Relatives of the Uvalde, Texas, schoolchildren were taken to a “reunification” center after the gunman did his work. That struck me — the word reunification.
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6/2/22
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A week ago, I had a chance to spend a delightful afternoon with my 2½-year-old granddaughter Logan. Logan was fortunate that during the Covid confinemen . . .
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6/2/22
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Two Sundays ago my husband tested positive for Covid-19. He was at home on the East Coast and I was visiting grandkids on the West Coast. It was the very last night of my trip; he called to say he had a cold . . .
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5/26/22
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The things we carry to this Memorial Day, 2022, are freighted with more recent events than past battles. On the last Monday in May, we look back . . .
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5/19/22
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In just under six weeks, New York state voters will get a chance to select the candidates for governor and State Assembly. With no disrespect to that branch of the Legislature . . .
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5/19/22
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Who’s to blame for New York’s increase in crime, its high taxes and the general feeling of dread many of us feel?
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By John O'Connell
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5/12/22
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I may be dead right. Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week . . .
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5/5/22
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By any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Many of my friends traveled to Florida for vacations, and some have talked about moving there for good . . .
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5/5/22
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This week the three major religions of the world marked their holy days in calendric synchrony. Over the same few days,
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4/21/22
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In Nassau and Suffolk counties there are over 100 villages and 11 towns. While all of these jurisdictions are supported by property taxes . . .
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4/21/22
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