Franklin Square/Elmont Herald 07-16-2020

Franklin Square/Elmont

HERALD solages proposes housing database

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Sewanhaka mulls mascots School officials to look into racially insensitive logos this matter at future board meetings.” District officials previously Sewanhaka Central High refused to change Sewanhaka’s School District officials will re- Native American mascot after evaluate the mascots used at all former State Education Comfive schools for potential racial missioner Richard Mills called insensitivity, they announced at it “disparaging” in 2002, accorda July 7 Board of Education ing to the New York Post. “No meeting, after students ques- one wanted to change the school tioned the district’s logo,” then-Assisuse of the Indian tant Superintendent mascot at Sewanhafor Instruction ka High School. Edward Tronolone The other massaid. “We didn’t feel cots include the it was disrespectful Seahawks, at H. in any way.” Frank Carey High But the National School; the SparCongress of Amerit a n s, a t E l m o n t can Indians has Memorial High been campaigning School; the Knights, to end the use of steat F l o r a l Pa rk reotypical Native M e m o r i a l H i g h aUBReY peoples in sports School; and the brands since 1968, Gladiators at New phillips according to the Hyde Park Memori- Elmont organization’s webal High School. site. It explains that “As a result of Indian mascots some community concern, the were “born in an era when racBoard of Education and admin- ism and bigotry were accepted istration will be surveying each by the dominant culture,” and of the school mascots to gauge continue to perpetuate negative their appropriateness to the stereotypes about America’s school and their community val- indigenous population. ues,” Superintendent James Hundreds of tribal nations, Grossane said in a statement. national and regional tribal “We will be sharing updates on Continued on page 16

By Melissa KoeNig mkoenig@liherald.com

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Remembering a friend Friends and family held a candlelight vigil outside Alden Terrace Elementary School on June 28 for Christian Davis, 22, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Manhattan the previous morning. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Officials: Get screened for cancer Fewer residents have been tested during pandemic By Melissa KoeNig and TiMoThY DeNToN mkoenig@liherald.com

The number of Nassau County residents getting routine tests for breast, cervix and colon cancer has decreased by more than 86 percent during the coronavirus pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran announced at a news conference on July 7. “This is a nationwide trend, and raises concerns that deadly

cancers may go undetected if screening appointments aren’t scheduled soon,” Curran said before introducing Nassau University Medical Center’s new mammography van, which will travel to communities across the county to provide residents with greater access to breast cancer screenings. In Elmont, residents have complained about high cancer rates for years, pointing out that several residents of the same

street have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer. In one case, Mimi Pierre-Johnson said, a man who had lived in Elmont for more than 40 years was diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer, despite having no family history of cancer. The disease accounts for only 1 to 2 percent of all thyroid cancers in the United States, according to the American Thyroid Association. Continued on page 5

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Family, friends remember Christian Davis, 22

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By Karyse Gocoul

Christian Davis, a brother, son, friend and a role model regarded as a “positive light” to many in the Valley Stream community, was killed on June 27 in a hit-andrun crash in the Hamilton Heights section of Manhattan. He was 22. “People would describe Christian as a ‘social butterfly,’” his mother, Nichelle Davis, said. “He was very happy and always ready to celebrate. He loved life, and he loved to celebrate life.” Davis attended Alden Terrace Elementary School in Valley Stream and graduated from Elmont Memorial High School in 2016. On June 28, an hours-long candlelight vigil at Alden Terrace was held in his memory, drawing dozens of mourners, who shared their recollections of Davis. “I thought it was really awesome,” Nichelle said of the tribute to her son. “I was impressed by the young people and their ability to pull everything together within 24 hours. It shows you that there is a lot that young people in the community can do.” Davis was known to be ambitious, and often pursued a number interests at any given time, his mother said, noting that he kept a book in which he recorded his ideas. She said he was interested in fashion and repurposed old thrift clothes, and had started learning how to sew. He was also interested in photography at a point, and had purchased his own camera. He had even tried making his own hair products. Other recent interests included cooking, his mother recalling how he would cook for family events such as her birthday, wedding anniversary and the occasional brunch. Her favorite food that her son cooked her was chicken and grits. His father, Samuel Davis, said his favorite dish was rasta pasta. “He always had tons of ideas,” David Delva, a close friend of Davis, said. “He taught me to never limit myself. He’d say that anything is possible. He was really a jack of all trades.” Among his favorite memories of Davis, Delva said, was an 11th-grade foreign language trip they made to Spain and France in 2015. “Everyone loved Christian. You can see it by the impact his death had on everyone in the community,” he said, adding that he was one of the most genuine people he has ever known and always supported his decisions, often telling him to pursue them with full force. After graduating from Elmont Memorial, Davis attended Queensborough Community College, initially studying pharmaceuticals, and became interested in fashion while working at Hirshleifers at the Americana Manhasset shopping center. His mother said he enjoyed his experience there, learning new information about the fashion industry. Kholani Williams, another close friend of Davis, said some of her favorite memories of him involved their shopping sprees, traveling to fashion hot spots such as SoHo and Times Square, and she said during those bonding experiences he would often share his fashion design ideas and creations with her. She said Davis was always just a

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christian Davis, aBove, on a cruise in the Bahamas to celebrate the 50th birthday of his father, Samuel. Most recently he worked as a paraprofessional for children with special needs at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. Davis, left, was known for his positivity, and pursued a number of interests, including fashion, photography and cooking. He even experimented with creating his own hair products, his mother said.

