State, enabled Jessica to travel to Beijing, China to study in a six-week summer immersion program in Mandarin language and Chinese culture.
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9/22/11
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About 40 public service professionals attended a two-day course on disaster management in Rockville Centre Village Hall on July 19 and 20.
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7/28/11
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Amid controversy over a highly publicized water balloon fight among some members of the East Rockaway High School junior and senior classes just 10 days before graduation, 14 of the 119 graduating seniors were not allowed to attend the ceremony.
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By Mary Malloy
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6/29/11
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The House and Senate have finally agreed on a budget deal to keep government running through the end of the fiscal year. But just when you thought the fighting was over, it’s only just begun.
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Al D'Amato
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4/21/11
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Will the ongoing battles in Libya be the defining moment of President Obama’s foreign policy?
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Al D'Amato
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3/23/11
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Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is.
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by Randi Kreiss
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2/11/11
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Long Islanders should be proud that as a result of the Republican victories in November, U.S. Rep. Peter King returned as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
We should also sleep …
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Al D'Amato
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1/17/11
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After remaining out of the spotlight for the past two years, former President George W. Bush has been making the rounds to promote the release of his memoir, “Decision Points.”
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Al D'Amato
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11/18/10
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