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By travel July 14, 2008
Baltimore used to be the kind of city you couldn't get out of fast enough. Today, it's a destination in itself, and then some. This remarkably vibrant city has so much to do you could ...
By fatherfrank July 14, 2008
Parenting is more complicated and painful then it ever was before. Raising children has never been an easy feat. However, twenty or thirty years ago, the landscape was very different. Teenagers have always been a ...
By museums July 14, 2008
Tucked away on a side road, just off Route 110 in Huntington, surrounded by the 21st century world of diners, service stations and houses, is the pastoral site of Walt Whitman's birthplace. The home, built ...
By fatherfrank July 10, 2008
Summer vacation is upon us. It's a hot, muggy Monday night. It is 2:00am in the morning. You hear a horrible crashing sound that wakes you up from a sound sleep. Do you know where ...
By sports July 09, 2008
Tabloid Column Takes Sarcastic Stab, But Right on Point There are transactions in baseball that are made for a number of reasons, some out of necessity and others out of curiosity. At times, trading for ...
By Nick Christophers July 08, 2008
by Nick Christophers In one of the most famous cities in the world where some of the most renowned performances have taken place lands a play that will leave you breathless. What I mean by ...
By security July 04, 2008
By Cory Rau Most families (my in-laws notwithstanding) have a broadband Internet connection and more than one computer. This requires the use of a broadband router so that a single Internet connection may be shared ...
By fatherfrank July 03, 2008
The presidential campaign erupts into debates and town meetings. We hear people saying that maybe this presidential election will be the one that will ignite the younger generation and inspire them to get involved. Mr. ...
By psychic-medium July 02, 2008
By Heidi Sawyer You will be what is termed in the psychic world as a 'sensitive'. Those who are deemed a sensitive are people who are naturally more sensitive to the ...
By sports July 02, 2008
Mets' Making Beltran a $100 Million Man a Gross Overpayment This was certainly not the first - or last - free agent that the Mets overpaid. Following the 2004 season, new general manager Omar Minaya ...
By liseniors July 01, 2008
Most family fortunes don't survive to a third generation. Here's why. Unlike some quaint adages, the saying "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" seems to have a basis in fact. In the book Beating the ...
By families June 30, 2008
My name is Mindy Gantman and I grew up here on Long Island in the town of Oceanside, New York. I am 16 years old and will be entering my junior year at Castleton Academy ...
By investments June 28, 2008
By Edward Reilly CRPC, CMFC If your palms get sweaty thinking about how you are going to fund your retirement, take heart. New Individual Retirement Account (IRA) tax rules -- particularly those pertaining to the ...
By sports June 27, 2008
Knicks Tab Gallinari with 6th Pick of 2008 NBA Draft The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden may have showered him with boos when his name was announced, but Danilo Gallinari did not seem to ...
By fatherfrank June 26, 2008
It is hard to believe that another graduation weekend has passed. I've been thinking a lot about this significant event. This year I've had students graduate from a local college and one from a local ...
By funstuff June 20, 2008
The following programs are being presented by The Parent Resource Center (PRC) of Port Washington on Tuesday nights and are geared toward kids and families. All proceeds generated by PRC hosted events are used to ...
By restaurants June 20, 2008
Does your restaurant need a makeover? Chef Gordon Ramsey has been renovating restaurants across the country on the hit television series, "Kitchen Nightmares". Now, Painted Pieces Art & Design Studio of Huntington gives Long Islanders ...