Finally. After years of outsized spectacle theatre masquerading as political debate in this country, the modest staging for the Cuomo-Nixon debate at Hofstra University provided the perfect backdrop to witness a journalistic renaissance. Debates aren’t supposed to be about hooplah and merchandising. They’re supposed to be about questions, asked by journalists who press for direct answers. […]
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Public service was Scott Martella’s thing. People simply gravitated toward him. He was smart, charming — and if you forgot to mention it, he’d flash a mischievous grin and remind you to add ‘handsome’ to the list, too. He was well on his way to becoming tomorrow’s go-to guy. His conversations and emails always included
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Don’t be fooled by appearances. Marianne Garvin may come in a small package, but she’s a dynamo tasked with nothing less than finding solutions to what may be this region’s biggest challenge: Affordable housing. As president and CEO of the Community Development Corp. of Long Island (CDC-LI), Garvin’s quiet-but-confident demeanor assures you she’s there to
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