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Greg Blass American political discourse today: with malice toward all who disagree

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Is there room for civil discourse anymore, as ridicule and disrespect take a tighter grip on both sides? Seeing the problem this way may help solve it. Is there any hope for the approach Abe Lincoln prescribed: "with malice toward none?"

Greg Blass Can you stand on one foot for 20 seconds? What balance says about brain health

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How well we can balance on one foot is directly connected to our memory, our ability to solve problems, and the overall health of our brain.

Greg Blass Securing our borders is right for America

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Opposition to liberal immigration and refugee policies is quickly labeled racist, xenophobic and most especially Islamophobic. We are told that rational concern for our liberty and safety must not impede our commitment to diversity.

Greg Blass Gratitude is good for your health

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How an ongoing 30-year research study of 678 nuns shows the connection of gratitude and a positive life outlook on physical and mental health and longevity.

Greg Blass Charter schools have led a barely perceptible but much-needed revolution in public education

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Charter schools have opened the way for wider acceptance of school choice and the "no excuse" college prep schools for low-income kids.

Greg BlassGood grief: Local day-camp offers kids a safe place to learn to cope with death

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The one-week program mixes sports and games with music therapy, art therapy, counseling and more. It's free, and it's right here on the North Fork.

Greg Blass Did Suffolk County cook its books? Will taxpayers ever learn the truth?

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Did Suffolk County cook its books in order to qualify for more than $100 million in borrowing it needs to stay afloat — and pay for an unprecedented, multi-year police contract?

Greg Blass ‘There ought to be a law’: Yes, internet defamation should have consequences

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Blass proposes a new law would require an internet defamer to post a retraction in the same venue of social media everywhere the libel originally appeared. And the original statement would be forever deleted.

Greg Blass The joys (and perils) of bicycling on the roads of the North Fork

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Designated bike routes are not really the "bicycle paths" the signs imply, but often merely the narrowest of shoulders at best.

Greg BlassWhy are we living shorter lives?

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The mortality rate of middle-aged, non-Hispanic whites increased between 1999 and 2013, reversing a decades-long trend of increasing longevity. Are we willing to take a hard look at why?