There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.

It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate the pain of the few who are bearing the cost that made it possible.

We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.

Hopefully, Serbia's political leaders will not only recognize the seriousness which we attach to this case but also understand that it is in Serbia's interest to let justice work to sever the ties with the Milosevic past that have held the country back from a Europe where it otherwise belongs.

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.

In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age.

The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.