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Chatting with Chapey
     by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, Democratic District Leader
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Broad Channel Bits
By Liz Guarino
     The cold weather and snow have settled in for the winter. At least one of our neighbors says she will not be able to warm up until spring! Since some folks have trouble getting around in the snow and ice, it will be nice if there is not too much of the slippery stuff decorating the stairs, sidewalks
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Drawing On Science
      by Stephen Yaeger It’s snow season again; time for those long-awaited snow storms and one or two blizzards to get our minds off the long-hot summer that just passed. Did you ever notice how much we complain about the weather? You get a hot day, around 90 degrees and the TV newscasters are
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance RAA’s Holiday Meeting, Elections And Audrey Too
by Susan Hartenstein The Arts @ Fort Tilden –
     Exhibitions@ sTudio 6 and 7 galleries: Gifted: A Holiday Member Exhibition and Sewn and Thrown: A Pottery and Quilt Exhibition of Juried Original Works.
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From the Editor’s Desk
By Howard Schwach
     There have been 483 murders in New York City as of the end of last month, compared with 519 during the same period last year. At that rate, the city would record 530 murders this year, 40 less than last year and one of the lowest murder rates since the 1960’s.
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It’s My Turn
Op-Ed by Bernard Gassaway, Former Principal, BCHS
     “You cannot serve two masters.” You cannot serve children and remain silent while they are being hurt under your watch. You cannot serve children when you promise the master you will remain loyal to him no matter what. Eighteen years ago, I pledged to serve children – no matter what. So when I was
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Health & Harmony
Creating Simplicity from Chaos
By Dr. Nancy Gahles
     One of my favorite Chinese hexagrams from the I Ching
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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said
     20 Years Ago... Add 12 police officers to the 100 Precinct (Rockaway Beach) and 11 to the 101 Precinct (Far Rockaway). They will be there the first week in January. No one has applied for a transfer, so it appears that these officers will be added to the ones already serv
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MovieScope
‘Jarhead’ – Waiting In War
By Robert Snyder
     An early scene in “Jarhead” shows Marines going wild watching the helicopter attack from “Apocalypse Now.” It’s the most exciting moment in the movie... ”Jarhead,” that is.
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Social Security And You
By James Glasser, Manager, Far Rockaway Social Security Center
     The arrival of holiday decorations in shopping malls and stores also signals the arrival of job opportunities.
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Spotlight
On Elderlaw
By Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq. And Linda Faith Marshak, Esq.
     Happy Holidays! Over the past year we have emphasized the importance of the basic estate planning documents- the Last Will and Testament, Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy. These documents are important for all individuals over the age of eighteen, not just for senior citizens. Many of our
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The Rockaway Irregular
The ‘L’ Word
by Stuart W. Mirsky
     When I retired at the end of 2002 one of the first things I did was try to find a Republican organization I could contribute some time to. To my great surprise, there wasn’t very much out there. When I contacted the New York State and national GOP organizations, no one contacted me back. But after a
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