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Attorney: City faces stiff fees in lawsuit $131 million in damages after it revoked a building permit for a luxury condominium project.

The clock is ticking for the McGrath, who represents the City of Long Beach to settle a developer, Sinclair Haberman, lawsuit filed by the said that a week had Manhattan developpassed before he er Haber man & heard from the city.

Haberman.

Earlier this week, Each day the case Long Beach Deputy remains unsettled Corporation Councould cost the city sel Richard Berrios $35,000 in penalties, said he had left a or more than $1 milmessage for lion a month, McGrath, who according to Chrisreturned the call. topher McGrath, an “We have a meetattor ney for the ing with our outside developer. counsel scheduled L o n g B e a c h CHRistoPHER for [Tuesday] to disspokesman John mcGRAtH cuss the contours of McNally said that this case and hope to McGrath w a s Haberman’s initiate discussions assuming the State attorney with the Haberman Supreme Court t e a m e a rly n e x t would render a judgweek,” Berrios said ment against the city that in a prepared statement released included such a penalty. He also by the city. said that McGrath was assuming A c c o r d i n g t o M c N a l l y, an unsuccessful appeal by the McGrath also may have been city of the judge’s decision in the unaware that one of Haberman’s lawsuit. other attorneys had discussed City Council members spoke ideas for resolving the case with two weeks ago about the need to the city’s outside counsel, Robert quickly settle the case, which Spolzino. dates back 31 years. On Jan. 11, In an interview, McGrath said State Supreme Court Judge Jack that Haberman has been open to Libert found the city liable for Continued on page 3

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Handing out PPE Incoming Long Beach Police Commissioner Ronald J. Walsh, right, City Manager Donna Gayden and the Rev. Mark Moses, pastor of New Life Church, distributed personal protective equipment to residents of the Long Beach Housing Authority building.

L.B. hopeful about new president Residents voice support for Biden administration

By JAmEs BERNstEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

Ava Lithgow, 15, was sitting in her history class at Long Beach High School on Jan. 20, intently watching the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. A smile broke across her face as the new president took the oath of office. But she had smiled even more broadly moments before, when Kamala Harris, the former U.S. senator from Califor-

nia and the first woman and first person of color to be elected vice president, stepped up to the podium at the Capitol.

“I felt hopeful that in 2021, we might be able to turn this country around,” Ava said. “Kamala Harris is such a wonderful woman. We’re off to a good start.”

In interviews across the barrier island, there was a sense of excitement about a new beginning, and in many cases, sighs of

relief that former President Trump, who promoted the false narrative that the 2020 election was fraudulent, and in his last days riled up a crowd of supporters who sacked the Capitol, is gone.

Local residents said they liked Biden’s even-handed tone, and the rows of American flags planted outside the Capitol in place of a crowd that could not attend because of the coronavirus panContinued on page 3

would have thought somebody would have been ringing my doorbell.

L.B.’s first Black council president pens new book

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Anissa Moore is known to many people in Long Beach as the first Black woman to serve as president of the city council, a community activist, and a communications professor at Nassau County Community College.

But Moore, 51, is also a writer, and she has just published a book, “Mad Girl: Reflections on Race, Class and Gender,” a series of essays that take the reader on a tour of her life, growing up in Brooklyn, attending high school, learning how to roller skate, and most importantly of all, trying to come to grips with racism in America, its impact on her, and all of us as well.

The essays were written at different times in Moore’s life, and she decided to combine anissa them, and some of her poetry, into a book after the murder at the hands of white police officers last year of George Floyd, an AfricanAmerican killed during an arrest in Minneapolis. One of four officers who arrived at the scene knelt on Floyd’s neck for a period initially reported to be 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

What happened to Floyd was jolting, Moore said, reminding her of how much work remained to be done to achieve racial equality in America.

“The whole issue of race has remained unresolved,” said Moore in an interview last week, a few days after the release of her book. “My book says we must continue to look at race in this country.”

“I also wanted to give a voice to the Black working class,” she said. “It’s a voice fading away.” She said that voice is being replaced by overwhelming noise from extremes on both sides of important issues these days.

“I want to see a dialogue on race,” Moore said.. “We’re not there yet.”

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Many in Long Beach will remember that Moore made headlines in 2015 when she became the first African-American elected to the city council. She later became the council’s president. She lost her re-election bid when she ran as a Democrat on the Republican line, as part of a coalition ticket.

She said she did not want to run with some others on the Democrat line because they appeared to be losing their races. But Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said Moore’s actions were “a betrayal” of the party and he refused to endorse her.

M o o re o f f e r s o n ly a “maybe” when asked if she plans to run again for council this year, although some who follow city politics expect her to.

Her book is bound to make some people think hard, to moore which Moore responds, “good.”

She writes: “A common belief exists among many that Black folk have no right to be angry. Many people argue that we should not see life through the prism of race. Within present-day multicultural America, other ethnic groups are asking the same question, which causes them to shout: ‘Slavery is over.’”

“The reality is that when White Europeans came to America, despite their isolation and struggle, they were given the privilege to enter the world of ‘the American’ after several years. Today, White ethnics have the choice to remove the hyphen and identify as simply American. This is my America , too, yet somewhere between the hyphen and America is where the problem exists.”

Moore concludes, “I will remain a mad girl until there is respect for Black bodies…”

The book is available on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com.

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By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Apparently, Long Beach does not like to keep its citizens in the dark.

The city is embarking on the biggest single street-lighting program in its history, according to public works commissioner John Mirando.

The city council two weeks ago approved a resolution giving city manager Donna Gayden the authority to accept and spend state grants to upgrade 739 streetlights to LED lights at no cost to Long Beach.

The council voted to allow Gayden to accept $99,975 from the New York State Research and Development Authority/

Clean Energy Communities Program and a grant of $250,000 from the NYS Department of State.

Mirando said that toward the end of this year, all of the city’s 1,800 street lights will be converted to LED. Once the program is completed, the city figures it will realize $94,035 in energy and maintenance costs.

