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By fatherfrank June 18, 2009
Heroin use on Long Island is worse than you think. It is not merely a serious social problem; it is a serious social crisis. A major variable of the crisis is people's denial, especially parents ...
By fatherfrank June 18, 2009
If you suspect that your son or daughter is using heroin, you should intervene immediately. Waiting and treating this issue lightly could cause your son or daughter to lose his or her life. Heroin use ...
By fatherfrank June 12, 2009
It's hard to believe that another graduation season is upon us. I have been thinking a lot about this significant event. So much has happened this past school year.
What do you say ...
By sports June 10, 2009
On December 13, 2007, Andy Pettitte's life changed forever. That was the date that the Mitchell Report went public and the veteran southpaw's name was included as a user of performance-enhancing drugs. By the time ...
By fatherfrank June 05, 2009
Defiance! What does a parent do when a senior in high school is told no about a social activity and informs his parents that he is doing the activity anyway? As we approach summer vacation, ...
By liseniors June 03, 2009
Most family fortunes don t survive to a third generation. Here s why. Unlike some quaint adages, the saying Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations seems to have a basis in fact. In the book ...
By sports June 03, 2009
Drafting Tavares May Do More for Islanders Off the Ice "Earning" the right to select first in the National Hockey League Draft may not be something to be proud of but it does set a ...
By Stan Wiest May 30, 2009
I am president of A.STAN WIEST MUSIC and I lead the first Band/Orchestra from the office - THE STAN WIEST ORCHESTRA.I am also a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants - I give seminars ...
By sports May 29, 2009
Walsh Needs to Improve Knicks With Top 10 Draft Pick The Knicks didn't get the break they needed from the ping-pong balls at this year's NBA Draft Lottery and will have to settle for the ...
By fatherfrank May 29, 2009
If you pick up the newspaper, most of the first 10 pages are filled with doom and gloom. Even heartwarming stories about people making a difference are few and far between. Our economic woes are ...
By travel May 22, 2009
There is perhaps no better example of the heroism of The Greatest Generation than D-Day, June 6, 1944, when American and Allied forces stormed the beaches at Normandy, France, in the face of Nazi firepower ...
By sports May 21, 2009
Mets Should Have Dunn Deal in Winter When the Mets headed into the season with question marks in the two corner outfield positions, their lack of depth showed in more than just left and right ...
By fatherfrank May 20, 2009
Summer vacation is fast approaching. For many parents of school-age children, summertime is their worst nightmare. Unfortunately, due to our economic landscape, many of the recreational programs available for school-age children and young adults wi
By fatherfrank May 15, 2009
Parents, teachers, clergy and concerned community members are alarmed at the rate drug use is escalating across the country. What is even more troubling is the growing number of drug dealers that are infecting our ...
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