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Protecting ‘animals in need’ Nonprofit rescued more than 100 ducks in TOH last year — 20 in W.H. By NAkEEM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com

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JoHN DI lEoNARDo, president of Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, rescued an abandoned duck at Hall’s Pond Park, which he named Little Boy, in January.

With spring just over two weeks away, the domestic duck-dumping season has begun in the Town of Hempstead. Activists with Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, also known as LION, an animal advocacy nonprofit, rescued more than 100 domestic ducks that were abandoned in the township last year, including about 20 in West Hempstead. “We’ve taken it upon ourselves to visit Hall’s Pond Park a few times a week just to look around

there, because it’s such a common dumping site — more so in recent years,” said LION’s founder and president, John Di Leonardo, an anthrozoologist and a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. The rescuees in West Hempstead have included ducks with broken wings, leg injuries, bacterial infections, vitamin deficiencies, fishing hooks lodged in their beaks, missing molts, mutilated beaks and other health issues. Many more died before the group could rescue them, Di Leonardo, of Malverne, said. And there are still more domesContinued on page 11

Malverne churchgoers hold 10th annual food drive By RoNNy REyES rreyes@liherald.com

For the past decade, Rob and Mary Hallam, congregants of the Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne, have collected thousands of food items for their annual People’s Food Drive to benefit the Long Island Council of Churches’ food pantry, in Freeport. Last year, the Hallams, who live in Lynbrook, were fortunate enough to collect donations before the coronavirus pandemic all but shut down the county, but, as Rob, 59, put it, they “never stopped helping after the food drive was over.”

As the pandemic devastated people’s finances and food insecurity spread across Long Island, the LICC pantry saw demand grow every day, and the Hallams were there to help in any way they could, raising funds and securing a new refrigerator for the facility. This year, they have had to adapt to a new normal as they stage their 10th annual People’s Food Drive through the end of March. “The need has never been greater, and we need to do what we can to help,” Rob said. “But we’re facing some new challenges that have changed everything.” The biggest setback has been

the lack of access to crowds and gatherings. Rob explained that the biggest strength of the food drive was the community’s involvement in filling collection boxes in front of businesses, restaurants, schools and recreation centers across the South Shore. But many businesses are working remotely, and restaurants and schools can no longer accommodate the collection boxes. The only exceptions are Hallam’s office, Nassau Shades & Blinds, at 211 Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook; his employer’s office, Nassau Door & Window, at 487 W. John St. in Hicksville; and Jeremy’s Ale House, at 239 Woodcleft Ave. in Freeport.

While this poses a monumental challenge, the Hallams have looked to the Internet for help. Once again, Rob Maeurer, of Elmont, has helped create a GoFundMe page for the People’s Food Drive. The goal is to raise $5,000, with all proceeds going to purchase food to donate to the LICC pantry. “I figured that there would be

people who wanted to give but may not be able to go out to the drop-off locations,” Maeurer said, “so now they can donate money for us to purchase food with.” The Hallams also created a wish list on Amazon, where people can find items to buy for the pantry. Continued on page 4

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Centenarian, WWII vet honored in Lakeview

Bonne and hIs wife, Anna Nelson, attended elementary school together at Eagle Avenue School, far right. The two are identified with arrows above their head. Bonne Was honored with car parade in front of his Lakeview home, bottom right. Bonne served In the U.S. Army from 1942-1946.

World War II veteran Eddie Rosenblum, of West Hempstead, celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 19. He is pictured with his daughter, Suzanne.

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also became involved in his church and started the Hempstead Conservative Club. Today, he still draws and fixes radios, and he plays the harmonica in his spare time. In 2016, his name was added to the Walls of Honor, a memorial for veterans at Eisenhower Park. He has also been a longtime member of West Hempstead’s American Legion Robert Van Cott Post 1139. Courtesy West Hempstead Historical Society; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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On Jan. 19, World War II veteran Arthur Bonne celebrated his 100th birthday. One of West Hempstead’s most acclaimed and fascinating residents, Bonne was honored with a car parade in front of his Lakeview home. The parade, which included police, military jeeps, motorcycle clubs and the Batmobile, was organized by friends and family of Bonne. In 2017, Bonne and his devoted daughter, Suzanne, were invited by West Hempstead Public Library Program Director Roseann Dorfman to give the community a presentation about Bonne’s full and extraordinary life. In addition to serving overseas in China, Burma and India, the centenarian is known for his many talents as a telephone engineer, inventor, artist, photographer, husband, father and community leader. Bonne was born in Brooklyn in 1921 and moved to Lakeview in 1924. He was drafted in 1942 at the age of 21. Assigned to work as a control tower radio operator at airfields in India from 1944 to 1946, he avoided combat. He was also a cartoonist who drew illustrations of life in India. He would send letters with his illustrations to his wife, Anna. The two, who grew up together, had three children, Barbara, Suzanne and Craig. Bonne’s time in the Army was disturbed on April 14, 1944, by the Bombay bombing, which killed about 1,300 people. He was just a few hundred feet away from the blasts. Shortly after he completed his military service in 1946, Bonne worked as a telephone engineer for several decades. . He

The People’s Food Drive carries on mary and rob Hallam are continuing their annual food drive this year.