LED lights have several advantages over incandescent lights. LEDs are free of harsh chemicals and they do not emit UV rays. They are also 100% recyclable and can significantly reduce carbon footprints. One LED light is able to do the work of roughly 25 incandescent light bulbs over its lifetime. LED lights also help save on materials and production.

Residents say they’re ready for healing unemployment benefits, extending food demic, and they were thrilled at the poise stamps and focusing on creating jobs.

Some said they wanted a return to what and poetry of 22-year-old Amanda Gorthey called “normalcy” in the White man, a Harvard graduate and the youngest House, and peace in the land. inaugural poet ever.

“I’m hoping that Martin Luther King’s “It was like waking up on a sunny day dream is finally realized,” said James after a maelstrom of storms,” said Joe Hodge, chairman of the MLK Center in Smith, a clinical psychologist who works in Long Beach. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime Long Beach. “He wanted people to be opportunity to turn the tide in the direc- judged not by the color of their skin, but by their character.” tion of progress.”

Hodge said he was Jimmy Hennessy, a Repub“thrilled” to see Gorman on lican and a spokesman for the the podium, who described party in Long Beach, said he herself in her poem as “a was hopeful about the future skinny black girl, descended with the new administration. from slaves and raised by a “He’s talking about healsingle mother.” ing,” Hennessy said of Biden.

“I want the Biden adminisHennessy — who in 2003 was JiMMy tration to be like a rainbow,” elected to the Long Beach City Hodge said. “It would be beauCouncil, upsetting Joel Crys- henneSSy tiful.” tal, the brother of Hollywood L.B. Republican Ian Danby, chairman of the star Billy Crystal — is a histospokesman Long Beach Chamber of Comry teacher at Hewlett High merce, said he hoped Biden School. would unify the country. But, Trump, Hennessy said, “was talking to his base, but he couldn’t control his mouth. Danby added, “I hope he doesn’t raise taxes on small businesses.”

He needed to shut up and do the work of Anissa Moore, a former City Council the people.” president and now a communications proHennessy said he had voted for Biden.

Still, many who were asked for their fessor at Nassau Community College, said comments said they worried about anoth- there had been a lot of discussion among er insurrection like the one that erupted her students about the inauguration and Jan. 6. Smith said that some hard-core the new administration. “My students are Trump supporters had felt “marginalized” really excited,” said Moore, who is also a and “ignored” over the years, and came to community activist. “My students see it as believe conspiracy theories about Demo- a brand new day.”

But, she warned, “We don’t want to crats and the “deep state.”

But, Smith said, many could come to demonize the half of the country that realize the reality of the election given voted for Trump. I think we’re quickly gettime, and appreciate actions taken by the ting to that point.”

Susan Gordon Ryan, a former regional Biden administration, such as increasing

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“i’M hoping that Martin Luther King’s dream is finally realized,” James Hodge said. director of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, said she was impressed by the organization of the inauguration, particularly the planting of the American flags as stand-ins for a crowd unable to assemble.

“It was just a beautiful day,” Ryan said.

“I’m just hoping for a return to normal.

The last four years have been utter chaos.”

Her husband, Francis X. Ryan, who worked for Gov. Mario Cuomo in the 1980s and early ’90s, said, “Clearly, the new president set the right tone when he said, ‘My whole soul is in this.’ He wants to heal the

country and govern.”

Ryan said that one of Biden’s most important tasks is to immediately deal with the coronavirus pandemic, which has taken more than 400,000 American lives.

Sam Pinto, a community organizer, said he was thankful that Biden had nominated Marty Walsh as labor secretary. As the mayor of Boston, Walsh made worker safety a priority, and took strong steps to deal with the pandemic.

“I’m really excited that Joe Biden will be successful,” Pinto said.

Daily penalties possible in Haberman lawsuit continued from front page discussions. McGrath noted that the case had been settled when then Corporation Counsel Corey Klein reached an agreement with the developer. In 2014, the City Council ended that agreement, with several board members saying Klein was not authorized to make it. Klein, who is now a Long Beach City Court judge, did not return a call seeking comment.

“Klein got this deal done,” McGrath said. “The council said no.”

McGrath said that Haberman would be open to settling the case, but he added, “They would have to come to the table and give him something he couldn’t refuse.

What that would be, I don’t know.”

McGrath noted that because the city has not settled thus far, it could owe about $500,000 in penalties. “I would have thought somebody would have been ringing my doorbell,” McGrath said.

The case, which wound its way through the courts for 15 years, is of extreme importance to the city, given its financial condition. Long Beach’s bond rating is just above junk status.

Last year, the City Council voted unan-

imously to borrow $4.2 million from Capital One Bank to keep the city afloat through the end of the fiscal year, which ended June 30. Faced with a mounting deficit, Long Beach officials feared the city would not receive enough revenue from beach and parking fees, which typically come in the spring and summer.

City Manager Donna Gayden, who was hired a year ago, has developed a five-year plan to restore financial stability.

“The sooner this gets settled, the better,” said Roy Lester, a former Long Beach Board of Education president who closely follows city politics and government.

“The events giving rise to this case took place in 1989, the year that the Berlin Wall fell,” Libert wrote in his decision.

“The wall lasted for 28 years. Litigation related to this matter has lasted for 31 years so far.”

Haberman sought to recoup more than $50 million in damages and profits — as well as interest and legal fees — that he claims he lost when Long Beach’s Zoning Board of Appeals revoked permits to build three oceanfront condominium buildings on Shore Road in 2003, a project

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Manhattan developer Sinclair Haberman has wanted to build condominiums along the beachfront for years. that dates back to the 1980s.

Haberman’s attorneys later argued that the city owed them triple the amount they originally requested, based on lost revenue. In 2015, the State Supreme Court

granted Haberman a motion for a default judgment after Long Beach did not file a timely response in 2012 to the suit’s amended claim for damages.

