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Opposing sides in immigration fight rally on Long Island (New York Newsday) - Critics and supporters of the growing number of day laborers on eastern Long Island held opposing protests Saturday in this community that has become an epicenter in the national debate on illegal immigration.

Long Island Medical Facilities Announce Staffing Changes: January 6, 2006 (RedNova) - By Long Island Business News Staff Huntington Hospital's Women's Health Center named Micheline C. Chu as infertility specialist. She also is a member of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System's Center for Human Reproduction.Nassau University Medical Center named Harvey W.

Long Island Woman Killed On Mount Kilimanjaro (CBS 2 New York) - A Long Island woman traveling with her family on an adventure to Mount Kilimanjaro was killed when rocks and boulders tumbled into tents where tourists were sleeping, a friend said Thursday.

Snow falls in Long Island (Slam! Sports) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (CP) - Veteran backup goalie Garth Snow is expected to miss 3-to-4 weeks with MCL sprains in both knees, meaning the New York Islanders are without their top two goalies.

The Island: Long, good film (The Herald) - When a film is both long and good, as "The Island" most definitely is, you don’t want it to end.

Strong Island Sound Respect program for seniors (OurSports Central) - The Strong Island Sound are a brand new professional basketball team playing on Long Island in the new version of the ABA, red white and blue basketball and all. The original ABA had a long tradition on Long Island and we hope to continue that with our team.

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Long Island Medical Briefs: January 6, 2006 (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik NHCC plans to cut costs, increase revenueThe Nassau Health Care Corp., parent of Nassau University Medical Center, has a turnaround plan that would cut costs by $21 million and increase revenue by about $16 million.

EYE ON THE ISLAND (Newsday.com) - The respective reigning county Division I team champions - Islip and MacArthur - put Long Island's dual-meet wrestling reputation on the line when they compete at Saturday's Union-Endicott Duals near Binghamton.

Bolivia's Japanese `island' (San Jose Mercury News) - More than five decades ago, Shiko Asato fled his war-destroyed home on the remote Japanese island of Okinawa looking for a new life.