continued from front page The couple found willing donors at Community Presbyterian Church, where they spend time after every weekly service discussing the drive with their fellow congregants. “We always get a great response from the parish,” Rob said. “We pick up food or money donations and go shopping for more food.” Yolanda Murray, 59, the LICC pantry manager, said the People’s Food Drive serves as a necessary lifeline to help the pantry get through the spring and summer. It is one of the largest pantries on the South Shore, serving more than 2,500 people a month from across Nassau County. It saw more than 210 families a day at the peak of the pandemic, but the volume remains high, at nearly 100 families a day. Murray added that while the pantry previously limited the number of weekly visits an individual could make, those restrictions have been eased to help those truly in need. “People are still hurting from the effects of Covid,” Murray said. “They’ve lost income, are struggling to pay their rent and mortgages, so they need help.” The Hallams, she said, have continued to support the pantry beyond the food drive, donating vegetables in the spring and holding raffles throughout the year to raise money for food. One of the raffles helped secure a new deep freezer for the facility. Although the food drive has started slowly, the Hallams are optimistic that they will not only be able to deliver thousands of food items to the pantry, but they will also be able to hold their traditional “moving day” in April. That is when hundreds of volunteers gather to help move the food from the Hallams’ home to the pantry. Last year’s moving day was canceled due to coronavirus restrictions, but with the number of positive cases continuing to decline, the couple hope to celebrate the day in one form or another. To donate to the People’s Food Drive GoFundMe, go to http://bit.ly/300rWt9. To shop from the Amazon wish list, visit https://amzn.to/2Oh6vkE.

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Volunteers formed an assembly line at the Long Island Council of Churches’ food pantry in Freeport in 2019. The Hallams hope for a “moving day” event this year.

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The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18.

L.I. Marathon to be held in person in September By BRiaN STieGLiTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Long Island’s most anticipated running event will return this year with a new course — again. The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon and all its accompanying racing events will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18. While the event is typically held in May, Nassau County officials decided to host it five months later to allow more time to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “As we continue to make significant progress in the fight against Covid-19, we’ve been able to allow some smaller races — with up to 300 participants — to come to our parks through the fall and winter,” said County Executive Laura Curran at a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she made the announcement. Curran explained that the county has been able to host races by following safety and social-distancing protocols like introducing staggered start times and contactless check-ins, checking athletes’ temperatures and limiting the number of spectators. Because the Long Island Marathon draws a much bigger crowd than the typical 5K and 10K races, attracting 5,000 people in 2019, county officials decided to hold the event in September “because we expect to have more vaccines . . . and that will mean more immunity in our community so we could get more participation,” Curran said. For the second year, the race will be directed by Baldwin-based company Race Awesome, which is run by Corey Roberts and his wife, Stacey. “At the end of the day, the realization is that it’s not just about producing a race,” Roberts said at the news conference. “There are so many services that Nassau County provides to the race to make it happen, especially from our health department.” Past events have had roughly 12 medical tents along the route, all of which the county health department provided. “The health department right now really needs to focus on vaccinations,” Roberts noted. “With that, we really took the time to think about how we can do this and do it safely with Nassau County.” When Race Awesome took the reins to direct the 2019 marathon, it unveiled a new course that shut down parts of Merrick Avenue and Wantagh Parkway. With the event in September, Roberts said he was reluctant to follow the same route and risk impacting the

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NaSSau CouNTy exeCuTive Laura Curran announced the changes to the marathon during a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she was joined by Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Health Commissioner Larry Eisenstein. crowds heading to and from Jones Beach for their last beach trips of the summer. The 47th marathon will feature a two-lap course that keeps runners in Eisenhower Park for more of the event and then send them through Mitchell Field, Museum Row and along the some of the pedestrian and bike lanes that the county installed in 2020. “It will have less an impact on communities and downtown areas than previous years, while delivering athletes a full-distance marathon with a two-lap course,” Curran said. Roberts added that having a more condensed course could allow runners more opportunities to compete alongside one another and give spectators a better chance to see runners. The marathon will remain a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Everyone who registered for the 2020 event, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be automatically registered again for the 2021 event in September. Those who haven’t registered yet will be able to do so starting March 15 at www.runlongislandmarathon.com.

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Black leaders talk future at Inside LI webinar By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

In celebration of Black History Month, Black leaders on Long Island gathered for the latest webinar of Herald Inside LI on Feb. 25. Speakers included Phil Andrews, the president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of Hempstead Union Free School District; Frederick Brewington, the owner and principal of Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, the CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc. and vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce; and Daniel Lloyd, founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. Skye Ostreicher, of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, comoderated the discussion alongside DuWayne Gregory, senior vice president and director of diversity, equity and inclusion training for McBride Consulting and Business Development Group. Lloyd, the youngest member of and only millennial on the panel, emphasized the importance that his and younger generations will play in advancing social justice in United States “The millennial and generation Z demographics are the largest, most educated and most diverse in the nation,”

Lloyd said. “What we’re seeing is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We know that the failure of America millennials and gen Z are understanding what justice is — the idea of a quali- — and Long Island in itself — is not allowing the full story to be told,” Brewty life and fairness.” “As a superintendent of a school dis- ington said. “The importance of being trict, we see how people can look at us there not only as a role model but also as a resource, so that the as a school district when wonderful education that is we’re failing, they’re quick being taken on by millennito talk about it and advertise als and gen X is not wasted it,” Armstrong said, “but in regard to getting caught when we are experiencing in the same mistakes and successes, no one wants to the same history that has share it or they begin to critpulled people down.” icize the prog ress being “One of the big lacks is made and say, ‘That can’t be that we don’t have enough possible.’” mentorship opportunities,” “That hard work that Cargill said. “We can give they’re putting in is not them that guidance and that being recognized by people direction so they can avoid on the outside,” Armstrong those pitfalls.” continued. “It makes them PhIl ANDREWs As the vice president of feel as though they are less African American t h e Nassau Council of than.” Chamber of Chamber of Commerce, CarThe Hempstead School gill understands the perDistrict makes it a goal to Commerce spectives and practices of show students a wide variety of career opportunities so they other communities. By relaying this understand what is possible — whether information to her own community, peoit’s a store worker or the owner of the ple there can adopt beneficial practices, too. business. “It’s about information and sharing Brewington said he often invites young local people to his practice to that information, and being a mentor,” show them career possibilities. His Cargill said. “It’s about being part of an office commemorates several historical ecosystem that’s larger than just the Black figures, including Malcolm X and majority-minority communities.”