Long Beach Library turns a page

By Darwin Yanes dyanes@liherald.com

The Long Beach public library has limited the number of patrons during the coronavirus pandemic, but it has been busy planning a new edition for itself.

The library’s Director Tara Lannen-Stanton said that the library hasn’t been vastly updated since 1997, including after Superstorm Sandy.

Now, however, the staff and administration have reorganized some parts of the library in the first steps of a major update. The current renovations included removing the large reference table on the first floor, removing wooden panels off the bookshelves, paint touch ups and updating the children’s room on the second floor to create more space.

“I think we were able to achieve something that feels new, without really being all that new,” Lannen-Stanton said. “Just a little facelift.”

The reorganization, Lannen-Stanton said, did not cost the library much, but added that many patrons have positively responded to changes.

“Everyone from new patrons to patrons, who have been coming here for 50 plus years, really loved the renovations,” Lannen-Stanton said. During the pandemic, the library issued hundreds of new library cards for new patrons.

The library staff are currently limiting patrons to 30 minutes and have created easier ways to borrow books, including a self-checkout. They have also purchased large glass barriers.

“I think we took advantage of the disruption caused by Covid to give a much-needed updating to the facility,” Sam Pinto, president of the Library’s Board of Trustee said.

“It’s been a tough time, but the leadership has decided to take this and move forward.”

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

The liBrarY sTaff removed a large circulation desk in the middle of the first floor to create more space for patrons.

The sTaff has implemented self-checkout to help with safe and efficient take out. liBrarY TrusTee, Carole Arnone, far left, library Director Tara Lannen-Stanton and Board President are taking the first step in a serious of renovations the administration is hoping to implement.

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Town, MSSN plan mobile Covid-19 unit

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The Town of Hempstead and Mount Sinai South Nassau have announced that the hospital will establish a Covid19 testing and vaccination mobile unit for town residents using more than $695,000 in CARES Act funds.

This new program stems from the success of a previously approved grant to MSSN, which established a drivethru testing center to help contain the spread of the virus by testing residents from their vehicles and reducing person-to-person contact. The program tested 1,733 residents from Dec. 5 through Jan. 23.

“We’re proud to be once again team up with Mount Sinai South Nassau to provide these essential Covid-19 related services to our residents,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, according to a news release. “We thank Senator [Charles] Schumer for making the funding available to our town that has led to the creation of many programs to keep our residents safe.”

The mobile testing and vaccination unit is expected to be up and running within the next 60 days, serving all areas of Hempstead, focusing on those areas hardest hit by the pandemic. Further information will be posted on the Town of Hempstead website once the new program is fully operational. The drive-thru rapid testing program continues to be offered at no charge to town residents, but are available by appointment only by calling (516) 3902888. The Covid-19 rapid tests are administered at MSSN’s Oceanside campus, at the Washington Avenue entrance.

“This mobile unit will allow us to bring Covid rapid testing and potentially vaccinations directly to communities within the Town of Hempstead, particularly areas that have been hard hit by the pandemic,” MSSN President and CEO Richard J. Mur phy said, according to the release, adding that the facility was proud to partner with

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Town officials approved the use of $695,000 in CARES Act funds to provide a mobile Covid-19 testing and vaccination unit at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. the Town of Hempstead.

Last year, the Town of Hempstead received $133 million federal CARES Act funding to use as economic relief grants to aid businesses, organizations and residents f acing unbudg eted expenses caused by Covid-19. The funding line was set to expire at the end of 2020, however, the g rant has been extended into 2021, providing opportunities for the continuation of existing programs as well as new programs as needed. Part of the funds will now be used to help support the mobile testing site at MSSN. “As a first responder, I know how critical of a role that Mount Sinai South Nassau has in our communities, fighting this pandemic on the front lines from Day 1,” Town Councilman

Anthony D’Esposito said in the release, “and we are proud to partner with them to provide a new mobile testing and vaccination unit for our communities.”

For more information on these test-

ing programs, and the Town of Hempstead’s other COVID-19 initiatives and resources, visit hempsteadtownny.gov Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled

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Monday, Feb. 1

Library Board Meeting

Gentle Yoga

The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees meets at the library, 111 W. Park Ave., on the third Monday of every month. For more information contact info@longbeachlibrary.org.

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class featuring certified RYT instructor Beverlee Bertinetti. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus like never before. Beginners are welcome, and this class is open to all. Please use a sturdy folding chair placed on a yoga mat and remember to wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 11a.m. to 12 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Long Beach Soup Kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen, 140 West Pine Street, serves hot meals Monday through Saturday, starting at 11:45 a.m. Guests are served a nutritious, home-cooked meal, which includes soup, salad, fruit cup, hot entree, vegetables, dessert, bread and beverages. Take-home bags are also provided, which include a sandwich, fruit and a sweet.

Tuesday, Feb. 2 Graphic Novel Book Club

Thursday, Jan. 28 Beginner’s Bridge Learn to play bridge in this fun virtual bridge class designed for players with little (or no) knowledge of the game. It is ideal if you want to understand the game basics or relearn bridge using more modern techniques. Instructor Anne Bass--who has been teaching bridge for six years and playing for many more--will show us basic bidding conventions, as well as guidance in playing sample hands. The virtual event will take place from 10-11:15 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Savings Solution Series: Free Movie/TV Streaming Sites In the latest edition of our Savings Solutions Series, join Media Librarian Natasha Drax who will show you sites where you can stream movies and TV shows for free! The virtual event will take place from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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LB aware continues feeding families LB Aware, alongside the Long Beach School District, continue to collect money to feed families affected by the pandemic. For more information, visit www.longbeachaware.com.