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Davis at prom in 2016. He graduated that year from Elmont Memorial High School. phone call away, and he was often her go-to friend when she had any big news. “Christian was a positive light in the community,” she said. “As a DJ, I’d bring him out everywhere with me to different events, and people were always attracted to him.” She will DJ at a celebration of his life, Williams said, and play music from his two favorite artists: Jay-Z and

Kanye West. “Christian was most loved,” Brendon Li-A-Ping, a longtime friend and classmate of Davis, said. “He was always the bridge between people. He always connected people together, and he always looked on the better side of things.” His favorite memory of Davis, he said, was the last Elmont 3-on-3 basketball

tournament held at Dutch Broadway Elementary School in July 2015. Davis was “on fire” that day, he said, and came close to winning the three-point competition. He added that his friend would often tell him to look on the bright side of things, saying, “Life keeps going on, so you might as well look on the good side.” Recently, according to Delva, Davis worked as a paraprofessional with special needs children at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. He recalled their last night together, when Davis and a few other friends surprised him for his birthday in Manhattan. He said he is glad that during their last time together, he was able to see his friend happy and having a good time with friends. Davis is survived by parents, Nichelle and Samuel; older brother, Alva; younger brother, Julian; and a younger sister, Samara. After his funeral on Saturday, there was a block party on Margaret Drive, which will serve as a celebration of Davis’s life. There were masks, hand sanitizer, tents and social-distancing restrictions so attendees can reflect on his life safely. “It’s still a shock to us. We’re trying to recover and get used to this new normal,” she said. “His presence is missed in our family, home, among friends and in the community.”

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F.S. school district outlines meeting schedule At the Franklin Square Union Free School District’s reorganization meeting on July 6, the Board of Education established the following meeting dates for the 2020 – 21 school year:

Street School) ■ March 10 ■ March 24 (Work session at the Washington Street School) ■ April 20 – BOCES Vote/Board election

■ Aug. 5 (remotely) ■ Sept. 16

■ April 21 – Pre-budget hearing/ Regular meeting

■ Oct. 7 ■ Nov. 4 ■ Dec. 2

■ May 4 – Budget presentation/Regular meeting

■ Jan. 6

■ May 18 – Budget vote and meeting

■ Jan. 20 (Work session at John Street School)

■ June 9

■ Feb. 3 ■ Feb. 24 (Work session at the Polk

Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held at the Washington Street School on Wednesday evenings.

Juvenile arrested after crashing into parked cars in Elmont A 17-year-old was arrested on July 6, after he crashed into a parked vehicle in Elmont and struck a police car. According to Nassau County police, officers tried to conduct a traffic stop at Keller Avenue and B Street, but the teenager did not pull over, and instead fled the intersection at a high rate of speed. He then struck a parked car, pushing into another parked vehicle, and when the police pulled behind the driver, he placed his car in reverse and struck the police car. Police said he then struck the parked car and police car once more before fleeing the scene. The police officer sustained a contusion

to his right shoulder and substantial pain to his neck and left shoulder. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The teenage driver was then located a short time later at the intersection of Terry Place and Gavrin Boulevard in Franklin Square, where he was placed under arrest. He is charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident with an injury. He was scheduled to be arraigned on July 7.

Bill would create database of Nassau’s restrictive covenants By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

A bill in the Nassau County Legislature would create a searchable database of all the contracts that were once used in the county to prevent people of color from moving into certain neighborhoods. Under these so-called restrictive covenants, which were often established by local real estate boards, property owners

agreed not to sell or lease their property to Blacks. The Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional in 1949, but officials from ERASE Racism argued in a 2009 fair housing report that the covenants’ effects could still be seen today. In Levittown, for example, where deeds forbade occupancy by “any person other than members of the Caucasian race,” for example, the population remained 94.1 percent white in 2009, with only 0.5 per-

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cent identifying as AfricanAmerican. Many other Long Island towns were s i m i l a r, t h e report notes. But under the proposed bill, these documents would come to light. It asks the counCarrie solages ty’s Human R i g h t s C o mmission to issue a Request for Proposals to educational and historic institutions to build the database, listing the locations of these restrictive covenants with an image of the document. Representatives from Molloy College and Adelphi University have already agreed to partner with the county to build and use the database. By doing so, Legislators Carrié Solages and Arnold Drucker believe Nassau County residents can get a better understanding of the history of segregation on Long Island, and how it persists today. “Those of us who have lived here on Long Island for decades know that this segregation exists, and has existed with

i m p u n i t y, ” D r u c k e r, a Democrat from Plainview, said at a news conference to gain support for the bill on July 13, recounting how his Jewish family was u nable to arnold Drucker move into certain neighborhoods when he was younger. But, he said, “when you can overcome the segregation and discrimination in housing, you then foster equality” in services. Solages, a Democrat from Valley Stream, added that the purpose of the database would not be to “point a finger, because of course when you point a finger, you point it back at yourself, ” but would instead be to create “an opportunity for us to learn from each other.” “We would not be treating each other like aliens if we truly saw the humanity in each other,” he said. “We must understand why we’re not living together.”

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Area continues to face high cancer rates

The Nassau University Medical Center’s “mammovan” uses 3D technology to look through breast tissue so radiologists can better identify suspicious growths. It takes multiple images at different angles to create the 3D image, with results in less than 24 hours. Residents can schedule an appointment at (516) 572-5701.

of Heath Epidemiologist Celina Cabello, who said prostate and breast cancers affect African-Americans at higher rates than other ethnic groups. Nearly half of Elmont’s population is Black. Residents also said they believe Elmont’s proximity to hazaerdous waste sites might contribute to the hamlet’s high number of cancer cases. There are 80 hazardous waste sites in Elmont, and in 1981, the Department of Health discovered that the Genzale Plating Co. Inc., located across Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, was continuing to discharge wastewater into several leaching pits. The pits were not sealed properly, the Environmental Protection Agency reported, and as a result, the contaminants flowed into two aquifers. Health department investigators ordered Genzale to stop, which it did, but it did not clean up the resulting sludge. Local and federal governments, meanwhile, monitored the company’s cleanup and removed some 30,000 pounds of contaminated dirt between 1981 and 2003. It was designated as a Superfund site in 1983. No link has been established between the community’s elevated cancer rates and the water, the Superfund site or any other wastewater sites, however, and Genzale was never tagged as a health risk. In 2005, the EPA declared that the aquifer and the Genzale site were safe. But in 2004, Elmont faced additional environmental contamination when leaky gasoline storage tanks at a gas station contaminated the groundwater with methyl tert-butyl ether and benzene. The State Department of Environmental Conservation cited the gas station’s owners, and when they failed to repair the tanks, the DEC cited them again in 2006. They still did not comply, and were cited once again in 2014. The owners were convicted in 2017. The DEC found no evidence that MTBE or benzene had polluted the groundwater to dangerous levels, but the water quality reports for the years in question indicated that there were elevat-

