O’REILLY’S NO SPIN ZONE ON LONG ISLAND

What are you doing this Tuesday – April 12th?   Bill O’Reilly, the always provocative host of the “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel, is coming to Long Island. As only he can, Bill will highlight the latest cultural outrages, separate the pinheads from the patriots and dissect the presidential field for 2012. This is…

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LI’S WEAKEST COUNTY EXEC AWARD GOES TO…

What a spring it’s been for Long Island county execs. Now Nassau and Suffolk both have executives without the power or the moral authority to lead.   Any other year, Ed Mangano would definitely be the weakest county chief within miles. He doesn’t even run his own budget any more. The poor can’t buy a…

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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS / NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL

A CenTENNial Celebration and a Silver Anniversary Celebrate Tennessee Williams’ 100th Birthday at the 25th Annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival     Are you going to be in New Orleans March 23 – 27, 2011? You’ll want to come over to the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. The five-day fête honors the legendary Tennessee Williams, his works,…

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TIKI’S PLANS TO PLAY THE FIELD AGAIN

“Tiki Barber Wants to Return to the NFL, But Is This Just Another Fumble for the Ex-Running Back?”, Ellis Henican Opinion, FOX NEWS. COM, March 11, 2011 Tiki, Tiki, Tiki! What do you mean “playing the field” again? Tiki Barber, the charming New York Giants running back who retired in 2006 to work full-time on…

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‘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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SPEED READER?

  How fast can you read?   At the Daytona 500 on February 20, Michael Waltrip will be driving the black #15 car at speeds approaching 200 mph. So your eyes may have to move quickly. But that’s our book emblazoned on the car’s rear panels. “In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona and the…

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INS AND OUTS OF NFL FOOTBALL

“Playoff football hits the frozen tundra″, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 9, 2011 Is football an inside game or an outside game? Is America a nation of wimps? Just in time for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL, both those questions hang in the air like big, fat snowflakes. And the schedule isn’t warming anybody up.…

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COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Does the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 sufficiently meet the demands of the digital age?   Ellis Henican headed to Washington DC to moderate a lively discussion that addressed this question, and many other critical legislative and regulatory issues. The Copyright Clearance Center-sponsored event wondered out loud whether government policies are properly managing rights…

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