Friday, Jan. 29 Chair Yoga This popular virtual Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus like never before. Beginners are welcome, and this class is open to all. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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1970s, including Motown classics and Latin hits in this new class from Lisa Wisel, a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist. Designed to activate, integrate, and heal the body and mind, this class is open to all, whether you’re seated in your chair or singing on your feet! Beginners welcome. The virtual event will take place from 2-2:45 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, Jan. 30 Yoga for Health & Peace This advanced beginner Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide

alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply. The virtual event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Tales of Beatrix Potter Storytime Beatrix Potter is one of the world’s most beloved children’s authors, and the Long Beach Public Library Youth Department presents 4 favorite tales* in this special story time. Join in the fun on January 9 and January 30 at 10 a.m.

Join Miss Nicole & Mr. Logan to discuss Judd Winick’s graphic Novel “Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth”. The virtual event will take place from 6-6:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information

City Council Meeting City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. All meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the sixth floor.

Live streams of meetings available at www.longbeachny.gov.

Wednesday, Feb. 3 National African American Read-In with Anissa Moore Join Professor Anissa Moore on Zoom for Long Beach Library’s annual National African American Read-In! They’ll be celebrating books, stories, and poetry written by Black authors all over the world. Read a favorite passage from a beloved book, recite a poem, perform a reading, and we will join the NCTE in commemorating books written by Black authors that elevate Black experiences.

The virtual event will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.logbeachlibrary.org for more information.

City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2 Wednesday, February 3 will be glass, metal and plastics only for recycling.

Library provides self-checkout for patrons.

Polar Bear splash happening now till Feb. 7 A work session of the City Council has been scheduled for Monday, February 1, at 6:30 p.m.

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Here’s how to sign up for your vaccine

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

At press time Monday, the distribution of vaccines to those over 65 years old continued in New York state.

Despite the slowly unraveling process, most appointments to receive a shot will eventually need to be made through various government-run websites.

It’s no secret: Appointments for the coming weeks are booked. New York receives roughly 250,000 doses of the vaccine every week from the federal government, a portion of which is allocated to Nassau County. More than 55,000 vaccinations have been administered in the county, which has more than 1.3 million residents.

Still, it can be helpful to know what to expect when navigating the unfamiliar — and sometimes dysfunctional — websites. To eventually receive the vaccine, an appointment is required. A vaccine will not be given without an appointment.

In addition to those over 65, eligible groups include doctors, nurses and health care workers, first responders, teachers and public transit, grocery store and public safety workers. Eligibility will open to more residents in the coming weeks and months.

The New York state website, www. covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, features an “Am I Eligible” app, which can be used by residents to check their eligibility before making an appointment.

Also available is a list of all state-run vaccination sites in New York. Nassau County is home to one at Jones Beach, although like all other sites, no appointments are currently available. There are 11 other sites shown, all with limited availability.

Nassau County has also established its own website for vaccine information, www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine.

Several more county-run sites are shown, including Nassau Community College in Garden City, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury and Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, as well as five others.

Appointments are limited here, too.

Appointments for all sites will continue to open as eligibility requirements expand and more vaccines are delivered to the state. All vaccines received by officials are required to be used, according to federal guidelines.

Residents will need to be diligent in making appointments once it’s their tur n. Problems have been reported about the New York state website, including it being inundated with heavy traffic, according to Nassau County officials. Appointments across the state were also canceled because of low vaccine supply, according to The New York Times.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, county officials operated a pop-up vaccine site at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead. Roughly 150 vaccination shots were given to pre-selected community members over age 65. Similar pop-up

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A NAssAu COuNty resident was vaccinated at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Officials opened the pop-up site to administer more than 100 vaccine doses to those over 65.

NAssAu COuNty’s WEBsItE also lists sites run by the county, including the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury.

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sites are likely to appear.

“Once we get adequate vaccine supply from the federal government, Nassau County is committed to an equitable distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine,” Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “As part of our efforts, the county is working closely with trusted messengers to build confidence in an equitable process, and with established partners to directly increase access in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. The county will continue to vaccinate as many residents as we can across all communities so we can definitively win this war, get our lives back and get our economy roaring.”

The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which are being used in the county, require two doses. The state site should automatically schedule your second appointment, while county officials will reach out to residents who received their first doses at a county-run site.

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ON thE NEW York state-run vaccination website, www.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, a list of available state-run sites is shown. There is limited availability, but appointments will open to those eligible as more vaccines are delivered to the state.

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Especially this year with the deadly pandemic raging we can easily comprehend living in a difficult wintery season full of distress and discontent.

But, the Kabbalists taught that Tu B’Shevat makes us realize real renewal is not far off. In other words, Jewish tradition tells us that it is no coincidence that spring follows winter.

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are just outside the door. How beautiful is an ancient agricultural themed celebration that reminds us that there will soon be enough vaccines and that herd immunity will be obtained.

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and vegetation of all types to thereby express gratitude for all of nature’s bounty.

Moreover, in modern times, and particularly in Israel, this day is about not only planting trees and seeds of all types but to focus our attention on protecting the entirety of the environment. Interestingly, the Jewish mystics wanted us to understand the deeper and symbolic meaning of this moment in time as well.

When we pause to ponder the cycle of seasons and see the trees and all the flora regenerate, we are in essence given an insight into the development of our own lives.

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Thursday, the Jewish world celebrates Tu B’Shevat, a relatively minor biblical holiday which has evolved and grown in importance over the millenia.

Tu B’Shevat translates to the “fifteenth day of (the Hebrew month) of S h evat ” , a n d was selected as the appropriate time for the festival because it was in the middle of the typically miserable weather in the Middle East-chilly, windy and very rainy, ye t t h e d ay s were getting a bit longer, with abbi perhaps a few ack aneRhaft tiny buds starting to sprout.

This date on the liturgical calendar was originally intended to acknowledge the importance of trees, especially the fruit bearing kind. Indeed, the eventually ripened produce was to be brought to the Levites at the grand Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to demonstrate thanks to the Almighty for a successful harvest season.