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Crossroads Farm’s weekly farmers markets will be held each Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Representatives from the New York Life Insurance Company will be at the Franklin Square Public Library on March 10 at 2 p.m. to discuss financial planning. Registration is required.

Movies at the Malverne Cinema The Malverne Cinema is now available for private rentals only.

Friday, March 12

St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt Children can visit the Malverne Public Library during the month of March to search for hidden pictures and win a prize.

St. Francis Outreach Bus The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus will be at the Elmont Memorial Library’s parking lot on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide adults 18 and older with a brief cardiac history, blood pressure test and a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes. Free flu shots will also be available, and no registration or appointment is required.

Friday, March 5 Virtual Stay & Play Hooray Join Molly Mouse and PlayHooray for some musical fun at the West Hempstead Library at 10 a.m. Geared for age 5 and younger, but all are welcome. Please register with a valid email adress so that the library can send you the zoom link.

Saturday, March 6 Microsoft Excel for home use Learn how to use Microsoft Excel at home in this program from the Franklin Square Public Library on March 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. A tablet or computer will be required to participate in the program. Registration is required.

The Women of New York lecture Learn about the women who made New York history in an online lecture from the Elmont Memorial Library on March 6 at 2 p.m. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants prior to the program.

Sunday, March 7 Virtual Animal Show with Jason Reilly Jason Reilly will bring the fun to home to residents through the West Hempstead library’s virtual program at 4 p.m. This virtual program is dedicated

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Spreading love at Chestnut Street Students and staff at Chestnut Street School in the West Hempstead School District celebrated kindness and wore purple in honor of P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 12. to learning about and loving frogs, bugs and other cool animals. For West Hempstead families and children grades five and under, but all are welcome. Please register with a valid email address.

Tuesday, March 9 LI Chess Nuts LI Chess Nuts is back at the West Hempstead Library, this time virtually, from 7 to 8 p.m. Children in grades two and up are welcome for instruction and play three Wednesday nights in February. Participants are encouraged to have some basic knowledge of chess, people interested should sign up ASAP. The library needs to be sure that it can fill the classes. For more information, call the children’s room at (516) 481-

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Malverne school board meeting The Malverne School District’s Board of Education will hold its next meeting virtually on March 9 at 8 p.m.

W.H. school board meeting The West Hempstead School District’s Board of Education will hold its next meeting virtually on March 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Basic Everyday Spanish Vocabulary Learn some basic Spanish with the West Hempstead Library from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Contact Pia Ramirez at (516) 481-6591, ext. 11 or email canaria@ whplibrary.org for more details on this virtual meeting.

Grab & Go Craft for Kids The Malverne Public Library will feature a Mouse in Mitten Craft for children. Pick up a craft kit in the library lobby or children’s room. Limited to one kit per child while supplies last.

Virtual Reiki class Adults can participate in a virtual Reiki class from the Franklin Square Public Library on March 9 at 11 a.m. to help with relaxation, stress management and pain relief. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants prior to the program.

Wednesday, March 10 Colors of the rainbow storytime Join Miss Antoinette at the Malverne Library for an interactive early learning storytime on Zoom with stories, songs, rhymes and fun crafts, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Craft materials will be provided and can be picked up in advance. For ages one and up. Registration is required. Call (516) 599-0750 ext. 303 or email malvernekids@malvernelibrary.

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Daylight savings time begins on March 14. LI Chess Nuts will held virtually every Tuesday with the West Hempstead Public Library. West Hempstead’s school board will hold a budget workshop every Tuesday in March. State Assemblyman Ed Ra is calling on Democrats to rescind the governor’s emergency powers. The Malverne Chamber of Commerce’s annual Art Walk will return this summer.

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Duck rescuees in 2020 included 20 in W.H. the past year include mallards and Muscovies. Di Leonardo works to rehabilitate tic ducks out there that activists plan to the ducks after they are rescued. rescue. “These domestics just can’t fend for “They’re all in danger, and none of them will ever survive long-term,” Di themselves,” he said. “Something as simLeonardo said, “especially during this ple as a waterfall could be deadly for them.” season.” Many of Hall’s Pond’s regular visitors, In any given year, from Easter through September, following school hatching or “pond watchers,” Di Leonardo said, projects, domestic ducks are dumped into have contacted LION on numerous occasions to report injured or mislocal ponds and parks and placed ducks. Elliot Speiser, abandoned. Di Leonardo said of West Hempstead, who visthey are often spring impulse its the park almost every purchases or “careless” Easweek, said he spotted a Muster gifts. covy there in January. He But the problem has worsreported it to Di Leonardo, ened since the onset of the and soon afterward decided coronavirus pandemic, Di to become a volunteer for the Leonardo said, because many group. people have taken part in “I really like to help anihome hatching projects to mals in need,” said Speiser, a keep their children busy. John Di freshman at the Fashion “Dom e s t i c d u ck s a re Institute of Technology in thinking, feeling individuals, LeonarDo New York City. “I think it’s not school science experi- President, important for us to take the ments, Easter props or LION initiative. The problem is, I objects to be discarded like don’t think a lot of people trash,” he said. “Abandoning domestic fowl is cruel and illegal, and no know who to contact, and they think that different than abandoning a dog or a cat. someone else will handle it. You can When they’re abandoned to fend for them- Google local rescues, or simply ask selves, they often freeze to death, starve or around.” Speiser said he hoped to get his wildare killed by predators, as they lack the skills to adequately forage and the ability life rehabilitator license later this year so he can legally take care of an abandoned to fly or migrate.” Non-native species can also spread dis- animal if he is unable to get to a rescue ease to the wild birds. When domestic right away. Woodmere resident Beth Rudetsky, ducks and geese breed with wild birds, their offspring tend to be flightless as who also frequents parks in Nassau Counwell, further disrupting the pond ecosys- ty, helped to report a couple that was plantem and exposing the young to the same ning to dump two ducks at Hall’s Pond in October. She said she hoped more people dangers as their domestic parents. According to the National Park Ser- would step up to support wildlife. “The average person won’t notice vice, invasive species often cause the loss of native biodiversity, and the agency everything that’s wrong with a bird or notes that invasive animal species often duck at the park,” Rudetsky said. “We start out as pets. don’t expect people to be investigators, The duck breeds that LION activists but that’s why we spread the word as have rescued from West Hempstead over much as we can.”

