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Not an excuse

By Sabrina Garone
Published April 21, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
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Some Long Island districts voice their opposition to the New York's Indigenous mascot ban.
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Some Long Island districts voice their opposition to the New York's Indigenous mascot ban.

Some Long Island districts voice their opposition to the state’s Indigenous mascot ban. Governor Lamont responds to budget proposals from Connecticut Democrats. New York passes another spending extender. And a farm that teaches sustainable practices is run by Mashantucket members, and college students.

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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