An expo featuring female mentors in the areas of marketing, finance, health and wellness, coaching and entrepreneurship will return to Valley Stream for the third time on Saturday, Oct. 22, as part …
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/12/16
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A group of presenters at Nassau Community College this month included survivors of some of the worst human catastrophes of the 20th century. Speakers told an audience about the extreme and unique threats that women face when societies collapse into violent genocidal conflict.
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By Micah Danney
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3/30/16
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There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . .
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3/18/16
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It is surely a positive sign for our society that women are no longer celebrated only for the help they give men. For a long time now, women have been heroes in their own right . . .
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3/10/16
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Well: Every Republican who has won both the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries, like Donald Trump just did, went on to win the party’s nomination. Improbably and against all odds, Donald J. Trump is now . . .
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2/25/16
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During his first term in office, Bill Clinton was earning good grades as president, proving to be a masterful politician and a great communicator-in-chief. He was . . .
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1/14/16
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The second annual Women on the Rise Forum and Expo attracted three times as many attendees to the Valley Stream Community Center on Oct. 4 as the first event did last year, according to organizer Marsha Guerrier.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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10/14/15
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Valley Stream resident Sharon Daly was recognized last month by Assemblyman Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) at his annual Women of Distinction event for decades of volunteerism in the community.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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10/12/15
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Brian Culbertson crosses musical genres in his dynamic concert this weekend.
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10/7/15
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After meeting with several inmates during his historic visit to a federal prison in July, President Obama remarked, “What is normal is young people make mistakes,” and added that the only difference between the inmates and most Americans is the resources and social support structures available to those who aren’t in prison.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/30/15
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