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he Covid pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe as well as businesses, especially small businesses such as mine. Insurance agents like me rely on face-to-face communication, providing a personal connection to our customers. During the pandemic, we find ourselves restricted, given the concern of getting or giving this dreaded virus. We have been forced to come up with creative ways to engage with our clients and with our co-workers. Surprisingly, we have found constructive and positive ways to advance with all aspects of our work, including our personal lives. I now realize that much of what we do can be done from home, thanks to technology. While we still miss that personal contact,

we know that the priority right now is safety. This time has also made us more mindful of time spent with family. Being forced to stay home, we realize that we really can create that work/life balance that we have all been seeking and the importance of it. I have been blessed with amazing neighbors who, through the support that we share with one another, give us the opportunity to focus on our families, our friendships, our work and our community. While this year has taken a toll on all of us for many different reasons, the one most significant value it has taught me is the strength of connections and helping those who we can, as we are all in this together.

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ike everybody else, we had to suddenly go into full shutdown mode when the coronavirus hit and the lockdown began. We worked quickly to contact all patients, especially those who had appointments scheduled or hearing aids waiting for them. Then, like everyone else, we had to adapt. Anything urgent, we began doing over video chat, and we created a no-contact drop-off and pickup service for anyone who needed anything addressed, cleaned or repaired. We started sending out a weekly email to update our customers, and since those with hearing loss have issues talking over the phone, we gave them tips on how to keep in contact with their friends and families. We also sent our customers complimentary kits with cleaning supplies, batteries and other items.

In mid-May we reopened, but maintained some of the things we started doing at the height of the pandemic, including video chats. We also made sure everyone in our office was fully equipped with personal protective equipment. People with hearing loss rely on visual cues like reading people’s lips; however, with everyone wearing masks, it creates an issue for them because they lose that capability. We’ve had to make changes to assist that problem. Hearing is essential. It's a medical need, and it affects people socially, emotionally and physically, especially during a time when a pandemic makes people feel isolated. If people do notice they are having hearing loss, they should take it seriously and know that we offer a safe environment and are taking every precaution.

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t first, the pandemic affected us a lot. Technically, we were considered essential, so we were allowed to open, but I had my family to take care of, so I had to think about them first. I had to make a very hard decision, and I closed my business for two and a half months last year. I spent that time focusing on my book series for children, K.C. & Kayla’s Science Corner, which I started back in 2018. I’ve published four books so far, and they're all aimed at firstand second-graders. I really did believe in it, and I thought that it was something that kids would love. I think the part that I enjoyed the most was when I would go to the schools or the libraries and I would read to the kids. It’s different when you’re in the room physically with them, because you can move

around and kind of feel the energy, and I like that. When you’re on a computer, you don’t really feel that. Just to see the look on their faces . . . that really gave me the motivation to keep going. When I reopened my business during the summer, I took up all the new safety measures. The way I do my business is very different from the big HVAC stores. I’m very big on community and customer experience, and that’s what sets us apart from every other business out there. It doesn’t matter if it’s a phone call, an email or a text. It’s very important for us to respond to everyone in a timely manner. It’s about building relationships and not treating everyone like a number.

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he coronavirus pandemic represents a completely unprecedented circumstance. No event in recent history has affected us as profoundly and pervasively. Professionally, I have been affected as the president of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce as well as in my own real estate company, Lisa DP Real Estate Inc., in several ways. In the beginning of 2020, members didn't want to have meetings in our local food establishments, as was customary. Soon thereafter, the board participated in a few Zoom meetings, but I knew that something else was needed so that we could safely network in person. When I received a PPE kit for my business and one for the chamber, our event Networking in the Park was born. I then had well-attended meetings in Rath

Park in July, August, September, October and November, and this year I started holding our meetings at our local VFW hall. We now have 176 members, and everyone is so happy to see each other. As for my real estate company, I follow all CDC protocols at all of my showings and open houses. It’s been very busy. Prices are high, and there are bidding and selling wars. Nothing has defeated my spirit to survive and thrive. The true test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis, because anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. I am so grateful for everything that I have.

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he coronavirus changed everything, because people don’t come in as much as before. I guess I take it a little at a time, because I own this, and because I have to work out there to make money to survive. To keep this store going, I have to work elsewhere. It’s really hard, but I don’t want to close the store, so I try — I try hard. I run this place by myself as of right now. Basically it’s not really busy, so it’s not really a toll on me. Once in a while somebody comes in and I do it. People understand, like the landlord, because they used to come before. They knew I had people back then, but now they know how things are. I talk to people, I talk to them, you know the landlord, he understands I’m behind on the rent. He’s waiting because he sees there’s nothing going on anyway, because he sees.

