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Congressman Anthony Weiner dropped in at The Wave offices last week for a chat that lasted more than an hour and a half. His discussion with the paper's editorial board was wideranging and interesting. Weiner, who is on the Judiciary Committee, has a great interest in Gateway National Recreation Area as well as in keeping middle class residents in the city. More ... One of our neighbors was worrying out loud to me about the dryness of the season due to the absence of the usually free-falling April rains. Well, she must have been amazed when the rain started to fall the next day! Of course, it continued to rain the following day and the day after that too. More ... A few days ago, one of my patients was lamenting the fact that she was not really feeling any better. Her shoulder pain waffled between slightly better and slightly worse. Our conversation took a turn when I asked her if she was doing any of her home exercises. More ... A special Gallery Sitter's spoken word event is taking place this Sunday, May 4 in sTudio 7 Gallery, 1-4 p.m. Hosted by poet and visual artist Shirl Holt, the afternoon will feature various wellrespected invited writers reading their own poetry and short prose, as well as an open mic. More ... In a "Representative Democracy" such as ours, we elect people to represent us and to make the laws that we must all obey if civilization is to work. We elected Gregory Meeks to the House of Representatives. We elected Malcolm Smith to the State Senate and James Sanders to the City Council. More ... The year 1914 is displayed on the hood of this photo prop car, most likely in one of the many souvenir photo shops along the Rockaway Beach boardwalks at the time. One continuous promenade did not come until 1926! Of the seven gentlemen in the picture, the one on the left seems to be leading the group in song! More ... Patience is really so important and it is undervalued. Most people these days believe in speedy results. I have one friend who says it takes me too long to give an answer to questions she asks me, but I say I am really thinking about the best answer I can give. Kids want to see photo pictures instantly and think on some level that life is like a video game... More ... What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Shot under the left breast during commission of an apparent robbery on April 17 about 11:30 p.m., a Far Rockaway woman made her way to a friend's house and was removed to a hospital in good condition. More ... Everywhere you look signs of a troubled economy present themselves. One of the most worrisome signs is the dramatic increase in revolving debt being racked up by consumers on credit cards in the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown. More ... Eva Moskowitz, former NYC councilwoman and failed candidate for Manhattan borough president (we can guarantee she would not have appointed an independent voice to the Panel for Educational Policy as did Scott Stringer who defeated her), has used her down time between political campaigns to open a charter school in Harlem, squeezing her way into a public school space. More ... It's quite interesting for people to come up and talk to me each day, whether I'm in my office or in the street, to thank me for the work I do. Some tell me I'm entitled to a raise from $80,000 a year. I question where in God's name are they coming up with this information? More ... We are constantly bombarded by diets that promise to shed twice the weight in half the time without having to starve. Yet, despite 25 years of diet plans, the obesity epidemic has only gotten worse. Recent figures show that two out of three American adults are either overweight or obese, with this problem growing even faster among children. More ... Today hundreds of advocates from across New York will come to Albany to demand more from their government. They're not asking for money or special privileges - they're asking for reform. And if we want our state to grow and prosper, we must provide it. More ... Blooming plants make great gifts for moms who enjoy gardening. So many colorful plants will soon be available for the garden, so you can give mom the gift of spring this Mother's Day. More ... In the past few weeks there has been discussion in the media of a survey that indicated people who identify themselves as conservative politically, view themselves as optimistic, happy and religious. (Conservatives are so optimistic they are willing to have the military stay 100 years in Iraq, because the surge is so successful. More ... |
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