The commemoration expanded in scope over time to include grains, grapes,

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Inside LI to host cutting expenses webinar As the pandemic continues, the economic state of the country remains in disarray as many businesses close and many people lose their jobs. Numerous Long Islanders are struggling financially and have been left wondering how they will ever save money again.

Herald Inside LI will host a free Zoom webinar at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, titled, “Cutting Expenses,” to provide Long Islanders with information and advice about how they can reduce expenses and save money this year.

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Tax grievance period extended Nassau County property owners will have an extra 60 days to file their property-tax grievances because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran announced last week.

The grievance period will extend from March 1 through April 30.

“With many residents still struggling from the devastating repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic … this will provide additional breathing room for those who want to fight their property assessment,” Curran said. “I will continue to protect the rights of homeowners and do everything I can to ease tax burdens whenever and wherever possible. I encourage homeowners to consider the possible benefits of the grievance procedure.”

Tentative assessed property values for the 2022-23 roll for every property in the county have been finalized and are being mailed out currently. Notices of tentative assessment are also posted online at mynassauproperty.com.

Homeowners who believe their assessed values for the 2022-23 assessment roll are inaccurate can file an Application for Correction of Assessment with county’s Assessment Review Commission before the close of the grievance-filing period.

Because of the instability of Nassau’s real

estate market caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the continued economic hardships that homeowners and businesses face, Curran said she has paused property valuation updates for the 2022-23 assessment roll. Thus, unless a homeowner has since received a correction of error, an assessment reduction or physically altered an improvement, the notice of tentative assessment should reflect the same property assessment as the previous year’s roll, which, the county executive said, is intended to protect against updates based on the current chaotic real estate market.

Homeowners can find the calendar of virtual legislative meetings online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/arc and file their grievances on this site on their own. There is no fee to file an Application for Correction of Assessment with the county.

For people without internet access, the application can be obtained in person at the Assessment Review Commission, 240 Old Country Road in Mineola, or by calling the ARC at (516) 571-3214. Property owners are encouraged to check ARC’s website for up-to-date information.

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Diocese of Rockville Centre Office of the Bishop

January 31, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Beginning Sunday, January 31, 2021 and continuing through February 6, 2021, the 35 Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Rockville Centre will participate in the annual national celebration of Catholic education: Catholic Schools Week.

The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2021 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence.

Service.” Schools typically observe the week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides young people and its contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation.

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Catholic Schools Week will look a bit different. In lieu of the traditional open houses our schools have held in the past to meet with prospective families, the schools will be offering virtual open houses and one-to-one meetings with principals that will allow prospective families to ‘visit’ the Catholic school(s) of their choice from the safety and comfort of their homes.

This year, in spite of the pandemic, we have made significant progress transforming our schools through the Morning Star Initiative (MSI). Many elements of the Morning Star Initiative are already in place, like key academic improvements in mathematics, reading, and religious studies, which are helping students reach new potential. I am so grateful for the tireless dedication of the MSI team.

Working with the MSI team, Long Island’s Catholic elementary school faculty and staff continue to put the needs of the 11,626 students (nursery-8th grade) and their families first. From maintaining the continuity of instruction during remote learning when the Covid-19 pandemic hit back in March, to taking all of the necessary precautions to welcome students back into a safe school environment this fall, I am extremely grateful for the grit and determination demonstrated by our school community to address the academic, spiritual and social needs of our students.

Earlier this month, on January 4, 2021, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the death of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), one of the great native-born American Evangelizers and champions of Catholic Education. Please join me in praying that Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mary, Star of Evangelization continue to intercede for each of us, for our Morning Star and Department of Education teams, and for our principals, teachers, and staff. With prayers and gratitude for your efforts, I am Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend John O. Barres Bishop of Rockville Centre

Catholic Schools Week Focusing on the value of a Catholic education Catholic Schools Week is set aside to celebrate the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. As communities of faith, Catholic schools instill in students their destiny to become saints. Academic excellence is the hallmark of Catholic education intentionally directed to the growth of the whole person – mind, body and spirit.

Service is fundamental to Catholic education and the core of Catholic discipleship. Service is intended to help form people who are not only witnesses to Catholic social teaching, but also active participants through social learning.

What Families Need To Know How will the Covid virus affect Catholic Schools Week? Like the changes we’ve seen in most everything else, the pandemic will reshape Catholic Schools Week somewhat as it pertains to Open Houses and large gatherings.

Most schools will offer 45-minute virtual open houses and one-on-one opportunities to schedule an individual meeting with the principal. You are advised to check your school’s website for details of their events. Find a school by visiting https://licatholicelementaryschools. org/find-a-school.

As a current school family, how do I participate? Catholic Schools Week is a celebration of all that is great about Catholic school. A combination of internal and external activities, Catholic Schools Week celebrates the parish, the community, the students, the nation, vocations and teachers and staff.

Externally, the schools also offer opportunities for new families to visit and learn about the advantages each Catholic community offers.

Out of an abundance of caution, most live events in 2021 will be celebrated exclusively by students and staff to minimize the students’ and the building’s exposure to outsiders. Most external events will be offered virtually.

As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more? Your local Catholic school will host predominately online events where parents and students can virtually visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in to view the facility, be introduced to the teachers, and learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs.

How have the Catholic Elementary Schools addressed the pandemic? Catholic elementary schools have been remarkably successful in their implementation of mitigation techniques to limit each student’s exposure and risk.The schools have maintained a Covid infection rate of less than two percent, quarantining students and staff when necessary, but main-

taining the continuity of student instruction and the daily structure and normalcy in student’s lives: √ Each school has safely returned all students for full, five-day-a-week learning. √ Remote learning was a success in the spring, and is offered to students who choose to continue their classes online. √ Each school has embraced extensive mitigation policies and procedures that digitally scan each student each day for fever, create spaces where social distancing is observed, require mandatory mask wearing, keep students in cohorts to limit exposure and pay special attention to ventilation and frequent sterilization of high-touch surfaces.

As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’? One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in.There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15 mile radius.