And then the lights, I don’t know. It’s just unlike before. Like way before, if I didn’t pay they’d shut me off. Now they don’t. I guess they’re giving me breaks, but I still have to pay. In the future, I hope that everybody will be coming in, and walking out there, and not be afraid of anything, and, you know, coming in and out, and to spend time and spend money, and then we’ll get back to normal, because right now, nobody’s coming in.

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The Malverne Diner, at 350 Hempstead Ave., closed permanently last Sunday.

Malverne Diner closed after a decade in the village By nakeeM GranT ngrant@liherald.com

After roughly a decade at 350 Hempstead Ave. in Malverne, the Malverne Diner has closed permanently last Sunday. “Our time in Malverne was short, but a memorable one,” said owner Erika Agoston and her family, in a joint statement on Facebook. “We are forever grateful for the support and love the town of Malverne and its wonderful residents have shown us these past two years.” Malverne Chamber of Commerce President Kathi Monroe, who frequented the diner often, said she will miss the Hungarian dishes and Agoston’s generosity. “The Malverne Diner has been a fixture in our community for about a decade,” Monroe said. “It’s going to be a tremendous loss for our community. It’s sad for our village to have another empty store, but this is why we urge people to

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shop local and to keep our dollars in Malverne as best as we can.” Malverne Feeding Our Heroes & Helping Our Merchants announced on Facebook that the group created a Venmo collection to support Agoston going forward. The group raised $1,350 as of Monday. “Malverne residents, the mayor and other elected officials, as well as the Malverne Chamber of Commerce have been able to support and keep all of our businesses afloat during this difficult year,” said Chamber Vice President Maria Casini. The diner is our only casualty and we are all devastated. We wish Erika and her family the best.” “We will never forget the kindness and generosity of those who have been supporting us this past year,” Agoston’s family said, “but unfortunately, we must face the inevitable. We will greatly miss so many of our regulars who have made our darkest days a little brighter.”

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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner. Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department.

NCPD Commissioner Patrick Ryder tweeted about Atmore’s historic promotion on Feb. 25. “Today a piece of history was made in the Nassau County Police Department,” Ryder wrote. “Two-star Chief Lorna Atmore was promoted to three-star chief of support. She is the first African-American woman to serve in this position.” Before her promotion, Atmore worked as an officer and eventually sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led the Detective Squad in the 7th Precinct and was later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division. An expanded story on Atmore will appear in the March 11 issue.

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Students become teachers for a day Malverne’s Davison Avenue Intermediate School Special Forces took a virtual adventure to Maurice W. Downing School to read stories to the students and be teacher for the day. This annual tradition is usually done in person. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the activity was carried out virtually. With that, the school created a clickable PDF in which Downing students could click on each Special Forces member’s photo and a video of them reading a story will pop up. Davison Avenue’s Special Forces has continued to find creative ways to keep its traditions going throughout the school year. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Davison avenue intermeDiate School Special Forces took a virtual adventure to Maurice W. Downing School to read stories to the students.

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Making a commitment to heart health Davison Avenue Intermediate School honored Heart Health Month during the month of February by raising awareness and funds for the American Heart Association. While making their donations, students received a bracelet that was provided by third grade heart warrior Aidan Crowley. Heart Health Month has been recognized by the U.S. since 1964. T h e s c h o o l ’s p o d c a s t , “Report to the Principal’s Office,” also honors Aidan by dedicating its second episode to his remarkable story. To learn more about Aidan’s remarkable story, visit: https://www. buzzsprout.com/1635541. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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Ratepayers support NYAW takeover Many residents, elected officials favor municipalization of private utility

lAst thursdAy, rory Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection at the state Department of Public Service, hosted a virtual hearing at which South Shore residents aired their grievances about New York American Water, the private utility currently under the scrutiny of a state-led feasibility study.

By Mike Conn and AlyssA seidMAn mconn@liherald.com, aseidman@liherald.com

South Shore residents spoke forcefully at a public hearing that reviewed the state’s study to examine a potential public takeover of New York American Water’s private infrastructure on Long Island, making it clear they want public water. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced legislation to begin the study Feb. 3. Last Thursday’s virtual forum allowed residents within NYAW’s Lynbrook and Merrick service areas to share their thoughts with Rory Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection, who will oversee the study, and commissioners Diane Burman and Tracey Edwards of the New York State Public Service Commission. The meeting came roughly a month after a study by Walden Environmental Engineering determined that NYAW ratepayers within the Town of Hempstead would see savings between $70 and $383 a year if the town acquired a portion of the private utility’s Nassau operation. In some

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The PSC is also determining whether NYAW should be permitted to sell its Long Island infrastructure to Liberty Utilities for $608 million, a tentative deal that was reached in November 2019. State Senators Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, were the first to speak at Thursday’s hearing; they both said they favored a public water takeover. (see box) Then it was the public’s turn. Claudia Borecky, the co-director of Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil, a Merrick-based advocacy group, cited two instances in which ratepayers had benefitted from the sale of a NYAW property, and therefore, in the event of a public takeover, argued that residents should not have to pay for what they already own. A June 2014 PSC order authorizing the sale of NYAW’s Lynbrook headquarters ruled against company shareholders retaining any profit from the sale of the asset, Borecky said. The same was true of a 2019 sale of NYAW’s Prospect Avenue property to the Village of Sea Cliff, which resulted in North Shore customers splitting a $1.6 million credit on their future water bills. “It is our view that to be fair and equitable, New York state should compensate New York American Water ratepayers by funding a public takeover . . . and finally give us equal protection under the law,” Borecky said. Baldwin resident Jack McCloy highlighted the pricing disparity between publicly- and- privately-owned water despite being sourced from the same aquifer. McCloy said that he pays more than $100 for about 11,000 gallons of water, while his mother, a Melville resident, pays only $8 to the South Huntington Water district, a public entity, despite using the same