ed levels of MTBE. These types of chemicals have been classified as potential carcinogens, according to Geri Barish, president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, but she noted, some progress has been made. Last year, the State Legislature limited the amount of 1,4-dioxane in the water, and passed legislation requiring large group insurers to

cover medically necessary mammograms for women between ages 35 and 39. “Everyone is working in tandem to ensure that everyone has adequate health care,” Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said, but added, “no one in this country can pinpoint why the cancer rates are high.” The only thing people can do, she said, is get tested regularly.

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A U.S. EnvironmEntAl Protection Agency map of Elmont with sources of pollution. Green squares represent hazardous waste, and dark blue represent sources of air pollution. The brown square is the Superfund site.

continued from front page “That, to me, was very alarming,” said Pierre-Johnson, founder of the Elmont Cultural Center, which has been studying the high cancer rates in the area. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in New York state — behind lung cancer — and doctors recommend that women between the ages of 50 and 74 get screened for it every two years. Those who are younger and have a family history of breast cancer, or have noticed changes in their breasts, should also talk with a doctor about getting screened. In 2016, an estimated 4,470 women in Nassau County had breast cancer, according to data from the State Department of Health, and a total of 25,070 residents were diagnosed with cancer in general — the county with the fifth-highest prevalence of the disease in the state, behind Suffolk, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. In the early 2000s, the State Department of Health told county officials to expect 153 new cases of prostate cancer in Elmont in the five-year period between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2013, but the community actually saw 226 cases — a difference of 47.7 percent. At the same time, the county was told to expect 107 new cases in neighboring Franklin Square, and it saw 114 cases — an increase of only 6.2 percent. More recently, state officials told the county to expect about 124 cases of prostate cancer in Elmont between 2010 and 2014, but in reality, 190 residents were diagnosed — an increase of more than 52.8 percent. They also said there would be an estimated 78 cases in Franklin Square, but there were only 69, a decrease of 12.4 percent. Officials also overestimated the number of cases of colorectal and lung cancers in Elmont by 31.2 and 18.7 percent, respectively, but were more accurate with other estimates. State officials told their Nassau counterparts that there would be more than 143 cases of breast cancer, and there were 144, and 45 cases of bladder cancer, when there were 42. In Franklin Square, state officials estimated there would be about 83 cases of breast cancer, when there were 89, and 31 cases of bladder cancer, when there were 32. The state registry accounts for factors of age, ethnicity, sex and genetic predisposition, according to Nassau Department

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Nassau demands $2M for the Coliseum By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent in 15 days or risk forfeiting its lease. The county recently explained its action in a Notice of Default sent on July 7 to Onexim, which operates Nassau Coliseum under the Nassau Events Center. The letter came following Onexim’s decision last month to temporarily close the Coliseum while it waits for investors to take over operations and take on the remaining debt. If Onexim fails to pay the $2 million in payments to the county within 15 days after the letter was sent, it would result in an “event of default” and mean the county could terminate its lease. The lease accounts for an additional 30 days in which the Nassau Events Center’s leasehold lender, Nassau Coliseum Funding 100, could “step into the tenant’s shoes” and satisfy the rent payments before the county could end the lease. However, in a loan agreement secured by the lease, the Nassau Events Center owes $100 million to Nassau Coliseum Funding 100 for renovations made to the Coliseum in 2015. A statement about the county’s decision reads that it was made in “an effort to ensure a plan for sustained operations” at the Coliseum and the redevelopment of the 72 acres surrounding it, known as the Nassau Hub. “We cannot drag our feet on a strategy for the future of this hallmark Nassau County arena nor risk the unprecedented progress we’ve made to transform the Hub site,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “We did not take

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AmId NASSAu CoLISEum’S temporary closure, Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent. today’s action lightly and believe it is the best way to bring all parties to the table.” The county invited Onexim and its lender to discuss their plans for the future of the Coliseum and the Nassau Hub redevelopment, as written in a letter sent to both groups as well as the codeveloper for the Nassau Hub, RXR Realty. The county’s action also comes after the Nassau Events Center requested a rent forbearance ag reement. In response, the county asked for a detailed plan describing how the Nassau Events

Center plans to continue Coliseum operations and how rent forbearance would help with such a plan. “I’m committed to swiftly reviewing any proposals to get a plan for the building and the redevelopment back on track for the benefit of all our residents — including our devoted Islanders fans — who were looking forward to a final season at the Barn,” Curran said. The temporary closure of the Coliseum leaves the future uncertain for the New York Islanders, which is set to play half of its games next season at the Col-

iseum and the other half at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. “We are engaged in a productive conversation with all the stakeholders,” reads a statement from Onexim. “We have consistently initiated communications with the county and have been responsive to their communications. We are hopeful that we will soon be able to announce a resolution that will satisfy the needs of the community while taking into account the new realities that we are all facing in light of the pandemic.”

