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for larger version       Beachcomber All three of the candlelight vigils held last Sunday were a large success. More than 3,000 people showed up at Fort Tilden for the West End vigil. That event was attended by Senator Chuck Schumer, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Borough President Claire Shulman, State Senator Malcolm Smith and City Council Pre... More ... Chatting With Chapey by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey Federal and State laws are in place to assist special education students who are preparing to leave school. In the past youngsters would have simply "aged out" of the school system and would have had the burden of finding continuing appropriate training or placements. More ... Dorothy Dunne The WTC disaster created clouds of smoke that hung heavy over the city and brought the stench of burning rubber throughout many, many streets in New York City for the past two weeks, according to its residents. More ... Dot on Roxbury by Dotty Taphouse To celebrate my daughter, Dorothy Farrell's birthday of September 20th we enjoyed a delicious dinner last Thursday at the Roxbury Barn II. The Roxbury Barn II will be open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (please call for reservations). On Sunday, September 23 we had dinner at C... More ... From the Editor’s Desk by Howard Schwach The term "racial profiling" has become anathema to Americans of all stripes, and rightfully so. More ... From the G-Man by Gary G. Toms Hey people! In the weeks that have passed, there has been a growing sentiment that American forces should go into the terrorist countries and literally wipe them off the face of the earth. The devastation lodged upon the U.S. has initiated a resounding cry for the head of Osama Bin Landen and other... More ... From The Artists Studio by Susan Hartenstein In years to come, children will ask their parents, "Were you there?" Thousands will answer, "Yes." Many of those will add, "And so were you. I held you in my arms while we listened and wept and prayed." The pages of this newspaper will be filled with the details of the... More ... Health and Harmony by Dr. Nancy Gahles Dr. Nancy Gahles graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 1979 and has been practicing in Belle Harbor since 1988. Dr. Gahles is a Certified Classical Homeopath and a member of the prestigious Registered Society of Homeopaths, North America. More ... LOOKING BACKWARD What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago This Week A meeting held by Assemblywoman Gerdi Lipschutz last week detailed two areas of the peninsula that are eligible for New York City grants to develop waterfront amenities such as marinas and piers. They are at Beach 116 Street and the bay front and at Beach 54 Street in Norton Basin. More ... Meet The Irish by Harry McGuirk I passed the American Consulate in Dublin for about a month; All was calm and quiet. No one could ever suspect what was about to happen. We could see the Twin Towers from Rockaway Beach and from Bayside. Suddenly, the murderous pilots crashed their two planes with the civilian passengers aboard. Th... More ... Notes From The High C’s Clear and Present Danger! Words that are unfamiliar to our very existence in this great country of safety and freedom. On September 11, 2001, the impossible , the unthinkable, the unimaginable became a reality, destruction of the World Trade Center, terrorists!! More ... Sprayview Sticks & Stones By Environmental Reporter Bernard Blum The terrorist attack at the World Trade Center has brought public attention to the fact that dust is an environmental threat. Small particles, called "particulate matter," are generated by the fires, the explosions and the building collapses. They can also come, however, from airplane and... More ... The Inner Voice by Marilyn Gelfand The events of the last few weeks have horrified and terrified us. We can’t control terrorists no matter how smart we are. There can always be new enemies even if we kill some or if they kill themselves. We are facing the uncontrollable destroyer on our own home ground. We know how a natural disaste... More ... |
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