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Big Red Ready For Home Opener

To Honor All Who Have Served in Armed Forces The Glen Cove High School Varsity Football Team is ready to open the 2010 season “under the lights” on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the J. Cameron Maiden Field at the Glen Cove High School. They kick-off the season playing West Hempstead. Head Coach Peter Kopecky enters his 20th season at the helm of the Big Red, and is looking for big things from ...

Rep. Carolyn Mccarthy Lays Out Legislative Priorities

Childhood Obesity, Border Control, the Wars, Aircraft Noise Among Topics Discussed Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy sat down with editors of Anton Community Newspapers last week to discuss some of the hot-button issues in Washington and some specific to the 4th District that she represents. She addressed various topics ranging from local airplane noise to Iraq, Afganistan and education. But it is ...

Triathlon Guides Canadian Athlete Kimberly Fawcett-smith Through Tragedy

Triathlon helped Kimberly Fawcett-Smith recover from losing her son, her leg and much of her military career in one terrible accident. The Air Force captain was preparing to leave for Afghanistan on Feb. 21, 2006. Her husband Maj. Curtis Smith had already been deployed to Congo.

Canadian Turns To Triathlon After Tragedy

Triathlon helped Kimberly Fawcett-Smith recover from losing her son, her leg and much of her military career in one terrible accident.

Hillary Clinton: Quran Burning Not American Way

Secretary of State Calls Rev. Terry Jones' Plan to Burn Copies of Muslim Holy Book "Outrageous," "Aberational"

Blog: Is It Better To Ignore Or Protest The Quran Burning?

A meeting Tuesday at the UF highlighted the issue facing people upset with the Dove World Outreach Center's planned Quran burning: Do you ignore it or protest?

Marine With Local Ties Killed In Afghanistan

A family friend says U.S. Marine Cpl. Philip Charte had just turned 22. His family currently lives in the Village of Salem.

Nmu Alum Killed In Afghanistan

One of the American soldiers killed last week in Afghanistan has ties to the U.P. 36-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Matthew West was a Gaylord native and a Northern Michigan University alumnus.

Quiboloy's Followers Unafraid Of Rp Scare

THE negative advisories and travel ban to the Philippines spawned by the botched hostage-taking incident did not stop foreign delegates of an international convention to visit Davao City. read more

Ahmadinejad Voices Doubts About 9/11 Attacks

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.