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The Evil Root of All Elections

As I watch the political candidates, I notice the electioneering is near totally centered on money issues. I presume the candidates believe the adage that “people vote their pocketbooks” and that […]

It’s Election Time Again!

October has been a busy month for Leaguers.  We held well over a dozen candidate forums throughout Nassau County;  there have been several articles in Newsday and the Herald about […]

Join us for Our Post-Election Supper

We will enjoy a light meal and a lively discussion With Commentary on the Election Results by: Ellis Henican Newsday Columnist Author, NY Times Bestsellers Ethical Humanist Society of Long […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE — OCTOBER 2013

As October approaches, I look at the many candidate forums that will be occurring throughout Nassau County and what the means to us in League as we provide the opportunities […]

BAY PARK SAGA CONTINUES: SOUTH SHORE RISING

Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never […]

LWV COMMENTS TO FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

As part of our national position, derived through study and consensus by Leagues across the nation, we believe that natural resources should be managed as interrelated parts of life-supporting ecosystems.  […]

STATE PLANNING MEETING PRIMER

The League of  Women  Voters is very involved with state planning meetings across the country. So, what’s on the agenda for New York State? We’ve compiled a primer that states […]