Pols call for oversight of Covid-19 spending By BRIAN STIEGLITZ

and the only town that qualified for the CARES Act funding. Nassau County received $103 million, New York State Sen. Kevin Thomas and Suffolk County, $257.6 million. and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice are calling On Thursday, Thomas and Rice for the state comptroller to review how appeared outside Hempstead Town Hall, the Town of Hempstead is where Thomas announced spending the $133 million it legislation to appoint a fiscal received from the federal govmonitor to ensure “equitaernment under the Coronavible” distribution of the panrus Aid, Relief, and Economdemic funds, he said. He said ic Security Act. he would introduce the legisDubbed the CARES Act, lation in the State Senate the legislation distributes $2 once it resumes its session on trillion in funds among cerJuly 20. tain governments to alleviate “Strong oversight is about expenses related to the coromaking sure that the people navirus. It is not meant to who really need relief are the replace lost revenue and ones who receive it,” Thomas Kevin Thomas could be used until Dec. 30, said. “This important legisla2020. tion will ensure the accountGovernments that qualified for the ability and transparency that taxpayers funds must have populations of over deserve in these exceptionally challeng500,000. Hempstead is the largest town in ing times.” In a statement, Greg Blower, the the country, with over 800,000 residents,

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town’s director of communications, funds toward the following efforts: accused Thomas and Rice of doing “very ■ $1 million toward each of the four hoslittle to provide direct aid to communipitals in the Town of Hempstead. ties that are struggling.” He said they are “looking to deflect attention from their ■ $2 million to the Nassau County lackluster performance.” Industrial Development Agency’s effort “What’s more, our governto provide small businesses ment’s diverse Covid-19 Adviwith free personal protective sory Panel continues to idenequipment kits. The town’s tify areas of need, and the donations funded the cretown’s administration is ation of 4,000 more kits. working with village officials ■ $2.1 million for Island to provide assistance,” BlowHarvest. er said. On May 5, after securing All of the above decisions the $133 million in CARES were made as resolutions Act funding, the town develpassed on the town website oped an Economic Relief before they were communiAdvisory Committee to delibcated to the press and in the Kathleen Rice erate how to distribute it. town’s e-newsletter. SuperviThe same day, the committee sor Donald Clavin has also agreed to distribute $2 million among 14 been communicating once a week, via local food banks within the Town of Zoom, with village mayors to hear their Hempstead. input and discuss their needs related to So far, the town has also allocated the pandemic.

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Things may feel out of control right now. Stay connected Students are facing a lot of unknowns and √ Connect and check in with classmates; hold disruptions as they prepare for the new each other accountable for task and work semester. Try to be patient with yourself, your updates. classmates, and your instructors during this √ Use Zoom and other video platforms to talk time. Take care of your well-being first. Making to your classmates about the shared worka plan and adjusting your studying may help load. you feel even a little sense of control. √ Utilize your professors at this time! Don’t be No one knows yet how the new school afraid to ask them questions about assigned year will play out, but there’s certain to be work or tell them about your circumstances. some form of in-class and online learning. Adapting to online learning may take some Create a work-only space re-thinking of your academic strategies. √ If possible, find a space where you won’t be distracted. Get organized √ Try and keep a similar schedule as if you √ Get a planner/calendar to keep up with were heading to class (like waking up at assignments and due dates. 8:30 a.m., eating breakfast, and starting your √ Syllabuses have changed a great deal work at 9:30 a.m.). because of the transition to online courses, √ Be consistent with your work but don’t forso be attentive to shorter deadlines. get to take a break. √ Set reminders on your phone and computer for all assignments. If you experience any challenges with your academics, connect with your instrucStay on point tors. They are best prepared to respond to the √ Try to limit your distractions (Put your phone curriculum, class assignments and learning on Do Not Disturb). expectations — and it’s very likely they have √ Get a jump start on assignments by reading just helped one of your fellow students with ahead and taking notes. the same question. n √ Set a daily checklist of goals you would like to accomplish.

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Returning to campus will have a decidedly different feel this fall.

Heading off to school Adjusting to the new realities of college life in the ‘new normal’

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ndoubtedly, the outbreak of Covid-19 has brought a cloud of uncertainty to higher education institutions regarding how to proceed with returning to campus. While many colleges and universities have announced their plans to reopen campuses this fall, students need to prepare for a college experience that will be from what it used to be. College will clearly not be the same, whether that be in person or online. Many schools are hopeful to have students on campus but are also making alternate plans, such as a hybrid of online and in-class, an early or late start, and other creative options. But regardless of how college will look, students will want to make transitioning this fall as smooth as possible. Introduce yourself Don’t be shy! Introduce yourself to your professors, classmates, and advisors. For school online, try and follow the same advice and find virtual office hours for your professors, peer study groups, and work that campus directory to contact the folks you need. Set up for Success No matter where you are this fall, have a dedicated study space to focus on your studies, especially if you are taking classes online. Read through your syllabus and plan your to-do schedule for weekly studying as well as longer preparations for exams, papers, or projects. Try to eliminate distractions (like your phone) and if necessary use headphones. Learn about the services your school offers like tutor centers in math and writing, whether online or on campus. You don’t have to do it alone! There are resources available to help you succeed! And

lastly, if your school is online, or in a mixed format, then create peer study groups via a conferencing app as an alternative. Get involved This is advice you hear over and over, but it will make a difference. Make connections through clubs, activities, events, student government, or consider joining a sorority or fraternity. Consider intramural sports, or meet new people while volunteering for a worthwhile cause on campus, or in the community. If being online is your only option, find like-minded peers in an online club just as you would on campus. Don’t see one that fits you? Start your own club and recruit members! Come together Getting along with roommates (whatever that may resemble this fall) is essential, especially during this unsettling time. Sit down together and set expectations for your shared space. Determine how to respect each other’s property and need for quiet time. Agree on what times are acceptable for visitors and consider making a cleaning schedule to make sure everyone is pulling their weight. If you’re doing school online you might need to give your family members heads up for times when you need it quiet for an exam or the Wi-Fi bandwidth for an online class discussion. Maintain a healthy lifestyle No matter where you are be sure to exercise, eat healthy, and get regular sleep as much as you can. Consider meditation or practice finding mindfulness throughout the day. Find a balance in your life by not neglecting either academics or your personal life. ■

