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Brown: On Long Island, it's about the culture — of corruption
"I have had some exposure to the culture of government and politics in Nassau County during the years that you were in government," U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack said to Rob Walker.
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Brown: Republicans in Nassau and Suffolk, went in it to win it2m read
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Brown: Blasting a big hole in Nassau's budget2m read
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Brown: A (nother) quest to cull taxpayer-funded political mailings3m read
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Brown: Candidates are knocking. Will you let them in?3m read
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Brown: Spota, at sentencing, gives a farewell address3m read
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Brown: If you wind up in Nassau County, this column is for you3m read
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Brown: Cuomo adopts the 'Shaggy' defense2m read
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Brown: Blizzard of cash could be in store for Nassau residents3m read
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Brown: George Floyd's death changed things — on Long Island too3m read
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Brown: Jumping the shark on Nassau reassessments3m read
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Brown: One toke over the (town) line3m read
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Brown: Push for policing reform is far from over3m read
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Brown: Blakeman makes his move3m read
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Brown: Let's go to the videotape3m read
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Brown: Take it to the (term) limit, one more time3m read
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Brown: The inside out of reinventing policing on Long Island4m read
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Brown: Nassau scores with the mother of all one-shots2m read
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Brown: Low vaccine supply isn't only issue for seniors3m read
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Brown: LIers seek vaccinations in bureaucratic haystack3m read
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Brown: On Long Island, purple reigns2m read
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Brown: Gadfly, don't bother me3m read
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Brown: On the road to budget Armageddon, or maybe not2m read
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Brown: Long Island Republicans kicked it Old School on Election Day2m read
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Brown: Young adults are largest bloc of newly registered voters3m read
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Brown: In Nassau, Suffolk, there's a whole lot of voting going on2m read
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Brown: For Bellone, a budget delayed for federal help denied3m read
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Brown: An avalanche of absentees expected3m read
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Brown: The 'roughneck' who made Newsday happen4m read
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Judge delays Trump's sentencing in hush money case until after November election2m read
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50 great concerts to catch this fall
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3 more rare orange lobsters found on Long Island, given reprieves1m read
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Brown: All politics really are local3m read
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Brown: LI delegates navigate strange new party conventions4m read
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Brown: How many calls does it take to get the lights turned on?4m read
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Brown: All wrapped up in a bow2m read
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Brown: This time, police reform may be an open process3m read
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Brown: Dear protesters, this column is for you3m read