Bums Are People Too
     This is my response to last week's opinion of a concerned 16-year-old teen who had strong beliefs about too many "bums" on 116th Street. My opinion totally differs in this serious matter. I am also a sixteen-year-old girl who has resided in Rockaway my whole life. I find last week's opinion to be ru...
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Empty Promises of A Pool
      I would like the Wave newspaper to investigate why Senators Schumer and Clinton, and Congressman Weiner continue to forget their promises to the people and the children of the Rockaways. They were all quick to say nice things to the people of the Rockaways who suffered from the tragedies of 9/11 an...
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Jets Buzzing Overhead
     Who is the schmo! in the know Who told us folks There’d be a different flight pattern To come and to go?
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Need Parking Reform
     It is time to do something about the parking situation in my neighbor hood of Rockaway Park. If more on street parking was allowed it would not be necessary for my neighbors to turn there gardens into paved over parking spaces. I have heard some say we need residency stickers. This would not work. W...
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No Graduation This Year
      I put four kids through P.S. 114 and I am now finding out that my last child will not be getting a graduation.  I am very disappointed and angry that this year the 5th and 6th graders are not getting to finalize their hard work.  I can't understand why this is being taken away from them; this is s...
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Opinion As Good As Another
     Free press is a wonderful thing. It allows for ideas and opinions to be expressed.  The Ruscillos and Sharon Feldman are as entitled to theirs as I am to mine.
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Thanks for Flowers
      We would like to take this opportunity to thank Nadia Murphy and the Ladies of the Belle Harbor Garden Club for providing us with the lovely flowers to decorate the outside of our building. They enhance our summer home away from home and make our building look so nice. Thank you.
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There In Spirit
     I was very happy and not surprised to see Rabbi Joseph Weiss and Moe Weinshel pictured at the Veteran's Circle on the pages of the Memorial Day Parade in the Wave.
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The Shame of St. John’s
     I am currently a member of the United States Air Force, but before joining our great military I was a volunteer for the Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department. Unfortunately, I have had to deal with St. John’s Episcopal a number of times. Their ER is in shambles, and the nurses are as rude as can ...
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Two Thirds Not Good Enough
      A while back the news ran an article about a probationary firefighter. On September 11 he was working across from the twin towers. He went through the hell of the collapse. Early on in the aftermath he was in a crisis. "I was having trouble sleeping. Every time a plane flew over, I had to look up a...
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