Welcome to high school
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The ninth-graders at West Hempstead High School were given a warm welcome on Sept. 1 during the school's freshman orientation. The incoming freshman were given time for introductions to one …
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9/8/09
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ordered Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear in front of the county legislature next week. But it seems Blakeman and others will have to wait until at least February.
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By Brandon Cruz
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1/18/24
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It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters.
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11/15/12
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In “Hamlet,” Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be . . ."
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5/18/23
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I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states.
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5/18/23
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If ever there were a just war, it is Israel’s war against Hamas. If ever there were a war in which there is no moral equivalence, it is Israel’s war against Hamas.
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10/26/23
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The older you get, the more you think about the times when things were simple and pleasurable. That especially applies to my years in school, when my only cares were . . .
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11/30/23
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On Oct. 7, I, like most people, watched in horror as broadcast images from Israel showed terrorists from Gaza indiscriminately killing Israelis.
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By Brian Curran
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10/26/23
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What do Shakespeare and an ‘80s boy band have in common? In a modern musical production of Shakespeare’s woodsy romance “As You Like It,” quite a lot actually.
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By Danielle Schwab
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11/1/23
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Realizing that I’ve been taking something for granted is never an abstraction. It generally happens by whack and wallop.
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By Robert C. Koehler
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11/30/23
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