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County executives juggle silly, serious in photo-ops

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy holds a pug

Photo credit: Photo by James Carbone | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy holds a pug next to veterinarian Michael A. Selmer of the Advanced Animal Care Center in Huntington Station on Sept. 30. Levy announced the Healthy Health Program, which will help those who can't afford veterinary bills.

Signing legislation? No problem. Cutting fat in the county budget? A breeze.

What's really hard in the job of county executive is handling all those "man of the people" photo ops that can contain important messages but also look very silly. On Long Island, both of our county executives - Steve Levy in Suffolk and Tom Suozzi in Nassau - have shown they can keep on smiling no matter what they're...

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