Back-to-school has changed this fall. Students will need to consider how to best prepare for incorporating online learning into their college experience, in addition to staying healthy while on campus. Add these items to your traditional back-to-school checklist. √ Face coverings: Those all-important masks are a must in the Covid environment. Keep covered when you are among others protect the people around you in case you are infected but do not have symptoms. √ Multi-port USB charger: Spring 2020 taught us that classes can quickly be converted from in-person to online. Make sure you’re prepared for online learning by bringing a USB charger with multiple ports to keep your phone, tablet, laptop, etc. fully charged. √ Hand sanitizer: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers will help when you’re on the go and not able to wash your hands. Look for a brand that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. √ Noise-cancelling headphones: Invest in a good pair of headphones to drown out your roommate’s music or online class lectures. If you find it hard to study while listening to music, try downloading white-noise tracks from Spotify. √ A noise-cancelling app: If you need to participle in a virtual class discussion, download a noise-cancelling app to reduce the background noise caused by your roommate, pets, air conditioner, etc. √ Disinfecting wipes: Use disinfecting wipes to easily sanitize surfaces, including your phone and computer. Own a MacBook or iPhone? According to Apple’s website , it is ok to use disinfectant on the exterior surfaces of Apple products as long as you “avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don’t submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents.” √ Webcam: Your phone or computer may already have a webcam, but if you’re unsatisfied with the quality or looking to upgrade for virtual class sessions, consider adding an external web camera to the mix. √ Blue light blocking glasses: Staring at digital screens like your computer, phone, tablet, and even TV may cause eye fatigue or other macular issues from the blue light emitted. Blue light blocking lenses are available for glasses of all types, from prescription to non-Rx. √ Electronic notepad and stylus: Using a digital notepad makes sharing your handwritten work on a math equation a breeze. √ Adjustable laptop stand: Whether you use your laptop from your bed, couch, or desk, investing in an adjustable laptop stand can help support your wrists and improve your posture while studying or working on an assignment. Look for a stand that can be raised upwards to turn your workstation into a standing desk. ■

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Five Reasons Why Landmark College is the College of Choice for Students Who Learn Differently

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inding the right college for a student with learning differences (LD) can be an overwhelming process. Should you consider a college such as Landmark College, which is exclusively for students with learning disabilities (such as dyslexia), ADHD, or autism? Or would the student be well served by a traditional college? Here are our answers to key questions you need to ask about resources and features available in each setting so that you can find the best fit for your student. Are LD support services integral to the academic experience? Our comprehensive support services are integrated into the curriculum. Furthermore, our academic advising model is individualized to help students become their own advocates. Are there specific medical tax deductions or other financial aid options available? Tuition, fees, books, computers, and other costs may qualify as a medical tax deduction for students with LD. This deduction is only available at a dedicated LD school like Landmark College.

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t was disappointing for us to postpone our annual Souper Scavenger Hunt, but we had to make sure that this does happen at some point because the food pantry relies on this event so much. The alternative food drive back in March, however, did really well. People really came out to support us. It was a different format this year, but we were excited about the fact that we were finally able to do it. We were able to keep the kids involved and still get the food that’s needed for the pantry. The food we collect from the scavenger hunt usually lasts about four months, so to be without it was a bit difficult for us. People have come together to do smaller drives to help us at this time, but before the scavenger hunt on June 27, the pantry was very bare. We broke up the village into 52 sections, and from June 14 to 25, we got volunteers to distribute fliers to each section of the village. The church also made a video as a nice way to show how kids can come together, get involved and be a part of it, even though they’re not physically going door to door. The timing was perfect, and it’s what we needed at that moment. I think that people are aware that of the fact that the needs are greater at this time, and there’s been so many people that have rallied together.

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Front-line workerS at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside came outside to greet hundreds of cars that drove by in a parade to support them during the battle against the coronavirus in April.

Weathering the pandemic at MSSN By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

When faced with an “unprecedented” situation in April as coronavirus numbers reached their peak — 383 — the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital rose to the occasion and banded together to get through the difficult time. “We are stretched beyond anything we have seen in the past,” spokesman Joe Calderone said at the time. “The situation here is unprecedented.” While many lives were lost because of the virus, the hospital celebrated the release of hundreds of Covid-19 positive patients who were released healthy. At a time when front-line workers were stretched thin, the Oceanside community and many others came together to show their support, donating food to the hospital’s staff daily throughout the pandemic. In May, when cases began plummeting, the hospital returned to offering elective surgeries as the hospital began a “Don’t Put Your Health on Hold” initiative, urging the community not to risk safety out of fear of coming to a hospital. “If you’re out there and you have a procedure that you’ve been putting off, or if you have any kind of medical issue, you should call immediately,” Calderone said. “Don’t wait.” In June, most units of the hospital returned to welcoming visitors under strict guidelines, including one visitor per day per patient, and a shift from a 24 hours per day visitor policy to a fourhour window. Additionally, all visitors must undergo a Covid-19 test no more than two days before visiting. Before, during and after the surge of the pandemic, MSSN was committed to delivering standard-setting, patient-cen-

Mount Sinai South Nassau Communities hospital in Oceanside. tered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees. The hospital is an acute-care, not-forprofit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care, expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. MSSN has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart

Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. MSSN’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36-bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Cen-

ter by the American College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room. And that capacity will soon be expanding. MSSN is working on building a new four-story, 58,000-square-foot wing. The new wing will nearly double the size of the emergency room, add new and larger operating rooms, add more beds in the critical-care wing, and will also help prepare the hospital in case of another hurricane like Sandy or a surge in patients from a pandemic like it saw during the Covid-19 peak. MSSN is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility’s Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award for three consecutive survey cycles (2009, 2012, 2015). With leadingedge cancer fighting technologies, including Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery, daVinci robotic-assisted surgery, the Long Island Gamma Knife® and worldclass physician talent specializing in cancer, MSSN offers South Shore residents expert cancer care without the need to travel to points north or into the city. For more information about MSSN and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau. org. We encourage you to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