amount. Susan Melnick, of Merrick, added that the bills are inexcusable because of the quality of the water itself. “My water often is brown, not beige or discolored but brown — sometimes it has an odor,” she said. Resident Rich Erben was critical of the company’s tiered conservation rate system, which divides customers into four tiers based on the amount of water they use. The more a customer uses, the higher the rate they pay. “It may be OK if you’re one person – I’m a family of five,” he said. “What’s taking place is really criminal.” Some speakers expressed their disappointment with Hempstead officials who earlier this year opposed a local takeover of NYAW, arguing that resulting savings would be “diminutive” compared to an almost $500 million cost to acquire the system. Supervisor Donald “Clavin scoffed at the results of [Walden’s] feasibility study, saying that a public takeover would significantly increase residents’ tax bills,” said Baldwinite Beverly Visconti. “Is he forgetting about those who already pay significant taxes for New York American Water?” Merrick resident Fred Harrison also acknowledged the town’s reluctancy and recommended the formation of a South Shore water authority to oversee the system, should it be municipalized. Barbara Hafner, of West Hempstead, added, “After looking at what happened in Texas and the privatization of their utilities, we need to rethink our utilities.” Residents who missed the meeting but want to comment can fill out a form on the department’s website, or visit www.dps.ny. gov, click on “Search,” enter Case No. 20-W0102 in the “Search by Case Number” field and click on “Post Comments.”

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EAST ROCKAWAY 1 Thompson Dr, BA, 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch w/Open Layout in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK. O/S Prop w/Deck. Att Gar. SD#20 ......................................................... $599,000

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any people seem to confuse democracy and capitalism. Some seem to think that capitalism defines our system of government. However, our governance is based on democratic principles, including the importance of voting. Capitalism is about economics, not governing. Two central characteristics of capitalism are competition in the marketplace and the availability of information. Competition supports choice, and freely available information supports ROBERT informed choice. Wander supermarSCOTT kets aisles and look at the shelves. There are abundant choices of toothpaste, laundry soaps and paper products, with descriptions of ingredients and safety labels. Nevertheless, we as consumers must be aware; we must determine the truth in advertising. Democracy as a governing system also has informed choice as a foundational

characteristic. We can choose which political party to support, which candidate to back and which policy proposals meet our criteria. However, we must seek the truth and become informed with facts. Given such choices, why do so many fail to vote? The 2020 presidential election campaigns spent almost $14 billion, and turnout, as a percentage of the voting-age public, was higher than any other in 120 years — yet one-third of eligible voters stayed away. Some lacked access or were afraid of the unofficial “marshals” monitoring voting sites, and others were dissuaded from voting by disinformation spread through social media. We need to do more to control disinformation efforts, reduce limitations to voting, help voters learn the truth and ensure the integrity of elections. We can choose to do more to ensure informed choices at the ballot box. But not choosing to do so is itself a choice, one that can lead to the demise of democracy. The historian Robert Artigiani wrote

that we should “choose to act so the act of choosing remains possible.” By failing to exercise our right to vote and failing to ensure the integrity of information promoted by campaigns, we have not only lost our chance to choose, but also have chosen to act in a way that can lead to losing our right to choose. That’s what happens in authoritarian regimes, even though they may not start that way. Hitler was chosen democratically in 1932 before consolidating power. Putin was first elected by popular vote in 2000, and instituted constitutional changes in 2018 that allowed him to remain in power. In both cases, the people made choices that resulted in the loss of future choices because they didn’t stay informed or act on their concerns in time to avoid the consequences. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was the result of a disinformation campaign of falsehoods that persists to this day. For democracy to survive, for there to be “a more perfect union,” we need an informed citizenry that under-

ven in November’s momentous election, onethird of eligible voters sat out.

stands and appreciates critical thinking, information literacy and the instruments of democracy. We need objective journalism as the source of news. We also need more flexibility in voting to meet the needs of our modern world. Voting by mail and early voting are steps forward, but not the only steps that we can take. Why is general-election voting limited to the first Tuesday in November? Wouldn’t it make sense to allow voting over several days, as in some other countries? What about holding elections on weekends, when fewer people would have to take time off from work in order to vote? In some countries, voting is mandatory, and fines can be imposed on those who do not vote. Our vote is our voice. Voting is an act of choice and the exercise of our voice in expressing our values and priorities. We should make it easier to learn about candidates and issues, and vote. After all, our choice of leaders and policies is much more important than our brand of toothpaste. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work.”

