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Columnists May 25, 2007
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MovieScope
'Spider-Man 3' - On The Web
Review By Robert Snyder
      There is something ironic about finding "Spider-Man 3" on the web only 10 days after it opened in theaters nationally to a record $242.1 million. Still, chintzy audience members are shortcutting themselves watching a second-generation bootleg, that offers little of the stellar special-effects p...
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Addressing The Issues
Chapey's Trinity Services: Transportation For Seniors and Youth
By Geraldine M. Chapey Democratic District Leader
      Chapey's Trinity Services will hold its 5th annual luncheon on Friday, June 1, 2007 at 12 Noon at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach. Please call Geraldine or Stella for information and tickets at 718-474-1641. Chapey's Trinity Services is a comprehensive community based program de...
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Health & Harmony
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. - Chinese Proverb
Commentary By Dr. Nancy Gahles
      I awaken to the sounds of birds singing, the trees greening, the flowers blooming and I feel happy. Then, I see the wind blowing and feel the chill in the morning air and I begin to despair. Another cold day, when will it be warm? It's mid- May, I want the sun shining all over me. I wa...
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance Transformation - From Tavern To Treasures in Glass
Commentaryby Susan Hartenstein
      Next RAA Exhibitions: Saturday, June 2-Sunday, June 24. Planet Animals. s Tudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden, RoCA. The Latest from Shannon Elliott . A solo show featuring the most recent works of this upstate artist. sTudio 6 Gallery, Fort Tilden, RoCA.
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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said
      20 Years Ago... Queens Supreme Court Justice Angelo Graci has ordered around the clock surveillance of a long wandering garbage scow in New York harbor, to make sure the garbage cannot end up in the Edgmere landfill.
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It's My Turn
Why We March
By James W. Casey, New York State Commander American Legion
      Many years ago while planning a trip to Brussels, Belgium to visit relatives, my wife and I decided to spend a few extra days touring the countryside. With our Frommers guidebook in hand, we found we were not far from the town of Flanders. Being a proud U.S. Navy veteran, a new member of ...
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The Rockaway Irregular
When No News is Good News
Commentary by Stuart W. Mirsky
      In the last lap of this president's second term, Bush has all but fallen off the major media scope. It's not that he has suddenly become beloved by the New York Times or that media pundits have now begun to see the light and embrace him. On the contrary, criticism of the president and his...
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Spotlight
On Elderlaw Long Term Care Insurance
Commentary By Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq. And Linda Faith Marshak, Esq.
      In past articles we have described the Medical Assistance Program, or Medicaid, as a means for financing long term care for the elderly or disabled. Through the Medicaid program, benefits are available for long term care either at home or in a nursing facility provided certain criteri...
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Social Security And You
When Disabled Children Become Adults
Commentary By James Glasser, Manager, Far Rockaway Social Security Office
      National Family Month runs from Mother's Day (May 13) to Father's Day (June 17). This Family Month, we would like to focus on how Social Security can help disabled children. You probably know that a child can receive Social Security benefits on a parent's record if the parent is re...
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Smith Speaks From Albany
Repairing A House of Cards: New York's Subprime Crisis
Commentary From The Desk Of Senator Malcolm Smith Minority Leader New York State Senate
      Homeownership may well be the American Dream. But for thousands of New Yorkers, that dream is quickly turning into a nightmare.
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