Elmont, F.S. superintendents mull return to school Local school superintendents are continuing to ponder whether to allow students back into the buildings in September, as they await further instructions from state officials. Kenneth Rosner, the incoming superintendent for the Elmont School District, for example, sent a letter to residents on July 2 notifying them that he is creating a “Superintendent’s Task Force” with six school-level subcommittees “to examine and develop contingency plans for reopening schools.” The task force would consider the health and safety of the students and staff; ways to maximize in-school instruction; and options for distance and blended-learning models “to provide an interactive learning experience,” he wrote, while ensuring that the community is well-informed about the process. “This is a complicated undertaking, with many moving parts,” Rosner said. “The district is using various guidance documents from the federal, state and local levels that will assist us in our thinking and planning, as the goal must be to open safely for children and staff members.” Franklin Square Superintendent Jared Bloom also said he has been discussing re-entry scenarios with teachers, community members, bus drivers and custodial staff; and Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent James Grossane said at a Board of Education meeting on July 7 that he would like to open school, but is still waiting for guidance from state officials. The State Department of Health is expected to send New York’s 700 school districts instructions for reopening on July 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced at his news conference on Wednesday, and each district would have until the end of the month to submit its plans for the 2020 21 school year to the state. State officials would then approve or deny the plans in the first week of August. “We will open the schools if it is safe to open the schools,” Cuomo said, noting that the facts of the coronavirus pandemic are changing daily. “I am not going to ask anyone to put their children in a position I would not put my children in,” he said. Statewide, the infection rate remained around 1 percent last Wednesday — down from nearly 17 percent on Long Island and more than 20 percent in New York City during the height of the pandemic in April, Cuomo said, adding that the state conducted 57,585 tests on July 7, with 692 positive results. Additionally, he said, there were 11 deaths that day, with 841 hospitalizations and 97 people on ventilators — the first time that figure has been below 100 since March 16. “Relative to where we were,” Cuomo said, “that’s very good news.” Those figures come as Long Island entered Phase Four of the reopening process, which allows for: ■ Higher education

■ Film and music production. ■ Low-risk indoor arts and entertainment. ■ Low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment. ■ Professional sports without fans. ■ Low-risk indoor and outdoor entertainment The governor had also praised New Yorkers for their vigilance and resilience to get to this point on July 6, but said people must continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing in public spaces.

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ences associated with sports teams have been eliminated over the past 35 years. “It makes sense that we get rid of all these symbols that marginalize people,” said Aubrey Phillips, an Elmont resident who served on the high school district’s Board of Education in the early 2000s, as more racial issues come to light. Alumnae Nya Archie and Kayla Jefferson also said they thought the district was exploiting the Native American mascot. Archie told the Herald that its use “seems like a shady, performative act of allyship,” and Jefferson compared white students’ dressing up in Native American garb to their wearing blackface. “I am a Black person,” she wrote, “so I think that is very disrespectful.” Others in Elmont and Franklin Square agreed, expressing their support for changing the high school’s mascot in response to a Herald social media inquiry. Alysse Peverrell, for example, commented, “If an entire race of people — one that was brutally removed from their land — say they do not wish their likeness to be used as a character, it seems very simple and logical to cease doing so.” Roberta LeBaron explained that America’s ver nacular changes with time. “In this case, we are bringing our vocabulary in line with our values and understanding,” she wrote, adding that people who oppose the change may also not have liked the “ter ms used to describe their race, religion or ethnicity that we have evolved out of using, as we become more educated and enlightened about how we treat people.” Other residents noted that other spor ts teams have chang ed their names, or are considering doing so, to be more racially sensitive. Marc Villavicencio pointed out that St. John’s University changed from the Redmen to the Red Storm in the mid-1990s, and Carol Shapiro suggested that district of ficials wait to see what Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians decide to do. The team eliminated its controversial Chief Wahoo logo last

year. On July 3, the Indians tweeted that “the recent social unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an org anization on issues of social justice. With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to the name.” Shapiro, a Franklin Square resident who graduated from Elmont High in 1970, also suggested that the district discuss the matter with local Native American tribes and ask students for their opinions. But many other residents criticized the idea of changing the school mascots, calling it, among other things, “ r i d i c u l o u s. ” C a r i e a n n e Wo l a n i n Dempsey wrote that “everything’s offensive to someone,” and some questioned how far the move toward political correctness would go. Mike Swedenberg asked whether Long Island town names would also have to be changed, and Richie Oliver commented that he always thought Sewanhak a ’s m a s c o t “ p a i d h o m a g e a n d respect” to the tribe that once lived in the area. “These things were not named to offend, they were named to honor,” Oliver wrote of the district’s mascots. “Start looking at things through the right lens — things are never as negative as some want them to be.” Victoria Kessler concurred, writing, “Anyone who is offended by the Carey Seahawk is part of the problem,” and Julia Courtney asked, “What’s so bad about a Seahawk or the other mascots that have been around forever?” The Central High School District was formed in 1929, when Sewanhaka High School was built. It has used the Indians nickname ever since. “I can understand why Sewanhaka chose the name ‘Indians’ back then, it was done without malice,” Shapiro wrote. “But we know more now. We are a big mosaic of people now. We are, and should be, more sensitive.”

