Archive for the ‘Award Winning’ Category
Junk Bonds
Carol Whelan, a nurse, sits on her couch in her cramped, middle-class Cape home in Lindenhurst, occupied by a laughing parrot, two dogs and a monkey. She shakes her head sadly. “The truth is,” she says, “I’m getting tired of going to so many funerals of young people.”
Long Highland
They had all the proof they needed that they were fighting a real war.
Recently, two detectives from the Nassau County narcotics/vice squad went for a quick bite at a county line area bagel store. Both are seasoned veterans, having fought the darker side of suburban life for some years.
Quirky
Betty Marie is 16. She can really be annoying.
First, you must call her Betty Marie. “It is not Betty,” she says matter-of-factly. “It is Betty Marie.”
A Guide To Special Education
One of the Long Island Press’ missions, from its start, has been to advocate for special needs kids and work to aid those caught up in the special ed system. In the past three years, the Press has published stories about special needs children in its award-winning ongoing series, “Our Children’s Brains.”
Are You Prepared?
There’s an old, worn-out piece of cloth hanging over the railing, barely blue and torn around the edges. This is 7-year-old Jimmy’s favorite blanket. Most nights he can’t fall asleep without it. His family knows this, but he can’t verbalize it to them or anyone else.
Autism
When 7-year-old Matthew gets a haircut, one of his parents has to hold his upper body down while the other holds his lower body. He speaks only about five words, and the one he uses here is “No!” The barber has to buzz Matthew’s head, because the process has to go fast. Agitated, Matthew attempts to put his shorn hair back into his head whenever he gets his hands loose.