Fighting the other epidemic: QAnon (Part 1)

ddly, the most offensive remark made by a politician lately (and there are a lot to choose from) came from Marjorie Taylor Greene last month, as she was desperately trying to hold on to her seat in the House of Representatives. Standing before a microphone on Feb. 4, Greene was backpedaling as fast as she could to put distance between herself and QAnon, the conspiracy group she supported. She had been elected to the House in Georgia’s 14th District on a wave of racist RANDI and anti-Semitic KREISS vitriol and innuendo. In numerous speeches and tweets over the course of her campaign, Greene had allied herself with QAnon and its conspiracy tropes targeting numerous people in public life. By Feb. 4, she had been stripped of her committee assignments in the House because of her public remarks, and she feared being booted out of office altogether. So she stood before a microphone and announced to the world, “9-11 definitely happened.” Thank you, Marjorie. She proclaimed, “School shootings

happened.” In what fractured reality, I wondered, do we find someone like her validating the epic public tragedies we have witnessed with our own eyes? We heard the cries of children with our own ears. We saw the bodies falling from the high floors of the towers. Look around and take note: We are in a surreal place now, where the liars like Greene assume the roles of validating self-evident public truths. In her Feb. 4 appearance, she tried to distance herself from QAnon, but it was a transparent, self-serving show. She kept her seat. This is a woman who promoted violence against Q’s perceived enemies, at one point signaling support for the assassination of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Greene was duly elected by 74 percent of the voters in her district. That raises the questions, how and why. My initial reaction was not to write about QAnon, to avoid shining a light on its dark activities and let it die a slow death. But it isn’t dying. A better tactic, I think, is to let in the air and light until the issues that gave rise to such a disturbing belief system are addressed. Briefly, QAnon is an internet-based

group of people who believe that there exists in public life a secret society of devil worshipers who kidnap and cannibalize children and engage in pedophilia. Preposterous? The ideology metastasized across the web, pulling people into an alternative world where they followed hidden “clues” and “codes” signaling belief that former President Trump would create a “storm” on inauguration day, ushering himself back into power and bringing down President Biden. And of course, destroying Black Lives Matter and Jewish influencers and basically nonwhites of any variety. How does a belief system like QAnon take hold? The problem isn’t politics, which just offers a stage. People are susceptible to theories that claim to explain the inexplicable uncertainties in all our lives. According to a story by Kevin Roose in The New York Times on Feb. 4, QAnon operates in a different way, and on a different scale, than anything we’ve seen before. For starters, it is uniquely participatory. Followers congregate online to decode the latest QAnon posts and to discuss their theories about the news of the day, creating a communal bond with their fellow believers. Apparently, hundreds of thousands of people think, with complete

t satifies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big.

sincerity, that the leaders of the Democratic Party may be killing innocent children. Combine those fantasies with a willingness to commit violent crimes in the name of the group, and there is a real threat. Although there is plenty of ignorance to go around among Q followers, Roose wrote that they can’t be dismissed as stupid. The group satisfies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big. When you don’t get that in other aspects of your life, the group becomes that much more important. Social media adds accelerant. We have to address the psychological triggers and motivations if we want to mitigate the influence and potential dangers of this kind of thinking. Conspiracy theories will always thrive when people feel like they’re not in control of their lives and when political, religious and social groups offer shelter. According to NPR, although QAnon has been kicked off Twitter and Facebook, it thrives on various fringe platforms. I don’t think anyone has a solution for eradicating groups like QAnon. But a good step forward is to better educate our children, creating a generation of more critical thinkers. I’ll address that in Part 2 next week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed, including Dennis McCarthy, of Mineola, and 19 were wounded. Dennis’s son, Kevin, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed. That attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy, Dennis’s wife and Kevin’s mother, to run for Congress. McCarthy, then a nurse, was assailed as a political neophyte and a single-issue candidate, with her laser focus on gun control. Despite the odds against her, she won, and served in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2015, retiring because of a cancer diagnosis. Throughout her time in Congress, McCarthy ably represented her district, becoming a respected member of the House and a strong-willed politician. She was frustrated often by the lack of movement on common-sense gun-control legislation, such as an assault weapons ban, because of big-money special-interest groups like the National Rifle Association. Still, she endured. It boggles the mind, but in the 243-year history of this nation, only two women have represented Long Island in the House of Representatives. McCarthy, who was elected in the 4th Congressional District, on Nassau’s South Shore, was the first, according to the Congressional Archives. The second is her successor, Kathleen Rice, who was previously the Nassau County district attorney, and whom

McCarthy strongly endorsed in the 2014 election against Republican Bruce Blakeman, the County Legislature’s former presiding officer and a current Town of Hempstead councilman. There has never been a woman from Long Island elected to the U.S. Senate. In fact, only two New York women — Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand — have ever served in the Senate since the election of the state’s first two senators, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King, in 1789. Yes, only two. All other New York senators have been white men. That is a sad statement, given that women comprise more than half of our population, and that New York is a racially diverse state. In March, Women’s History Month, we should take a moment to reflect on these facts — and understand that we really could use more women representing us in Washington, and at all levels of government. There is no doubt that women often see the world differently than men. They understand, with far greater depth, the travails that they have faced in this country because of their gender — the implicit bias and outright discrimination. Most often, women are the primary caretakers of our children, so they better understand the lack of government resources available to young mothers with babies and school-age children. They can see how frayed our social safety net is, particularly when compared with Western European nations and Canada. Women elected leaders more often focus on domestic social issues — education, the environment, social equity — compared with their male counterparts in

letters LIRR procurement at a ‘snail’s pace’ To the Editor: Reports of more delays associated with the Long Island Rail Road’s $734 million procurement of 202 new M9 electric replacement cars in 2013 is nothing new. MTA LIRR, Metro North or NYC Transit Federal Transit Administration or locally funded commuter rail or subway car procurement is seldom completed on time, within budget and without contract change orders. There are clearly even more problems with this purchase. The MTA’s own independent engineering consultant forecasts an October 2022 completion date. There is no guarantee that this date will hold. Eight years later, completion of the delivery of all new M9 and M9A cars is several years behind schedule. The oldest M3 cars will have to stay around longer than planned before all new cars arrive and are ready for commuters to board. Instead of retirement, many M3 cars will

