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It was called The Hub. Public transportation radiated from Hempstead Village like the spokes of a wheel. Pre-World War II homemakers would bus to Hempstead to shop. Everyone, in fact, shopped in Hempstead Village, the oldest community in Nassau County. While Mineola was the seat of county government, Hempstead was where you went for almost everything else.
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
It was called The Hub. Public transportation radiated from Hempstead Village like the spokes of a wheel. Pre-World War II homemakers would bus to Hempstead to shop. Everyone, in fact, shopped in Hempstead Village, the oldest community in Nassau County. While Mineola was the seat of county government, Hempstead was where you went for almost everything else.
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
Photo: Hempstead Lake State Park (Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile)
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Obama vs. McCain: Debating debates
The Swampby Mark Silva Who wants a debate? The underdog, generally. Who doesn't? Someone who has something to lose. Republican Sen. John McCain, pressing Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for a weekly series of "town-hall''-styled debates, faces a mere six-point...Tags: Government, Political Candidates, Local Elections, Elections, Barack Obama
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Presidential debate moderators named
The Swampby Frank James The moderators for the three presidential debates and the one vice presidential debate have been named. They are, in short, the usual suspects. Moderating the presidential debates will be Jim Lehrer of Public Broadcasting's News Hour; Tom.....Tags: Tim Russert, Political Candidates, Tom Brokaw, Elections, Meet the Press (tv program)
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Bob Barr: Voters say let him debate
The Swampby Mark Silva Most voters - 55 percent - say that Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr should be included in the fall series of presidential debates, Zogby Interactive has found. Not quite as many - 45 percent - say independent......Tags: Government, Political Candidates, Ralph Nader, Referenda, Elections
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Obama, McCain debate: Closing a deal
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 11 pm It's entirely possible that we may have seen a draw tonight, in the first of the presidential election debates of the season. John McCain started tonight with a skaky voice on economic......Tags: Missing Persons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Political Candidates, Upper House, White House
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Debate mystery: What will McCain do?
The Swampby Frank James We've got the last presidential debate coming up on Wednesday from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY and aren't we all hoping it won't be any more of a snore than the second debate? That debate last week......Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Barack Obama, John McCain, Hofstra University
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Nassau Democrats air diversity differences
Spin CycleDemocratic support didn???t come easily Wednesday for Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi???s appointment of Robert Bruno, a registered Conservative, to be a judge of the district court in Hempstead. Party lawmakers delayed the start of the county...Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Nassau County, Court Administration
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