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Columnists July 13, 2007
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It's My Turn
'The Passion Pit' And What Can Be Done To Clean It Up
By Henrick A. Karoliszyn
      Henrick A. Karoliszyn is a local freelance writer who loves to surf and once wrote a surfing column for The Wave. He often stops by the area at the foot of the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge, which connects Rockaway to the mainland of Queens.
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Historical Views
of the Rockaways Somerville, Arverne, Rockaway Beach….1913
      At a few corners along Amstel Boulevard (Beach Channel Drive) on the south border of the new Somerville development in north Arverne, realty offices were set up to service prospective buyers of building lots. Today's View shows one such sales building on the northeast corner of ...
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Somerville, Arverne, Rockaway Beach….1913
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
      At a few corners along Amstel Boulevard (Beach Channel Drive) on the south border of the new Somerville development in north Arverne, realty offices were set up to service prospective buyers of building lots. Today's View shows one such sales building on the northeast corner of Am...
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From the Editor's Desk
When It Comes To Shootings, It's 'All In The Family'
Commentary By Howard Schwach
      Every story has to start someplace and, although this one could probably begin twenty years ago, or thirty, I'll begin it in March of 2003, when four Rockaway residents were arrested by Manhattan detectives for a Times Square melee in which eight people were shot and two others were stabb...
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance Cool Summer Evenings Filled with Song
      Commentary by Susan Hartenstein RAA Contact Info: Phone: 718-474-0861; Fax: 718-474-4373; e-mail: rock art116@aol.com; website: www.rock awayartistsalliance.org.
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Erin On The Rox
By Erin Baumann
      Happy First Birthday to Patrick Sean Fitzgerald! On April 29, Jennifer and Sean Fitzgerald celebrated Patrick's special day with their family and friends including his Grandma & Grandpa Adams, Pop Pop & Gram, Aunt Kelly, Aunt Liz & Uncle Geoff Gilmartin, Uncle Pat Adams, and Uncle Larry.
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Simon says...
      Commentary From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23 rd A.D. Part B We had a great "Breezy" week. On Wednesday and Thursday evening, St. Thomas More-St Edmund's proudly presented its 19th annual parish show, "That's Life," directed and choreographed by Maryelle...
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On The Beach
Commentary By Beverly Baxter Lights, Camera, Action! Meet The Breslins!
      Catching up with the Breslins is like trying to catch your breath! Within the past year, they've organized an elaborate wedding, attended, and knowing Liz, organized, many lovely showers, and have had a beautiful baby boy whom they've named Quinn Michael William Breslin.
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Notes On Consumer Affairs
Commentary By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer
      With college acceptance season in full swing, high school seniors and other college applicants are rushing home to check the mail, hoping for the big envelopes that often signal a positive response. Now is the time for students and their families to consider the best way to finance their ed...
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Notes from the High C's
Rockaway Music and Arts Council
by Sharon Gabriel
      I hope you were able to attend the concert on Sunday because if you didn't, you missed a very unusual group. MacTalla Mór is very hard to explain. To say that they are a Celtic band would not be explaining them at all; I came to Ft. Tilden expecting to be bored and was anything but...
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The Progressive
      Commentary By John Paul Culotta Peace Or Real Estate? "Power, Faith, and Fantasy America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present," written by Michael B. Oren, is a comprehensive, detailed survey of our nation's relationship to that most volatile part of the world.
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The Diary Of A Green Thumb
Using Water Wisely
Commentary By Danielle McShane Danielle's Rockaway Florist
      Did you know that the average American uses approximately 168 gallons of water each day, and enough water to fill two Olympic-size swimming pools each year? Although 80 percent of the earth is covered with water, less than one percent is available for human consumption, and globally, as ...
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