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t seems like this is the summer of America’s discontent. No one is happy about the prospect of being locked down again by the coronavirus. All are dismayed by the indefensible killings of unarmed citizens at the hands of law enforcement officers. And everyone is horrified by the endless, senseless killings of young men, women and children of color in many of our cities, not by police, but by one another. If Black lives matter, then all Black lives must matter. So where does America go from here? Do we stew in our own disconalfonse tent, lash out at d’amato one another and generally make ourselves more unhappy? Or instead, do we commit ourselves to making things better? Or maybe at least not making things worse? One thing that won’t heal our nation is flailing away blindly to erase its past. Some historically challenged young people seem to have discovered that our founders — like all of us — were deeply flawed human beings who failed to live up to the virtues and ideals they espoused

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be next. Can’t we all agree that taking down statues of Confederate generals who betrayed the nation and fought for slavery isn’t the same as taking down statues of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant just because they don’t meet our 21st century sensibilities about race? Wasn’t winning the Civil War and ending slavery enough to redeem them? Is Teddy Roosevelt — the most progressive president of his era, the “trust-buster” who won both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Medal of Honor — to be exiled from history because he too was racially biased and “imperialist”? Wasn’t his brave charge up San Juan Hill enough to help save his historic site at Sagamore Hill? Is FDR, who led America out of the Great Depression, created the New Deal and defeated Hitler and Nazism, to be dumped in the ashbin of history because he interred Japanese and failed to end Jim Crow laws and stem racial segregation? Do Presidents Kennedy, Clinton and even Obama get pilloried because they failed to do enough to end racial injustice? Where do recrimination and historical revisionism end? Was the Rev. Dr. Martin

oes anyone not newly ‘woke’ to injustice fail to meet impossible standards?

Luther King Jr.’s devotion to nonviolence too timid to be honored? Does anyone not newly “woke” to prejudice, privilege and injustice fail to meet the left fringe’s impossible standards? If so, we’re all lost. We all come up way short. But there is another path. We can revisit history, but let’s not revile it. We can and should take a hard, cleareyed look at racism and economic deprivation in our own time. We should invest in our poorest neighborhoods, improve our poorest-performing schools, and help create better economic opportunities for minority communities. I’d like to see us fight hard to right the wrongs of America’s past. But we can only succeed if we build on the solid foundations of that past. In a few weeks, Congress will return to Washington to consider another historic round of support for America’s struggling economy. This year, a pandemic has forced our leaders to drop partisan differences to pass legislation to keep our economy afloat. Let’s hope and pray they build on this cooperative spirit to earn a place of honor in our nation’s history. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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eally, I am trying not to take this personally, but it seems clearer every day that our federal government is choosing to open the economy at the expense of older Americans. When I say “expense” I’m not talking dollars; I’m talking survival. A few indisputable facts:

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and should have followed. The founders’ ideal of liberty for all clashed starkly with the horrible reality of their support for the slavery of many. But if the good they did and the good we do can be swept away by the sins they committed and the sins we commit, then there is little hope for redemption. If every American leader up to the present day is judged too flawed to honor, if all of American history before today is judged irredeemable, then we are doomed, for those who erase history will surely find themselves bound to replaying it. The intolerance of today’s mobs toward everything and everyone who went before us will eventually turn on all of us and those who come after us. History shows it’s just a few short steps from the French Revolution’s cry for fraternity and equality to the Reign of Terror, the Star Chamber and the guillotine; from the heady days of the Russian Revolution to the horror of the Soviet purge, the gulag prisons and the Berlin Wall. So the next time a former president’s monument is defaced or his statue is torn down, let’s think for a moment who will

■ America has an agonizing challenge ahead. Covid-19 cases are surging in many states, and many hospitals are once again in danger of being overwhelmed.

■ Ninety-five percent of coronavirus deaths occur in people over 60 years of age. A crushing number of people have died in elder-care facilities across the country. ■ We are months away from any breakthrough treatment, and possibly longer than that for a viable vaccine. ■ Children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of kids growing up with their own unique psychological problems as a

result of living through a pandemic. Clearly, the needs of the children are in direct conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children always have to come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections, like masks and shields, and respect for medical guidelines, to maintain social distance, can allow our kids and grandkids some of the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe from contagion. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket science, either. We need a coordinated effort to put in place safety measures so our economy can stumble forward and our children can return to some kind of schooling. None of this is happening now. We don’t just have a vacuum of leadership, we have a toxic message spewing from President Trump and his minions that undermines medical advice and seems indifferent to the threat to older folks. There is a receptive audience for this message. Sacrificing Grandma and Grandpa seems to be the price many are willing to

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pay in order sit at a bar, attend a rally or party with friends. Senicide (a word I just learned) is the killing of older people or abandoning them to certain death. It is a practice that took a while to gain traction in America, but apparently we are cozying up to the idea. Senicide has been practiced since ancient times by cultures around the world. Though illegal in India, thalaikoothal is still practiced in some remote villages as a form of “mercy killing.” In ancient Nordic cultures, attestupa was the custom of old people jumping or being pushed off high cliffs. In rural China, among the Inuit, helping people to their final destination was an acceptable way to conserve resources for the young. And now, in the United States of America, the bean counters are accepting a certain number of deaths in exchange for opening the local tattoo parlors. I never imagined senicide as part of the American experience. Until now. I see Trump humphing and pfumphing about pushing kids back into school and opening “Main Street,” and I hear the unspoken calculus that a boost to the economy will require a culling of the over-60 population. That doesn’t have to be the deal. There

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is another way to move forward without stepping over the bodies of our elders. Masks really work. Social distancing is effective. To me, it follows that people who gather in groups without masks are willfully putting their older loved ones at great risk. Since the president has abdicated leadership over the pandemic, it is up to the governors and mayors to find their backbone and their moral conscience and make masks and distancing the law of the land. For my baby boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means staying relatively isolated, so our grown children won’t have the additional burden of caring for us. That means not connecting physically with our grandkids, as we did before the pandemic. No hugs and kisses for the moment. We can welcome one another with open arms as soon as it’s safe to embrace; in the meantime, this is what we must do. My friends and I joke darkly that if Covid-19 rages on, tens of thousands of the older generation will die sooner rather than later, Medicare will have fewer claims, younger people will inherit ahead of schedule, and it will all be just dandy. If you can live with it. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Why the Herald will now capitalize Black

