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Concerns with bond rating and finances in Nassau County

Posted on November 6, 2010 by kwilder

On one level, this bond downgrading and any financial problems in Nassau County will become a blame-game between the new, Republican County Executive and the Democratic leaders there. Though, there is more to it than a major party,”he said-she said”. And, even though I am apathetic to political problems and political landscapes where there is […]

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Nassau County Jail: Prisoner death, alleged suicide

Posted on October 27, 2010 by kwilder

[Update on this story, including stats, in another Newsday article at bottom.] (excerpt from) Newsday Deer Park man convicted of murder hangs himself in jail By ANN GIVENS ann.givens at newsday dot com / October 27, 2010 [Police and corrections officials said:] About nine hours after being convicted of first-degree murder and facing possible life […]

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CCE Report: Open Space Preservation

Posted on October 9, 2010 by iwilder

The report found that parks and open space provide billions in annual economic benefits for Nassau and Suffolk Counties.  Key points include: Preserving land reduces government services. Close proximity to parks increases the value of residential property. $288 million is spent each year at LI farms. $33.3 million is spent each year directly at wineries. […]

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Long Island bus service cuts?: MTA public hearing

Posted on September 17, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: On a light note on the topic, I got a first hand report on the MTA Hearing from my friend Daniel Karpen. He attended the hearing in Garden City.  Daniel reports that he told stories of the horrors of the current train system that caused all of the MTA commissioners and some of […]

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Third Party primaries in Suffolk County, NY

Posted on September 13, 2010 by kwilder

Update: 2010 NY Governor Race Look HERE for the certified list of major party and third party candidates for NY Governor and other statewide offices at the NY State Board of Elections. _____________________ Previous Material on Primary: Update 9/14/2010 11:20am: Machines around state are messed up. Go early to vote! Story at Daily News: here. […]

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Nassau and Suffolk Voting Machine Demonstrations, Sept. 2010

Posted on September 5, 2010 by iwilder

Neither Suffolk, Nassau nor the NYS Board of Elections explains how you write-in on the new electronic voting machines.  this is important for the September 14th Primary since there are several Opportunity to Ballot Primaries.  An Opportunity to Ballot opens the Primary up to a write-in candidates. In Suffolk County,  minimal information about electronic voting […]

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Backwards compliment to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted on August 25, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Egads! This is a new low for sexist, chauvinistic attitudes towards women candidates. Is this guy for real? (excerpt from) Capitol Confidential/Time Union Blog Gillibrand challengers debate, one calls her ‘attractive’ Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 9:24 PM by Jimmy Vielkind SCHENECTADY — Bashing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was the one issue the three […]

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Wed and Thurs: Mosquito Spraying in Suffolk and Nassau

Posted on August 18, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Long Island Press More Mosquito Spraying Set for Nassau, Suffolk by Timothy Bolger on Aug 18th, 2010 Nassau and Suffolk county officials will continue spraying pesticides to control mosquitoes believed to carry West Nile virus starting Wednesday evening through Monday morning…

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Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Aug 11th, etc. in Nassau

Posted on August 10, 2010 by kwilder

[KW writes: Yuck! Stupidity! These chemicals are unnecessary. Even on the county’s own announcement you can see the pitfalls and problems. If pregnant women need to stay indoors from 7pm to morning, that is a serious problem! Who are they kidding that people will follow all precautions to try to steer clear of their game […]

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Immigration Story: Fashionable, Irish immigrant vs. Guatemalan cook

Posted on July 29, 2010 by kwilder

KW: This story seems so unreal. It is like a comedy of manners to expose the classism and racism that underlies the immigration debate in the United States. Pay attention to the rich people’s privilege and indifference. See if you can notice the two Hispanic people treated unfairly in this story (maybe you will notice, […]

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Newsday Op-Ed about civil rights, fair housing, and school district stats

Posted on May 28, 2010 by kwilder

Andrew Young will visit Long Island on June 2nd, to receive an award from Erase Racism. Howard Glickstein has published an op-ed in Newsday about Andrew Young and Civil Rights.

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Poet Max Wheat’s new poem…”Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President”

Posted on May 2, 2010 by kwilder

Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President “Let me be clear: I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security.” -Barrack Obama, President of the United States April 30, 2010 Youth, hundreds of thousands, probably more than in any election, campaign for the man who arouses […]

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Levy switches to Republican. Yawn!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by iwilder

IW:  Kimberly thinks I need to write something about this.  No news article link posted here because it’s not really news. I knew Steve  Levy would be at home in either corporate party since he first ran for Suffolk County Executive.  That’s why we tried to run John Keenan on the Green Party line.  John […]

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“Sweet Lazy Day Queen” by Easy Anthems

Posted on February 13, 2010 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYvIdH7KkSE] Easy Anthems http://www.easyanthems.org played title song from their new album “Sweet Lazy Day Queen” at the fundraiser for The Cup in Wantagh, NY. Videotaped by http://www.onthewilderside.net

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