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Long Island

Portrait of Newsday reporter Rick Brand taken on
GOP's Steve Labate ready to take on Israel

2/11/12 When tea party activist Steve Labate first tried to run for Congress two years ago, ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Joye Brown
Brown: Hempstead Tpke. drive highlights dangers

2/15/12 There are plentiful traffic lights and marked crosswalks to help pedestrians get across Hempstead Turnpike. ... Read more »

Dan Janison
Janison: Suffolk term limits case gains support

2/15/12 The newly broached question of whether Suffolk's term-limit law covers three countywide elected offices has ... Read more »

Judy Cartwright
Watchdog: LIRR using viaduct area as storage

2/11/12 A three-block section under the Long Island Rail Road viaduct in Lindenhurst has turned into ... Read more »

Sports

Newsday sports writer Barbara Barker
Why must NFL coaches shake hands?

10/17/11 Baseball managers don't do it. NHL coaches wouldn't even consider it. And in the NBA, ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Jim Baumbach
Giants-Pats Super Bowl: Jets' nightmare

2/11/12 It was one thing for Jets fans to attend a Super Bowl party, put on ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Neil Best
Lin has become a ratings bonanza for MSG

2/13/12 Strange but true: A mere 50 days ago, the Knicks had yet to play their ... Read more »

Newsday sports writer John Boell
Gridiron Guide: Giants beat Pats, 31-27

2/2/12 You can lump the Giants' postseason run with a strange collection of things I never ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Erik Boland
Yanks' bullpen has been surprisingly good

8/25/11 Coming out of spring training, just about everyone agreed on this much about the Yankees: ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Roderick Boone
Boone: Rex, Jets need to tone down their act

12/27/11 There was a definite need to try to change the culture surrounding the franchise, fighting ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Ken Davidoff.
Posada's passion will be missed

1/24/12 You already knew that Jorge Posada wouldn't return to the Yankees for 2012, so his ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Bob Glauber
Giddy Giants fans salute their heroes

2/7/12 The Giants took one last curtain call for their adoring fans yesterday, rolling slowly up ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Mark Herrmann
Herrmann: Paterno legacy more than a scandal

1/22/12 The standards Joe Paterno set were impressively and immeasurably high. For Paterno's football teams and ... Read more »

Newsday sports reporter Bob Herzog
Picking a school can be nerve wracking

2/2/12 For the biggest decision of their young lives, three of Long Island's best football players ... Read more »

Newsday columnist John Jeansonne.
What happened to the high school mile?

2/14/12 Valentine's Day is as good a time as any to ask whether America's romance with ... Read more »

Mark La Monica
UFC 143's Diaz-Condit shouldn't be for title

2/1/12 Many words will be written and spoken this week about Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit ... Read more »

Newsday columnist David Lennon
Lennon: Reyes owes no one an apology

9/28/11 The only thing wrong with Jose Reyes taking himself out of Wednesday's game after his ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Greg Logan
Hershman laces up gloves at HBO Sports

2/11/12 'I'm over it," new HBO Sports president Ken Hershman recently answered when questioned about boxing's ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Steven Marcus
Marcus: One huge play goes Stony Brook's way

11/26/11 The result was destined to leave an indelible impression, be it heartbreak or resounding joy. ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Anthony Rieber
This stealthy move different from Tex signing

1/14/12 A few days before Christmas in 2008, the Yankees pulled off a stealth signing, adding ... Read more »

Tom Rock
Home is where heartbreak has been for Blue

12/27/11 When is home field not an advantage? When it's the Giants playing at MetLife Stadium, ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Adam Ronis
Wild Card Playoffs NFL Gridiron Guide and Fantasy Take

1/5/12 John Boell and Adam Ronis break down this weekend's playoff action. ... Read more »

Newsday Columnist Gregg Sarra
Smithtown's Reed almost perfect

1/28/12 The ball sailed down the lane, curving at just the right moment to grab the ... Read more »

Arthur Staple
Isles' Moulson would take wins over goals

1/14/12 Matt Moulson is on track for his third straight 30-goal season, and his first 40-goal ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Steve Zipay
Division games hold key for Rangers

2/4/12 I feel like I am watching everything from space, ... Read more »

Entertainment and Lifestyle

Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy
What's in a name? Her identity

12:00 AM DEAR AMY: I decided not to change my name when I recently married. It's ridiculous ... Read more »

Sylvia Carter
A taste for the future, with deep thanks for the past

11/24/10 The oven I now call mine bakes a little high. I remind myself that in ... Read more »

Jessica Damiano, Newsday columnist
Garden Detective: pruning raspberries

2/9/12 DEAR JESSICA: When is the best time to prune a raspberry bush I planted last ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Glenn Gamboa
Plainview native Syler's labor of love

2/9/12 Syler is comfortable moving between different worlds. ... Read more »

Rabbi Marc Gellman
God Squad: Choose not suffering

2/8/12 I was especially drawn to your recent reflections on suffering and God's love for us. ... Read more »

Erica Marcus (face disguised) is Newsday's food writer.
The rainbow (cookie) connection

2/14/12 If Long Island had a flag, it would be pink, white and green, with narrow ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Marge Perry
3 Simple pantry suppers

2/14/12 Make these dinners with ingredients you find in your cabinets. If you happen to have ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Beth Whitehouse
Safe starters for baby's first food

2/13/12 I'm starting my baby on table food, and I'm terrified she's going to choke. What ... Read more »

Newsday theater critic and arts columnist Linda Winer.
It's 'Shatner's World,' all by himself

2/15/12 'SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT' ... Read more »

Business

Newsday columnist James Bernstein
Bethpage Federal chief named new LIA chairman

2/15/12 Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, is to announce a new chairman and ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Jamie Herzlich
Small business: Snagging venture capital on LI

2/13/12 Last year, Long Island companies snagged more than $45 million in venture capital. This year, ... Read more »

Patricia Kitchen
Executive Suite: Merrill Lloyd Banks

11/21/11 Forty years ago Merrill Lloyd Banks founded Lloyd Staffing, a one-man shop that has grown ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Carrie Mason Draffen
Help Wanted: How to hunt down unpaid salary

2/14/12 How can I claim this money? About a year ago I discovered three payroll checks ... Read more »