Congress, many of whom are often more concerned with international monetary policy and U.S. military intervention than funding school lunch programs and drugtreatment centers. In fact, in the long history of the House of Representatives, only one woman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee, and for only two years, from 2011 to 2013, according to the Congressional Archives. The Foreign Affairs Committee is considered among the premier assignments in the House, a center of international power and prestige. Yes, we need our representatives to keep a watchful eye on global affairs — and a number of women in Congress do. Of the 48 current members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 12 are women — eight Democrats and four Republicans. None are from New York. At the same time, we need to balance international and domestic affairs, and women elected leaders play a key role in ensuring that we do. A record 144 women now hold seats in the House and Senate — but Congress remains a male-dominated institution, with men holding 73 percent of the seats. That statistic needs to change, on both of the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. We need greater balance in order to work toward a more perfect union, one in which our daughters, and their daughters, are given the respect they deserve. This month, though, we can reflect on pioneering women elected leaders like Carolyn McCarthy, Kathleen Rice, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, and now Vice President Kamala Harris.

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he coronavirus pandemic has tipped over the world as we know it, harming most New Yorkers in profound ways while laying bare societal inequities that have plagued New Yorkers for generations, like the disparities in access to child care. It has also strained government budgets to the breaking point, at a time when we rely on the government for help. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and we are inching our way to recovery. On our way there, we can — and ToDD should — focus on issues kaminsky specific that Covid-19 magnified. That’s why I’m pushing to pass two major initiatives over the next few months. My first initiative for Long Islanders is Universal Pre-K. UPK would provide 4-year-old children throughout Nassau County with free public preschool education. This would be a game-changer. New York City already has a robust universal

pre-K program. It’s about time Long Island children — and parents — received the same support. The science is clear: Investing in children before they start kindergarten has profound effects on their pre-literacy and pre-math skills. Children in Tennessee’s state-funded pre-K program, for example, saw a 75 percent improvement in letter-word identification, a 152 percent improvement in oral comprehension, a 176 percent improvement in picture vocabulary and a 63 percent improvement in quantitative concepts, compared to children who were not in pre-K. Simply put, pre-K sets children up to succeed. Universal pre-K would also be critical for parents and the economy. The pandemic highlighted how challenging — and stressful — full-time parenting with full-time work can be for families. UPK would speed up New York’s recovery by letting parents get back to work. I am pushing hard for UPK to be done in this year’s budget, which is due April 1. Second, I want to revolutionize how

ocusing on universal pre-K, and on making big companies fund recycling.

LeTTers remain for post Covid-19, East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal and increased reverse-peak service starting in December 2022. This assumes that the current project recovery schedule is met. When it comes to purchasing new rail cars, the line of the “Dashing Dan” moves at a snail’s pace. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Brinton needs to move on To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Finding peace, post-Trump” (Feb. 18-24): Brinton can’t get Trump off his mind. The 45th president captivates him even though is no longer the POTUS. We were never on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea. This is pure speculation. Many children were sent to the Mexican border alone or with non-relatives to be admitted and later request that their parents be admitted. Brinton is ignorant about the chicanery pulled by desperate people wanting to come to the United States to escape the misery of their Central and South American countries. Immigration detention centers were built under President Obama.

we deal with our trash. We have a waste problem in America. Trash is literally piling up; and it will drown our kids. According to a recent study, the U.S. produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016, about 92.6 billion pounds. If we don’t act soon, we will run out of places to put it. That’s why I have introduced legislation that would shift the responsibility, and the cost, of recycling from taxpayers to big companies. Extended Producer Responsibility (also known as EPR) would boost recycling, curb waste and save tax dollars by shifting the end-of-life responsibility for packaging and paper products from local governments and taxpayers to corporate brand owners and producers. Right now, many products you put in the recycling bin aren’t actually recycled; there’s no market for them. This costs our municipalities millions of dollars, and keeps them on an unsustainable course. Under EPR, producers, like big companies, would cover the cost of recycling paper products and packages. This would moti-

vate them to produce fewer and more eco-friendly materials, all while funding our municipal governments. So what would happen to the packaging from all those deliveries you’ve ordered while you’ve been stuck at home? My bill would require companies to pay our cities for their recycling while also incentivizing them to use less packaging. And the best part? EPR would create thousands of new jobs on Long Island while saving taxpayers money. As we head toward recovery, it is crucial that we provide economic relief for local governments while generating good, wellpaying jobs. The bill, if passed, would be a win-win. We are on the cusp of recovery from the pandemic. More of us are getting vaccinated every day. Now is the time for lawmakers to look beyond Covid-19, learn from what we have gone through, be bold and enact policies that not only help Long Islanders get back to work, but also secure a better future for our children. Why just get back to normal when we can get back to better? State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach, represents the 9th District.

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Trump did not wear a mask initially, and catered to mass rallies that may have increased Covid-19 infections. He should have listened to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of his tweets were factually incorrect and insulting. He has a potty mouth. Witnesses were not per mitted at Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, only the lawyers. It was a rushed trial. Witnesses should have been allowed. The chief justice of the Supreme Court did not preside over the trial, because, in my opinion, he saw it as a farce. Brinton may never feel normal again because Trump exposed a raw nerve in the body politic and the “deep state,” which consists of federal employees and civil servants who believe they know best about which policies benefit the United States, rather than the president. Most of Trump’s tweets were stupid and incorrect. The media’s job was to identify them and show precisely why they were ill-informed or stupid. Trump did accomplish a lot through legislation and executive orders, but Brinton cannot bear to read about his accomplishments on the internet, so he is fixated on Trump. Why doesn’t Brinton address the real problems facing President Biden going forward, instead of looking backward? SID KRIMSKY West Hempstead

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