Word: island
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Long Island has never been considered a hockey hotbed, but Weisbrod joined a remarkable Oyster Bay travelling team populated by 15 future Division I icemen. He stuck with the squad through Mites, Squirts, Bantams and Juniors, enjoying several state championships and three national titles. Of course, his team won its league every year, as has every team Weisbrod has ever played...
People ask me, "How can you fight so vehemently against one-party government on Long Island and not decry the same system in Cambridge...
...comes as no surprise that the Democrats cannot attract, winning candidates. You either have to be truly devoted to a political cause or a little bit crazy to run a race you cannot possibly win. And because there are few political causes about which to become passionate on Long Island, the candidates are usually a little crazy...
...Long Island, politics is run by a monolithic political entity that more resembles the Kremlin than Cambridge City Hall. There is one party line, one party candidate and little room for dissent within that party. The county's party boss is also presiding supervisor of the county's largest town...
...Cambridge, if you disagree with one Democrat, another might win. On Long Island, if you disagree with one Republican, you lose...