his week, the Herald Community Newspapers are making a seemingly small, but we believe critical, change to our Style Guide. Going forward, the Herald will use a capital B when writing about Black people. Our choice was motivated by the Associated Press’s decision to do the same. The Herald generally follows AP style in its writing, only occasionally veering from it, as is the case with hundreds of newspapers across the United States. After the AP’s decision — and a similar one by The New York Times, which has style guidelines of its own — we began considering whether our policy on the use of the lower-case b required reconsideration, culminating with a group discussion with our editorial staff. We wanted to reach a consensus based on sound reasoning. We concluded that the capital B is about more than skin color. It represents a shared history and culture among a traditionally marginalized group of people in our society. We had, for many years, used African-American when referring to Black people, but many Black people do not describe themselves as African-American, having lost their ties to Africa centuries ago. The Black Lives Matter movement, which exploded into the American consciousness after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis

police officer on Memorial Day, crystallized in our minds the importance of the capital B. Black, in this case, not only represents a movement toward social justice, but also a shared identity. We are making one exception to the new rule. We will not capitalize black in Crime Watch items, where black speaks only of a person’s physical description. In keeping with our longtime policy, no person can be described in Crime Watch solely by the color of his or her skin. A physical description must also include height, weight, clothing and any distinguishing features, such as a beard. Many will ask why the AP, The Times — and now the Herald — will not capitalize white. First, and most important, white does not represent a shared sociocultural identity. It is simply a physical description. Most white Americans can, and do, trace their roots back to Europe. They know what countries their ancestors came from, with stories of grandparents and great-great-grandparents passed down in family trees and oral histories. These histories help white Americans feel a sense of cultural heritage, a connection to their past, whether they are Irish-American, Italian-American or Polish-American. Most Black people in America had their familial and cultural ties ripped away from them because of slavery. In the nation’s earliest census at the end of the 18th century, Blacks accounted for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population, with nearly all brought here as slaves

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letters Keep New York moving forward To the Editor: As of last Friday, coronavirus hospitalizations dropped below 800 for the first time since March 18, and the three-day average death toll — seven — was the lowest since March 16. The number of new cases, the percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny. gov. Throughout this pandemic, we have made progress by recognizing that state and local governments cannot fight the virus on their own. The efforts of everyday New Yorkers to socially distance, wear masks and wash their hands are central to our ability to slow the spread and save lives. As we allow ourselves to celebrate some good news, I urge residents to stay “New York tough” and not give up the ground we have worked so hard to gain together, particularly in the face of rising cases throughout the country and compliance issues here at home. Last Friday’s data are summarized briefly below: ■ Patient hospitalizations: 799

from Africa, according to the Pew Research Center. Today, most of the nation’s 40 million U.S.-born Black people are descended from this original population. Enslaved Blacks were forced to start over, developing a shared socio-cultural identity in this new and terrifying land. To write Black, as opposed to black, is to recognize this identity. Changing a newspaper’s style will do nothing to alter the social and economic conditions that Black people face in America. It will not reverse the evils of systemic racism, which has oppressed them since they were forcibly brought to this land. When all of us commit to and work toward ending racism, in all its forms, we will at last eradicate it. To write Black is a sign of respect for a people who have, for too long, been castigated and downtrodden. The Herald has long been committed to reporting on the issues that matter to the Black community. In 2014 we took on a yearlong investigative series, “Living on the Edge,” about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. Issues of poverty, we found, disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic people. Last year, we took on another yearlong series, “The Racism Around Us,” examining myriad examples of systemic racism throughout society. In choosing Black instead of black in our Style Guide, we are committing to continuing such reporting in the future.

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p to now, President Trump has been lucky enough to avoid catching Covid-19. He is tested two times a day, along with all of the White House staff. Despite these tests, a number of staffers have contracted the virus, including members of the Secret Service detail. But there’s no doubt that even if the president escapes the bug, there’s a strong likelihood that the pandemic will be his undoing come Election Day, Nov. 3. At the beginning of the year, Trump was an odds-on favorite to be re-elected. The JerrY economy was kremer humming along and unemployment was at an alltime low. But in early January, China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus. The president called for a halt to immigration from China, but in the weeks after the declaration, it’s estimated that over 20,000 Chinese citizens traveled to America without hindrance. For the entire month of February, the president downplayed the reports of the

virus, predicting that it would quickly go away. He said that the few reported cases in the U.S. would dwindle down to zero, so there was no need to worry. Fearful that any reports that the virus was spreading would harm his re-election campaign, he lost precious weeks in which he could have alerted the nation to take any and all precautions. Well into March, Trump ignored the growing death toll and was determined to get the economy going again at all costs. His pressure on Republican governors to reopen has now turned into a massive debacle, with Florida, Texas, Arizona, South Carolina and Arkansas, among others, reporting record numbers of infections. Blindly loyal to the president, they have exposed millions of their people to the possibility of death or serious health problems. Now, as their hospitals reach capacity with Covid-19 patients, these governors are backtracking from their stupid political decisions and calling for the wearing of masks and renewed lockdowns. When New York state was hit with the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo sprang into

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action, directing the state’s millions of citizens to stay at home, to wear masks and to follow social-distancing protocols. At Cuomo’s urging, the federal government provided lifesaving equipment and set up numerous temporary shelters, but thousands of people still died in overcrowded hospitals and nursing homes. The state’s struggle to reduce the caseload, and its eventual success, should have been a warning sign to the nation that no one was safe from this silent killer. Every day, Trump is digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy. A vast majority of people want our schools to reopen, and there’s no doubt that parents are especially anxious to get their children back to learning in school buildings and not at the kitchen table. But just like the president’s blind effort to get businesses to reopen, he is pushing hard for schools to open, threatening the health of millions of teachers and students. The federal government hasn’t provided one cent of funding for sanitizing classrooms or for testing school personnel. Teachers are being told that they must provide their own protective equip-

very day, he’s digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy.

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