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Last Monday was the first Congressman Tom Manton Golf Tournament, named after our former Democratic County Leader. He was a master on the golf course and helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the Queens County Democratic Organization. More ... The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking public input on how to spend the $40 million that has been allocated to fix up park-owned land between Beach 9 and Beach 31 Streets. More ... Most of us are content, especially this time of year, to deal with the mundane minutiae of our daily lives. Working, shopping, paying bills, cleaning and repairing our living quarters, and the stress of parenting keep us occupied. Our lives seem to be too busy to make time to engage in the body politic. More ... It's freezing and the snow is falling all white on the ground. Oh! Wrong season, but didn't that sound nice and cooling? See, we're never happy. It's either too hot or too cold and right now, it's too hot for me. Though I love the summer, probably a holdover from my years as a kid living on the beach every day, I think I've had enough of 90 degree days for now. More ... 20 Years Ago... "Communities like Bayside, Rockaway Park and Elmhurst are virtually being destroyed," Queens Borough President Claire Shulman said at the July 29 Queens Borough Board meeting. She was protesting the building of highrise apartments in low-density neighborhoods of single-family homes. More ... Hot, humid weather keeps popping up to remind us how fortunate we are that only some days are unpleasant, not all of them. For the most part, Broad Channel is cooled by the breezes off the water. And when natural cooling fails, there is air conditioning and the backyard pool! More ... RAA Contact Info: Phone: 718-474- 0861; Fax: 718-474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.roc kawayartistsalliance.org. The Arts @ Fort Tilden: The Summer Moons Free Concert/Entertainment Series: Start time: 7 p.m. Location: RAA's outdoor Moon Stage at RoCA, Fort Tilden. If rain - indoors in sTudio 7 Gallery. August 16: Squid. More ... George Tilyou was hearing a lot of talk about the amusement parks, bathhouses and hotels in Rockaway Beach after he opened his new Steeplechase Park on Coney Island in 1897. Not being one to let the grass grow under his feet, in 1900 he purchased the land from the boulevard to the high water line from Beach 97 to Beach 100 Streets. More ... Our society focuses a lot on happiness and people believe they are entitled to be happy. Almost any action is acceptable if it creates happiness. If one is not happy, we are told to change it so we can be happy. We also work hard to ensure that our children will be happy, and try to help parents find happiness in their later years. More ... Actor/comedian/producer Adam Sandler wants to make sure the world knows that he's not a homosexual. At least, his character, firefighter Chuck Levine does, in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. More ... Many people find it convenient and easy to use debit cards instead of using cash, credit cards, or checks. According to the Federal Reserve Board, in 2006, the total number of debit card transactions exceeded credit card transactions. More ... |
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