What are the tuition rates and Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school? Long Island’s Catholic elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but average is around $5,500 per year with multiple child discounts that lower that cost for most. If your parish has a school we encourage you to become a member of that community, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your parish or town.

The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island.

Are non-Catholics welcome in the school s?

The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin.

A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of non-Catholic students who attend because of the quality of the education.

When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons? The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are; academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, learning of the Catholic faith, attending school in a safe, nurturing environment and the individualized attention that each student’s learning needs receive.

Above photo: In this unique community environment, children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish which serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs.

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It took much longer to start the job, and just as we were about to begin, we noticed things we wanted changed.

We’re now told that the changes can’t be done easily, that the review will cost more and the plans cost more. The design wasn’t what we wanted or expected after having more time to think about it, so why can’t we just make the changes? We need our additions to be bigger now that we realize we may be living and working from home more, even after the pandemAsk The ic is over (someday). It doesn’t seem like the big Architect deal the architect is telling us it is. Can you explain?

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pandemic is over sooner than expected, and with minimal suffering and loss of more lives. If I understand the time you spent with the design process, the downtime when onte eeper your plans had already been reviewed and the time it would take to get into construction, there are more questions than answers.

In my experience, not everyone visualizes what they’re hoping for, and many people not only spend time asking non-experts for opinions, but the overthinking and under-communicating lead to frustration, indecisiveness and, ultimately, an undoing of good ideas and good intentions. Even though your cousin is “in the business,” or your best friends, interior designer or the contractors you’re meeting with all have interesting ideas, they may not have been given the whole scope of work you asked for, and probably have never looked at zoning or building regulation code books (now online).

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very life has its inflection points, moments that can steer you in one direction or another, and that direction, as poet Robert Frost would say, makes all the difference. That is especially true for former President Barack Obama, as he makes clear in “A Promised Land,” his introspective account of his personal and political life, released by Crown in November.

Impression one of this 701-page tome: Obama is an excellent writer.

Impression two: His political idealism is heady and SCOTT infectious — inspiring — and BRINTON because he is so solidly grounded in his family and his ever-evolving faith, he is utterly relatable as a person. He’s one of us, born into the middle class, with all its attendant daily struggles and perpetual yearning for a better life — for the American dream.

Early in the book, Obama ponders a fascinating question: What if he had never left Chicago, where he was a community organizer from 1985 to 1988, and struck out for Harvard Law School? What if he had stayed, fighting, and winning, seemingly small battles to improve people’s lives, helping to repair a park or housing project or starting an after-school program?

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What if he had never run for president?

“Like many local heroes I’ve met over the years, I might have managed to build up an institution that could reshape a neighborhood or portion of the city,” he writes. “Anchored deep in a community, I might have steered money and imagination to change not the world, but just that one place or that one set of kids, doing work that touched the lives of neighbors and friends in some measurable and useful way.”

He left, however. After earning his law degree, he ran for the Illinois State Senate, and won. He ran for Congress, and lost. And he ran for U.S. Senate, and won, before seeking the presidency in 2007-08, sealing his destiny, and his place among the pantheon of truly historic American presidents, the first AfricanAmerican to lead the country.

His first run for president was an audacious undertaking, begun just about 14 years ago, on Feb. 10, 2007, on the steps of Illinois’s Old State Capitol, where Abraham Lincoln had delivered his “House Divided” speech 149 years earlier, noting, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

Thrust onto the national stage, Obama was seemingly a natural candidate, intelligent, clear-headed, collected, indefatigable — at once esoteric yet utterly down-toearth. What we see in “A Promised Land”

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is his very human side, beyond the glare of the media spotlight. We see his occasional annoyance and anger, his wrenching self-doubt and guilt — he desperately wanted to be the excellent father that he never had as a child, but his constant campaigning pulled him away from his wife and two young daughters.

We see former first lady Michelle Obama, ever the reluctant but supportive political wife — and a magnetic draw on the campaign trail, humanizing the Obama brand while delivering arcane policy proposals in emotional terms easily understood by the electorate. No doubt, Barack and Michelle Obama make one hell of a power couple.

I could see myself in the details of “A Promised Land,” which I suspect would be the case for many people. Like Obama, I studied at Columbia University, only six years after he graduated from the school.

As was the case for Obama, my time there was spent in quiet contemplation. He lived a life of seclusion and self-improvement, without any close friends, making to-do lists, running along the Central Park Reservoir or the East River, eating cheap meals on the fly. That was pretty much my life at Columbia, only I ran along the Hudson.

While reading, Obama habitually circles words he has never seen before. It was

n which the author ponders the question, what if he’d never left Chicago?

a habit I picked up as a teen that I have never shed. I could especially relate to his description of his disorganized nature.

Referring to his 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, Obama writes, “Whereas I could be absentminded, indifferent to small details, incapable of maintaining an orderly filing system, constantly misplacing memos, pens and cell phones that had just been handed to me, Plouffe turned out to be a managerial genius.”

Like Obama — and like so many people — staying organized, on task, on point, is a constant struggle for me. I have to work at it, day after day. No manner of computerized calendar helps. I have to write it all down, and remind myself, again and again, do this, do that. Self-deprecating to a fault, Obama gives us permission to admit our foibles.

The wonderful part of “A Promised Land” isn’t the after-action report on the life and times of Barack Obama, but rather the humanizing of his political persona, which was shaped by hard times that gave him the empathy he needed to craft policy — think the Affordable Care Act of 2010 — that helped determine the individual destinies of millions of Americans.

It’s a good thing he opted for Harvard Law. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication.

Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Post-inauguration: So, how are we doing?

allelujah.

That says it for me. Great relief, writ small. How do we feel safe again after the anxiety of the last four years? The inauguration of Joe Biden and the restoration of a functioning government feel right, but it will take a little time to feel good. Especially while we negotiate our way through the 12th month of a savage pandemic.

I witnessed the turn from darkness to light, from crazy to sane, from chaos to civility.

