Good News On Libraries
Dear Editor:
      Reading opens doors to life... loves... jobs. Books entertain, for sure, but they also make sense of our past, illuminate the present and light the crooked path to our future. Book depositories date to the pharaohs of Egypt; were transformed & Americanized by ole Ben Franklin and were gorgeously ...
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Unsubstantiated Allegations
Dear Editor,
      I understand that The Progressive is upset by the current President of The United States. The Progressive should understand that the repetition of unsubstantiated allegations and uncritical use of inflammatory language does not constitute rational argument.
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Far Rockaway The Forgotten
Dear Editor,
      While Arverne, Rockaway Beach, and Rockaway Park are being revitalized, Far Rockaway is rapidly declining. The bulk of houses built by United Homes, has become an eye sore. Try going on Seagirt Avenue between Beach 29 Street and Beach 32 Street; those so-called houses are only two years old and i...
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Oxymoron
Dear Editor,
      Illegal aliens are criminals by definition and therefore shouldn't be issued driver's licenses! Governor Spitzer's support for his driver's license proposal is in reverse and his allies (Mayor Bloomberg and ex-Mayor Koch) have told him so, while Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer are "d...
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Nice New Dog Run
Dear Editor,
      I would like to comment on how nicely Freeway Park Dog Run is coming along. On Sunday, October 28, from noon till 2:00 p.m., there will be a costume party at the park; I urge everyone to bring their dogs for a great time.
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IfWe Build It, They Will Come
Dear Editor,
      Years ago when Chuck was our congressman, he promised to build a pool for the peninsula residents in the Riis park area. A pool committee was formed, made up of all the usual customers (myself included), and meetings were held, and held, and held. Then along came our new Congressman Anthony and we...
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