Something seemed off, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I ran into 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew watermelon-flavored Slurpee following an acupuncture treatment. The large green

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Newsday columnist Ed Lowe passed away in 2011 from liver cancer. There was no greater read between the pages of Newsday than a new column by Ed Lowe. He told stories about real

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I ventured outside to gather the Sunday papers, failing miserably in my attempt to dodge the raindrops. I know I’m old-fashioned, but I love reading the Sunday papers in the

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When is it considered too early to turn on your air conditioner?There is no hard and fast rule, I guess. Depending on the weather, you might need to give it

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Do you get squeamish if someone mentions the word “acupuncture?” I know I do. Just the thought of needles makes my knees go weak. Working at Winthrop Hospital, I regularly

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By now, you might have heard about a new pinball arcade on Long Island. Unlike the video arcades proliferating the landscape in the ’80s, this space is dedicated to the

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Batman has The Joker, Superman has Lex Luthor and Spiderman has the Green Goblin. Every superhero has an archenemy. Sometimes the superhero wins, sometimes the archenemy wins. Both sides spend

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