Like you, I RANDI watched on TV as KREISS the president took the oath, as Lady Gaga sang and as poet Amanda Gorman sealed the deal. Still, this doesn’t feel like jubilation to me. If feels like I just stopped banging my head against the wall. The agony is ebbing, but there’s a dull pain that will take some time to resolve.

Right now, the feeling that eclipses all others is relief. Since Jan. 20, I haven’t gone to sleep watching the news or wor-

ried my way through a fitful night. Briefly, I tuned in to the news around 9 p.m. on Inauguration Day. Biden was still president. Nine hours had passed since the swearing-in, and no one had stormed the Capitol. The day went according to plans.

One wonders what the news outlets will rant about now. How will they be relevant without the sugar high of the former president?

The press lives by “if it bleeds, it leads,” and we had plenty of bleeding, from the stolen migrant children at our borders to the hundreds of thousands of friends and neighbors dying of Covid19. How do we cover a regular presidency, which makes the usual kinds of mistakes and actually functions as an administrative body? Will there be an audience for proposed infrastructure legislation and state dinners for visiting dignitaries?

The media is challenged to get past the low-hanging fruit like Kellyanne Conway weaving her awful webs, Michael Cohen spilling his secrets, Ivanka, Jared, Giuliani and Melania the Silent. Trump’s goon squad gathered all the available light. The mean-spirited tweets and corrupt actions of so many people around

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the former president provided grist for the media every minute of every day of the past four years. How do we and the news industry get accustomed to calm and quiet at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?

Admittedly, something is lost, like sensationalism and melodrama; the grinding of the wheels of respectable government may not make for bold headlines.

I hope the journalists who helped save this country with their relentless pursuit of the truth will rise to the moment and continue to expose the bad guys who always rise to the moment, and point to success where they find it.

This column, over the past four years, has strayed from usual weekly territory, which is hyper-local. To me, Trump and Covid are as local as stories can get, changing the DNA of our lives. To finesse the constraint of writing once a week, I sometimes post something especially timely on Facebook.

On the night of the inauguration, I wrote this: “So, what’s the trick here? A sane, accomplished rock-solid man elected President. A Black woman with Indian

ight now, the feeling that eclipses all others isn’t so much jubilation, but relief.

parentage elected Vice President. A heartfelt inauguration speech promising to keep us safe and true to democratic values. A blast of first-day executive orders undoing some of the malicious initiatives of the former administration. A press conference at the end of the day, a real press conference in the White House briefing room by someone who says she will tell us the truth. When can we believe this is all true? It’s so much goodness, all at once. It will take some time to accommodate to the change.”

Think of the ground shifting under our feet as Trump & Co. were swept into office, primed for action, taking axes and shovels to our country, fracturing our democracy and burying the ideals that had grounded us for 240 years. For four years, many of us have lived with serious anxiety and stress. Our president did not help us or protect us or work at his job to keep this country and its people safe.

It changed last Wednesday, but we need a moment to gather ourselves together for the serious recovery work ahead. It’s still midwinter. But, every day, there is more light. Looking forward to hallelujah, writ large.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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pandemic of 1918-19, long after the outbreak had waned. That is telling us that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic may be with us for years to come.

Most long-haul Covid patients are women, according to The Times. Longhaulers, it’s believed, may suffer from an extreme overreaction of the body’s immune system to the coronavirus. Testosterone acts as a mild immunosuppressant; thus, men, while they may be more likely to die of Covid-19, appear less susceptible to long-term effects.

What’s clear is this: As a society, we must prepare ourselves now to cope with Covid-19 and its after-effects long beyond the point that we have reached herd immunity against it, defined as 60 to 70 percent of the population with immunity.

There will be an ongoing psycho-social

toll, as well as an economic one. Many people may struggle for years to regain a sense of normalcy and return to work.

There will be untold medical costs.

We must prepare ourselves now to support not only our family members and friends, but also strangers. We must accept that we are all in this together.

Precisely a year has passed since Wuhan, China, locked down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some 2.1 million people around the globe have died of it, including more than 400,000 in the U.S. We must remain vigilant and committed to fighting this terrible illness by maintaining social distance, wearing masks, working from home when possible, limiting gatherings and getting vaccinated as soon as we are allowed and able.

Here’s to offshore wind for L.I.

overnor Cuomo recently announced his 2021 agenda — aptly titled “Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew” — and included in it is an ambitious $26 billion green-energy plan to continue the restructuring of the state’s power grid by building in evergreater amounts of renewable energy, particularly wind.

The E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, an aging, rusting hulk of a power plant, will serve as a connection point for an undersea electric cable that will extend from a large-scale wind farm 20 miles south of Jones Beach. The wind farm will not be visible from shore. It is one of two such projects proposed off

Long Island’s coast — the other will be 60 miles east of Montauk.

We’re excited to see plans for offshore wind moving forward. Wind farms will not only provide massive amounts of carbon-free electricity, but will also help create thousands of high-paying construction jobs that will infuse Long Island’s economy with hundreds of millions of dollars.

Like state economies across the nation, New York’s has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of thousands of people losing their jobs. It is smart of Cuomo to focus on infrastructure improvement — particularly green infrastructure. Multi-billion-dollar projects like

letterS Expand telehealth in New York To the Editor: While New York state has been on the cutting edge of promoting telehealth for its residents, the adoption of telehealth by both patients and providers has been slow. Covid-19 has changed not only the way we live, but also the way health care providers support their patients, especially with regard to mental health. New Yorkers adapted throughout 2020, but it’s time to push telehealth to the next level in New York and fully integrate it into our health care system.

I propose comprehensive reforms to permanently adopt Covid-19-era innovations to expand access to physical health, mental health and substance-usedisorder services, including unlocking the benefits of telehealth through policy modernization. My proposal includes the following regulatory and statutory changes to allow for greater flexibility in where and when patients can use telehealth, while maintaining

wind farms will boost the economy, at the same time that they will help reduce carbon emissions to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, including sealevel rise and stronger hurricanes. In fact, offshore and land-based wind projects will reduce carbon emissions by 16 million metric tons per year, while creating some 17,000 jobs. Talk about a win-win.

