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Columnists October 26, 2007
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Broad Channel Bits
By Elizabeth Guarino
      Aren't the sunny days and higher temperatures we have been enjoying this October somewhat unusual for this time of year? There have been years that Halloween costumes had to be under heavy coats; but if the weather holds out this year, the kids may be wearing shorts and tank tops under their Batma...
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Beachcomber
      The tragic crash in which one, and perhaps two, young men died could have been avoided if the occupants of the car had been in school, where they belonged, rather than driving a stolen car at high speed through the streets of Rockaway.
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Making Waves
Commentary By Jane Deacy Republican State Committee Member, 23rd AD
      First and foremost, allow me to thank The Wave for the opportunity they have afforded both Eric Ulrich and me to write a column to address the Republicans of the 23rd Assembly District. It is truly a statement attesting to their willingness to allow us to get our message out, unfettered. We thank ...
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Meeks'Message From Capitol Hill
The President's Team May Not Want to Go Up Against the SCHIP Coalition Again
Comment By Congressman Gregory Meeks
      We all know that football season is in full swing. The Giants are doing well ? the Jets not so well. When you review the schedule at the beginning of the season you can predict some of the big games, but what makes football or any sport so exciting are the unpredictable big games. A team that expe...
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The Rockaway Irregular
Barbara
By Stuart Mirsky
      When I first met Barbara Eisenstadt, I misunderstood her. Nearly two years ago I called the Rockaway Music and Arts Council with an idea: why not put a Rockaway Writers' Conference together, I asked, and hold it as part of the RMAC's annual Fall Festival?
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Chatting with Chapey
Is Discrimination Alive And Well?
Commentary by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, Democratic District Leader
      The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) basically requires that individuals who are 40 years of age and older be free of employment discrimination based on age.
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Eye On Physical Therapy
Commentary By Dr. Tim Rohrs, DPT
      The number one reason people seek physical therapy treatment is pain. Pain, in its most simplified form, is the brain's perception of electrochemical signals from damaged tissue. In some cases the cause of the pain is clear; a fall to the floor, hitting your thumb with a hammer, or some other trau...
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Health & Harmony
Good Grief
Commentary By Dr. Nancy Gahles
      Autumn is a time when we watch nature divest herself of her heavy leaves. She surrenders to the wind and allows the winds to carry them off of Her. We rake up the dead leaves and use them as compost for our gardens. Earth returning to Earth. Right passage.
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Historical Views of the Rockaways
A Rare Look at the Beach in Neponsit, Rockaway Beach, N.Y. in the 1920s
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S.Locke
      This rare photograph of the beachfront in Neponsit, depicts the exclusivity of this portion of the Rockaway Beach peninsula from its very beginnings, in the Queens Borough of New York City. Old-fashioned bathing lines have been installed for local beachgoers, and they can be counted using only th...
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Looking Backward
      What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Clearing of the right of way for Route 878 (often referred to as Section E of the Nassau Expressway) from Burnside Avenue in Inwood to Meadow Causeway in Lawrence may begin in about a month.
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From The Artists Studio
Halloween, KidsmART And 'The Irish Ropes'
Commentary by Susan Hartenstein Rockaway Artists Alliance
      RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718-474-0861; Fax: 718-474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance.org HALLOWEEN ALERT! Madam Rayah has but moments to spill the Halloween beans before she is at risk of being whisked off by seafaring captors. On October 26, 27, 28 and 31 ...
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MovieScope
'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' - Virgin Territory
Review By Robert Snyder
      What is it that makes Cate Blanchett so perfect as Queen Elizabeth I? Reprising the role she conquered in 1998's "Elizabeth," the Oscar-winning actress seizes it again with equal fury in the new "Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
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