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Beachcomber
     Each warm day, The Wave receives dozens of phone calls complaining about conditions on the beach, from a lack of lifeguards to Park Enforcement Police (PEP) who act more like Gestapo than like those who are supposed to keep our beaches safe.
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Broad Channel Bits
By Liz Guarino
     Time really flies! It is hard to believe that July is here already. Flowers of all different kinds and colors are blooming all over the area and small green tomatoes are on some plants.
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Dorothy Dunne
News Events/Travel Editor/Host • WNYX - TV Morning News
• 12:00 noon on UHF Chs. 35 & 26 Monday - Friday
     You knew from the moment you took your seat in the audience at the Post Theatre last week that you were in for a fun time. And it held true with the audience participation warm up to the end of a humorously entertaining show.
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance
by Susan Hartenstein
     The prospectus and entry form is now available for ARTSPLASH 2004 a Multimedia Arts Event with a special section devoted to Digital Art. Simply visit RAA at www.rockawayartistsalliance.org and click on the ARTSPLASH icon.
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From the
Editor’s Desk
By Howard Schwach
     One morning in April, a number of the residents in Ilave, Peru, angered because the city council failed to keep a promise to pave a highway and build a market for local vendors, burst into a town council meeting, beat several of the council members and dragged the mayor through the streets before ha...
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Historical Views
of the Rockaways

From The Rockaway Museum
by Emil Lucev, Curator
Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
     It Is Judgment Day For You – Rockawayite!
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The Inner Voice
by Marilyn Gelfand
Read the Story...

Looking Backward
What The Wave Said
20
     Years Ago...
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MovieScope By Robert Snyder
‘The Stepford Wives’ – Robot Makeover
     Is "The Stepford Wives" dated? It’s question that moviegoers must ask themselves before plunking down nine bucks for a ticket to the remake of the 1975 Ira Levin thriller.
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On The Beach
With Beverly Baxter
A Bit Of This And That, And Dorothy Dunne Too
     I was out and about on a recent sunny Saturday riding with my top down when I stopped at the light on RBB and B. 116 Street...and there I noticed amongst the throng of subway DFD’s and the "corner boys" this glamorous woman donning a stylish straw hat and shades with weekend luggage in tow...
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On The Beach
With Beverly Baxter
     I was out and about on a recent sunny Saturday riding with my top down when I stopped at the light on RBB and B. 116 Street...and there I noticed amongst the throng of subway DFD’s and the "corner boys" this glamorous woman donning a stylish straw hat and shades with weekend luggage in tow...
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Simon says...
From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B
     During the past few weeks many beachgoers, Rockaway residents and other New Yorkers have been outraged by the unfair, unjust treatment they have received on the beach.
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Social Security And You
The Basics of Social Security Survivors Benefits
By James Glasser, Manager, Far Rockaway Social Security Center
     Oftentimes government statistics can simply bore you; but there are some statistics that may surprise you.
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The Progressive By John Paul Culotta
Leadership
     During a recent trip to a chain bookstore it became apparent in the self-improvement section that the nebulous aspect of "leadership" is a popular subject.
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