Offshore wind has been a long time coming in the U.S. — there is only one small, five-turbine offshore wind farm in the country, off the coast of Rhode Island.

Let us hope Long Island’s offshore wind farms are finally brought to fruition in the near future. That will require all of our support.

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he events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future. It also reminded me of a conversation I had with someone I had met while in the Navy years ago. In an exchange about the Constitution, he asked, “Which Constitution do you believe in?

At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. Then I remembered the confirmation hearing of Supreme roBerT a. Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and sCoTT her testimony on the meaning of “originalism.” So, I concluded, this is what he asked: Did I believe in the Constitution of 1787, that followed the American Revolution, or was I one of those who believe in the Constitution that followed Reconstruction and gave previously denied rights to all people?

Those who cling to the original wording of 1787 maintain that the text is authoritative and unchangeable. They seem to ignore that the Constitution was written and adopted with provision for

evolution in thinking and amendment.

Without the amendments, Barrett wouldn’t have the right to vote or serve as a judge.

I began thinking about this question, which Constitution, while pondering the events of the past few months and the rampage that took place in the halls of Congress. Why don’t we know more about our history and our form of government? Why do some people react angrily when historians offer research demonstrating that some long-held truth turns out to be incorrect? Ours is called an exceptional country, but it isn’t exceptional in the ways some espouse. They claim a moral superiority when the claim is really different.

What has become the United States is not a nation based on tribal affinity, a common land or region, or blood relations, as are some others. Instead, it is a nation unlike most because it was founded on ideas and ideals that became the founding principles of freedom, civic engagement and responsibility, and schooling for citizenship. These principles, and others, still obtain, even if they aren’t fully realized. That’s why we refer to the nation as an “experiment,” and why we strive to “create a more perfect

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union.” We recognize it is not yet perfect, but continue to strive for it to be — for all people.

Those old enough will remember junior high and high school courses in civics, including formal instruction in U.S. government, history and democracy. For the fortunate students, civics instruction wasn’t just textbooks in the classroom, but also involved activities such as writing letters to the editor of the local newspaper, attending and writing about school board meetings, and formulating proposed legislative bills and debating the merits of the ideas behind them. While all 50 states require some form of instruction in civics and government, theory-based classroom instruction isn’t sufficiently supported by experience-based learning. One consequence is that only 25 percent of American students achieve the “proficient” standard on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Assessment.

According to the National Education Association, until the 1960s it was common for high school students in the U.S. to take three different classes in civics and government. Unfortunately, these courses were slashed in the early 2000s, when the federal initiative called “No Child Left

here used to be wideranging junior high and high school courses in civics.

LeTTers oversight to ensure that high-quality care is delivered: ■ Eliminating obsolete location requirements by requiring Medicaid to offer telehealth reimbursement for services rendered to patients regardless of where the patient or provider is located in a non-facility setting.

■ Developing interstate licensing reciprocity with states in the Northeast for specialties with historical access shortages to ensure there is sufficient access to medical and behavioral health professionals.

■ Continuing Covid-19-era flexibilities for mental health and substance-use disorder services by allowing certain unlicensed staff, such as credentialed alcoholism and substance-abuse counselor trainees or peer specialists, to deliver substance-use-disorder and mental health services. This also includes eliminating the remaining in-person evaluation requirements before telehealth services can be delivered, expanding the types of staff who can deliver remote services, developing a regulatory structure for a predominantly virtual outpatient substance-use-disorder treatment program and exploring the expansion of existing initiatives that extend behavioral health services into nursing facilities.

This will include reimbursement of all mental health and substance-abuse provider types, including certified recovery

Behind” gave priority to “core subjects” like math and English, and to job preparation and standardized testing. In addition, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, only small proportions of teachers surveyed thought that school districts and parents would support teaching about politics in a course on government or civics.

The toxic nature of politics reflects the decline in education in civic responsibility, and promotes partisanship over patriotism. How can we fulfill our obligations to pursue the common good if we give priority to conflict over compromise? How can we discover the virtues of resolution over revolution if we don’t know the building blocks of our democracy?

In pursuit of a more perfect union, we should celebrate the four freedoms drawn from the Bill of Rights and articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. We should use them as templates when discussing national purpose, priorities and progress. These principles, together with schooling in civics and critical thinking, can help guide fulfillment of the promises contained in the Constitution to which our elected and appointed officials swear loyalty.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University.

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peer advocates, so patients and providers can choose the care setting that best suits their needs.

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So, just write off student loan debt?

To the Editor: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wanting the federal government to forgive the first $50,000 of outstanding college loans sounds great. Who doesn’t want free stuff from Washington? But what about the millions of American parents who saved and sacrificed to put their children through college?

What about the students who worked at part-time jobs to attend college?

Millions benefited from being able to attend college on student loans. This has given them access to the middle class.

Sadly, too many students then stuck the federal government with the bill. Despite being successfully employed for years at good-paying jobs, there are a number of former students with ample income who refuse to pay off their student loans. Taxpayers are left with the uncollected debts.

Now Schumer wants Washington to write off hundreds of billions in outstanding student loan debt. Many larger private colleges have endowment funds ranging from millions to billions. Why don’t they

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contribute to reducing their own graduating students’ debts instead of taxpayers?

Collecting some of these outstanding debts from those who can easily afford to pay would only be fair. Given that we are now burdened with a national debt of more than $27.7 trillion, attention must be paid to this scandal.

Why not start by denying federal and state tax refunds to those deadbeats who look for a free ride at our expense?

When will the White House and Congress speak up on this issue and introduce legislation to assist in collecting the outstanding debts?

LARRy PENNER Great Neck

LONG BEACH HERALD — January 28, 2021

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