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Beachcomber
      Complaints have been coming into The Wave from all over the eastern end of the peninsula from people who have not been receiving their mail on a regular basis. Some claim that they have not received mail in days.
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School Scope
What Was the Question?
By Norman Scott
      This was the response to the last School Scope column "Travels to a Distant Word" on my visit to the University Club to cover Christopher Cerf, the Department of Education Deputy Chancellor for Something or Other at the Manhattan Institute luncheon. The answer is a long one and there are ...
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Cross Currents
March Is Red Cross Month: And The ARC Is Here For Rockaway Every Month Of The Year
Commentary By Joan A. Foley Director, Queens Chapter American Red Cross
      Joan A. Foley is director of the American Red Cross in Greater New York-Queens (138-02 Queens Boulevard in Briarwood). To learn about classes, volunteer opportunities and how to support programs in the Rockaways, call 718-558-0053 or email crosscurrents@nyredcross.org. More information ab...
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Simon Says
Commentary From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23 rd A.D. Part B
     It has been quite an interesting few weeks, thanks to The Wave story of the rumor that the governor would appoint Senator Serphin Maltese to a state position and Councilman Joseph Addabbo would run for that seat in a special election. For the last two weeks my phone has been ringing off the hook.
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The Brag Bag
By Robin Shapiro
      Welcome home to Blossom Fraiman, Hilary Lander, Fern Zagor and Pearl Feder who just returned from their trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hubbies Carl, Lew, David and Ed had their own vacation in Florida! I just spent 10 days in Barcelona, Spain where my son David is studying this semester. ...
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Broad Channel Bits
Commentary By Liz Guarino
      Winter weather came back with a vengeance earlier this week, as if to make up for the unseasonably warm temperatures we had been enjoying. And the strong winds that came with the cold make it feel even colder. Fortunately, here in the Northeast we do enjoy distinct changes of season. So, as...
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The Inner Voice
Commentary by Marilyn Gelfand
      Life carries us along at its own pace. There are times where we are bombarded with so much to do or deal with and other moments when we have nothing eventful happening. In life, we get both opportunities- the need to push forward or the need to be still and enjoy the quiet.
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On The Beach
Patrick Clark & Baby Breslin Make Debut
Commentary By Beverly Baxter
      It was a great night for Patrick Clark and his crew of Sunlites Stained Glass as invited guests celebrated the grand-opening debut of Patrick's new stained glass studio gallery at the newly renovated location of the former Palm Garden Pub, located at 114-24 Rockaway Beach Boulevard.
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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago...
      New York State Assembly's Ethics Committee is expected to recommended this Monday that Assemblywoman Gerdi E. Lipschutz be stripped of her post as chairman of the Assembly's Majority Steering Committee and her stipend ($11,000) for this post, and that the full Assembly censure her.
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The Progressive
Commentary By John Paul Culotta
      Truckloads Of Cash Sometimes I wonder about the attention span of my fellow citizens. Our media is full of stories of paternity cases, contested wills, love crazed astronauts, and lottery winners. Most Americans are opposed to the decider's surge of troops in Iraq.
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From The Artists Studio
Exhibition Opening This Weekend Rockaway Artists Alliance
Commentary by Susan Hartenstein SAVE THE DATE:
      Saturday March 31, 2007 from 7 p.m. to Midnight. What: Rockaway Artists Alliance 2007 Fundraiser. Where: L OFT 181, 181 Beach 116 Street, 2nd floor, Rockaway Park, NY. Stay tuned to this column for more details.
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Historical Viewsof the Rockaways
Where To Shop In Broad Channel - The Wave - March Of 1933 - A Blast From The Past!
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
      After the Crossbay Road opened in 1926, many more shops and stores opened in Broad Channel. Many of these new establishments began to use the pages of The Wave to advertise as a block of business places in the Channel.
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MovieScope
'Amazing Grace' - English Abolitionist
Review By Robert Snyder
      Most Americans may not realize that Great Britain freed its slaves and abolished its slave trade decades before Abraham Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation. And this all happened while the British were still fighting to keep their colonial hold on the United States.
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The Music Beat
'Kill Hannah' At Mulcahy's Pub
Commentary by Leanne Edwards
      Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling to Wantagh, not far from my home on Long Island, to visit Mulcahy's Pub to listen to one of my favorite bands, Kill Hannah. They stem from Chicago, Illinois and their sound is unique and fun, while their lyrics are refreshing and easy to relate t...
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