Karen Rubin

Karen Rubin

809 Articles

Pulse of the Peninsula: Many cheers, but 1 jeer for Cuomo

There is much to cheer in Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address, one of which he delivered at SUNY

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Vote yes for G.N. school bond Feb.

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Great Neck Public School District is asking residents to support  continuation of one of the

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Going Places, Near & Far… Tiger, tiger! On safari in India’s Kanha National Park

  (Our Royal Expeditions ‘Jungle Book Wildlife Safari and Cycling Adventure’ in central India began with our experience cycling through

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Going Places, Near & Far… NYS, birthplace of women’s suffrage, plans centennial events beginning 2017 through 2020

    March is Women’s History Month, but Women’s History has a special significance in New York, which considers itself

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Pulse of the Peninsula: What’s needed: Season without sex

For those women who flexed their liberated muscles by opposing Hillary Clinton (because after all, what did they have to

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Going Places Near & Far… Vail Resorts plans to add Stowe, Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass, giving Northeastern skiers new reason to buy 

Vail Resorts is moving to complete the acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, which would be the company’s first resort

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Going Places Near & Far… Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest ski area in US is one of easiest to reach

The intoxicating view at Park City Mountain, Utah, which after being combined with The Canyons, is now the biggest ski

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Going Places Near & Far… Major museums draw travelers with important exhibitions

Painterly scenes abound at Heritage Museums and Gardens, in historic Sandwich on Cape Cod is actually the theme of this

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Pulse of the Peninsula: One man can save or destroy world

Yes, it is possible for one person to hold the fate of the entire world in his hands. This is

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Pulse of the Peninsula: G.N. school budget strong

As noted in our last column, a budget is the practical expression of mission, values. It is the thing that

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Going Places Near & Far… NYT travel show: Budget travel guru Matt Kepnes offers easy ways to save big money when you travel

Green Tortoise hostel in San Francisco: Staying in a hostel isn’t just inexpensive, but provides for social interaction, let’s you

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Going Places, Near & Far… New ‘Mummies’ exhibit at American Museum of Natural History lets you peer through wrappings

Michael Novacek, Senior Vice President, Provost of Science and Curator, division of Paleontology and David Hurst Thomas, curator of North

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Pulse of the Peninsula: Trump’s 1st budget is anti-American

“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value,” Former Vice President

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Going Places, Near & Far… NYT Travel Show: Greenberg tells intrepid travelers to exploit ‘Brave New World of Travel’

Travel expert Peter Greenberg gives tips on navigating the “Brave New World of Travel” at the 2017 New York Times

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The Island Today: 3 singers advance towards ‘Big Break’

A trio of singer-songwriters, Julia Hayden, Paris Ray and Lydia Von Hof, were winners of the second-round of Gold Coast Arts

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