Archive for February, 2011

HEY WISCONSIN – LOOK AT NASSAU’S SWEET DEALS

Ellis | February 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
HEY WISCONSIN – LOOK AT NASSAU’S SWEET DEALS

 Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 27, 2011 All eyes are on Wisconsin this weekend. Will the nation’s gaze turn to Nassau County next? Whatever sweet deals unionized teachers have been receiving in Milwaukee and Madison, you can bet they get nothing half as sweet as this: A $338,000 handshake on the way out the door, like [...]

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SPARK OF FREEDOM MEETS ITS MATCH

Ellis | February 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
SPARK OF FREEDOM MEETS ITS MATCH

http://www.newsday.com/columnists/ellis-henican/quest-for-freedom-meets-violent-match-1.2699418 The spark of freedom, once struck, is not easily extinguished. Isn’t that the lesson of the American Revolution, the French Revolution and about a hundred other revolutions since? Well, that spark has clearly been struck in Tahrir Square as Facebook social networkers and English-speaking college students quickly toppled Egypt’s autocratic Mubarak regime. So Bahrain [...]

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SLAMMING THE DOOR ON AN INEPT POLICE DRUG LAB

Ellis | February 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
SLAMMING THE DOOR ON AN INEPT POLICE DRUG LAB

“Hard part is sorting Nassau lab errors”  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 13, 2011 Well, it’s about time. After years of rumors, months of mounting evidence and weeks of irrefutable proof, Nassau County officials finally shut down what had become the most notoriously inept drug lab in America.  But that’s the easy part.  Now, prosecutors, defense [...]

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‘BLINK’ RACES TO TOP OF THE CHARTS

Ellis | February 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
‘BLINK’ RACES TO TOP OF THE CHARTS

In its first week on the shelves, “In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the Day that Changed Everything” is a New York Times Best Seller! The book, written by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican, has everyone talking…and reading. In its debut week—this story of triumph, tragedy and Waltrip’s personal struggles in the aftermath [...]

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GANG GREEN SUPERBOWL BLUES

Ellis | February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
GANG GREEN SUPERBOWL BLUES

“NY teams sure left us feeling less that super”  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 6, 2011 We’re not there. No matter how loud the pre-game hype may get, no matter how exciting we pretend Green Bay and Pittsburgh are, no matter how many QB profiles we read about Roethlisberger and Rodgers, the Jets and the Giants [...]

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US EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSE TO EGYPT CRISIS

Ellis | February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
US EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSE TO EGYPT CRISIS

Ellis Henican responded to questions about the United States expectations for democracy in Egypt and President Obama’s public response to the crisis in Cairo. (FOX News LIVE 2/4/11) E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican

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