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Beachcomber
     The tragic accident that took the life of 17 year-old Rockaway resident Ryan Rudden is a reminder that putting on your seat belt may be the most important thing you ever do in your life.
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Boyle-ing Points
     With all this talk about the baseball strike I figured its time we, the taxpayers, built these guys new stadiums.
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Broad Channel Bits
By Liz Guarino
     Well, the Carnival came to town, brought its magic and left lots of good memories in its wake. Now, Labor Day Weekend is here. And with it, the end of summer, and-hopefully....cooler days waiting in the wings.
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Chatting With Chapey
By Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey
     With the approaching anniversary of the tragic events of 911, New Yorkers are, as never before, dedicated to working together to rebuild every facet of the city's life.
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Dorothy Dunne
     It was a hot, hot, hot summer, but we are still sorry to see it go. Mardi Gras and Labor Day this weekend sure marks the end of busy, sizzling, sweating, yet swim-cooling summer days we will yearn for in the winter months to come.
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Dot on Roxbury
     The Roxbury annual Men's Old Timers Baseball game was held on Saturday August 24 at the Roxbury Ball field. Lots of fun seeing some of the old timers hitting the ball off the tee and trying to run around the bases.
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From the Editor’s Desk
By Howard Schwach
     I was only two years old when Japanese dive-bombers sucker-punched the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, but I have done enough research for my textbook series to know that none of the schools in the United States were teaching on December 8, 1941 that we had to be sensitive to the people who attacked ...
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From the G-Man
By Gary G. Toms
     Hey people! I’m going to start with an official apology to members of the community who came out in effort to support me and my partner, Joe Bonilla, (The Bass Kings), at the Multi-Cultural Family Festival last weekend.
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Health and Harmony
By Dr. Nancy Gahles
     Indian summer of late summer is a short season. It is a transitioning time from the hot sun of August and the cool winds of autumn. The weather can be erratic. Some very hot days interspersed with cold, rainy or damp days.
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LOOKING BACKWARD
What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago This Week
     Broad Channel residents have reacted with glee to the word that they can now buy the land on which their houses are situated. Dan Tubridy, a Broad Channel resident who had been a leader in getting the city approval for people to buy their lots, held a meeting with 400 residents last week, with most ...
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On The Beach… With Beverly Baxter
     The power of the web and its reach is truly amazing! Just last week I received a phone call from The Wave editor Howie Schwach with wonderful news about a friend of mine who lives in Munich Germany had found me on the web.
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Simon Says….
From the Desk of Lew M. Simon,
Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B
     Once again the Good Government Regular Democratic club is running their monthly Atlantic City bus trip on Saturday, September 21. The cost is $28 with $16 returned.
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Sprayview Sticks and Stones
By Environmental Reporter Bernard Blum
     "Topiary work" controls "natural flora by clipping shrubbery into fanciful animals and furniture.
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