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The future of New York is intimately tied to the success of our City's schools. Fundamental to the principles of a sound education is the understanding that students cannot succeed in an environment disrupted by intimidation and violence. More ... Besides all the usual stuff, one of the big things separating left and right these days is the environment. What's happening to it and what are we going to do about it? Are we in the midst of a global warming crisis and aren't we responsible for it if we are? Aren't there really too many of us using too much of everything anyway? More ... Omigosh- it's October and certain days folks have been wearing shorts, tank tops and sandals. Just when it was late enough in the season for it to cool off- it was suddenly summer again. It has been easy to enjoy this weather because it has been so unexpected. Temperatures have hit the 80's! What's next? More ... The good news is that MTA Bridges and Tunnels is fixing the two bridges that are the main access to Rockaway and they probably will not fall down anytime soon. More ... The Lamarcus A. Thompson Amusement Midway came to the old Rockaways' Playland site in 1902, and became part of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park on the Rockaway Beach Peninsula. Tilyou's Steeplechase was located between Beach 97 and Beach 101 streets, boulevard to beachfront. More ... Did you know that there are nearly one hundred state agencies? Most people are only familiar with a few high-profile agencies such as the Department of Environmental Conservation or the Department of Transportation. More ... This Halloween, people will be frightened by different things. Scary costumes. Frightening flicks. Ghastly pranks. The dark. But there's no need for anyone to be afraid to apply for Social Security benefits online! More ... What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... 20 Max Leather Group, a manufacturer of designer leather belts for men and women, is relocating from 21-09 Borden Avenue, Long Island City, to 14-15 Redfern Avenue, Far Rockaway, thanks to Sholom & Zuckerbrot, a real estate agency based in Jericho, L.I. and Far Rockaway Revitalization Corporation. More ... By this time the reader knows that a living thing does not wear a label saying whether it is an aardvark, rose, zebra, dog, cat, bee, maple tree, or some strange being from outer space. If it produces its own food, remains in one place, and looks like a plant, it's a plant. More ... Autumn is the season that brings with it a plethora of changes in temperature, light and lifestyle. Along with these changes in the environment and in our school, work or social lives, the sensitivities of our bodies give us clues as to the uneasiness with which some of us make this transition from summer to fall. More ... If only President Bush could send Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman into the Middle East to clean out all the terrorists. It seems so simple. Why hasn't he thought of it? Maybe, he'll get the idea after seeing "The Kingdom. More ... |
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