Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has written a new book “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution,” – suggesting changes to everything from gun ownership and states rights to the death penalty. I think it’s great. Is it gonna happen? No. Think of how hard it is to change the…
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“Hillary’s poll numbers could be in for a baby boom”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 20 2014 Will Hillary get a baby bump? Oh, I know. Chelsea’s the Clinton who’s pregnant. But her mom’s approval ratings have suddenly started sagging. And a baby in the family might be exactly what the poll doctor ordered. Babies are…
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“Stephen Colbert inherits ‘Late Show,’ and so can you?”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 13 2014 That was quick. The epic struggle to replace David Letterman on the CBS “Late Show” lasted exactly one week. A week ago Thursday, Dave said he’d be vacating his host chair after 21 years. This past Thursday, CBS announced…
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“Howie Rose calls ’em like he sees ’em”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 6 2014 It’s hard to have no reaction to Howie Rose’s on-air comments about the aging Nassau Coliseum and the sports-mad, peninsula-shaped island on which it resides. “You know,” the MSG play-by-play man said during Tuesday’s broadcast of the Islanders-Panthers hockey game,…
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“They want people to sign up, they’ll make it easy for people to sign up and if you say I tried to sign up but I had some glitches, they’ll still let you sign up.” – Ellis Henican The White House announced that a late surge of insurance seekers to HealthCare.gov before Monday’s deadline had pushed signups…
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“Taking notice of the new autism statistic”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 30 2014 Nothing glazes the eyes like a fresh load of statistics. But this one is just too startling to glance away from: One in 68 American children now show up on the autism spectrum. That’s a 30 percent jump from two years ago.…
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