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Rick Brand
Nassau Conservatives turn against Suozzi - June 27, 2009 - Bishop William Murphy is not the only one sore with Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi's decision to embrace legalizing gay marriage. So are some of Nassau's leading Conservatives, much to the chagrin of minor party leader Roger Bogsted.
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Jimmy Breslin
Weapons caused her greatest pain - July 15, 2007 - The moment she saw the car pulling up on her street, 229th Street in Rosedale, on this summer night in quiet Queens, she stood at the dark screen of her two-story attached house and watched the car, with one man inside, without any feeling at first and then she felt the beginnings of anxiety.
Joye Brown
A chance - finally - to move ahead on Nassau's Hub - June 29, 2009 - If you stood in the right place and squinted Monday, it looked like U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray were at the circus.
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Sylvia Carter
Make mine a lime rickey - June 24, 2009 - My childhood was spent in a household where we drank nothing stronger than coffee and tea. Years later, when I ordered iced tea at lunch in Manhattan, a colleague commented, "That's your vin du pays, isn't it?"
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Jessica Damiano
Garden Detective: Tasks for July - June 29, 2009 - Flowering summer perennials finally hit their prime early this month, competing with fireworks for the coveted spot at center stage. And vegetables, which only recently morphed from seed to plant, begin their journey from plant to plate. Enjoy the harvest, and blast your garden off to a great July with these chores. Just be sure to wear sunblock and keep hydrated.
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Ask Amy
Divorced mom puts child in the middle - July 3, 2009 - Dear Amy: I am 10 years old and my parents are divorced. My mother remarried, and I have a stepfather.
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Saul Friedman
Little-known benefit can help vets, and spouses, with assisted living - June 27, 2009 - Here is some old but good news for veterans of modest means who were in service during wartime and need medical and nursing care.
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Glenn Gamboa
What's next for Inter-Media Arts Center's founders? - June 27, 2009 - The closing of the Inter-Media Arts Centre (IMAC) Theater in Huntington is sad for Long Island music lovers and artists. But don't worry about the theater's founders, Michael Rothbard and Kathy Bodily. They're going to be just fine.
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Verne Gay
Review: 'Cupid,' on ABC, with Bobby Cannavale - March 31, 2009 - THE SHOW "Cupid," ABC/7, 10 tonight
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Ellis Henican
In death, Jackson's flaws 'Beat It' - June 26, 2009 - Never speak ill of the freshly dead.
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Dan Janison
Is Sarah Palin running for prez? On LI, nobody's saying no - June 7, 2009 - Nine months ago, the 2008 presidential campaign reached a late crescendo on Long Island with the final debate in Hempstead between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Erica Marcus
Starbucks secret iced coffee ingredient - June 23, 2009 - Q. Why does Starbucks iced coffee have 90 calories?
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Carrie Mason-Draffen
Law permits boss to ask about worker's illness - June 24, 2009 - DEAR CARRIE: I am a school district food-service worker, and we received a notice from our supervisor that I think represents an invasion of privacy. Here is what it says:
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Beth Whitehouse
Children's Tylenol doses unaffected by FDA ruling - July 3, 2009 - How does the recent recommendation that the FDA lower the dosages of acetaminophen affect infants and children? Do I need to be worried I've already damaged my child's liver if I've given him Tylenol when he's been teething or had a fever?
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