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Broad Channel Bits
Commentary By Liz Guarino
      Happy New Year! It's always exciting to begin a new year. Some folks make resolutions to put themselves on a different path. Do you know that the number one resolution is to lose weight; numbers two and three are exercise and quitting smoking? Whether you made resolutions or not, enjoy this new ye...
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Dorothy Dunne
Happy 2008. May It Be A Year Of Prosperity, Health And Enjoyment
      I did not get a chance to send my usual cards and wishes this year due a stay in the NYU Medical Center for over 10 days. I wasn't released until 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve. No cards or paper wishes or emails went out, but I still wish all of you the best for the holidays and the coming year. Do, ho...
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance
Commentary by Susan Hartenstein
      'Get Out Of Town'Coming And LAPC Awaits RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718-474-0861; Fax: 718-474- 4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalli ance.org From the intimacy of a singer's exhaled note to the grandeur of a painted canyon. From the unspoken bond between human and pet...
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From the Editor's Desk
Recapping The Year 2008 - With Some Help From My Crystal Ball
Commentary By Howard Schwach
      Now that 2008 had ended and we move this week to 2009, I thought that I would recap the year for our Wave readers. Of course, I had to whip out my trusty crystal ball and, not being digital, I had some fuzzy pictures, but I'm going to give it a try in any case.
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Health & Harmony
Healthy New Year's Practice
Commentary By Dr. Nancy Gahles
      Practice is an act of consciously repeating the same behavior in order to become facile in doing it. Practice requires focus and intention. Practice leads to the goal of becoming good at that which you are attempting to accomplish. This year, I intend to practice a tradition that I found laudable ...
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Historical Views of the Rockaways
Bathing Suits 101 - One Hundred and One Years Ago, That is!
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S.Locke
      Compared to modern bathing attire, which is rather cheeky - butt nice, the over a century bathing attire was often referred to as a cover-up! And indeed it was, as the moral codes were entirely different, and completely/ strictly enforced by the law in Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway.
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In Quarters
By Chris 'Bubba' Kalisak Firefighter/EMT: Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department
      Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Did you all make your New Year's resolutions for 2008? Once again the BCVFD helped out Santa Claus on Christmas Eve by taking him around in our fire engine to visit some of his young friends.
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It's My Turn
Black Out The Yankees? Never Again
Commentary by City Councilman Tony Avella
      When Jimmy Dolan and Cablevision, in all of their arrogance, blacked out the Yankees for a full season in 2002, I vowed to make sure it could never happen again. But because Cablevision has a 10-year franchise agreement with the city, I knew I would have to bide my time.
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Looking Backward
      What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... What started with adjoining drivers making comments that could not be heard in the other cars ended up the morning of December 24 with one man having his bumped-around car stolen. Jeremy Newman, 62, who was shot on Tuesday, December 29, about 5 p.m., near ...
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Social Security And You
What You Might Not Know About Medicare
Commentary By James Glasser, Manager, Far Rockaway Social Security Office
      Almost everyone knows that Medicare is a medical insurance program for retired and disabled people, run by the government. But there are probably some things you don't know about Medicare - and should. Some people are only covered by one type of Medicare; others opt to pay extra for more coverage...
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Spotlight on Elderlaw
Estate Taxes and Married Couples
Commentary By Nancy J. Brady, RN, Esq. And Linda Faith Marshak, Esq.
      Many clients who come to see us own real property that has appreciated greatly in value over the original purchase price. In some cases the value of the real estate brings the total estate value over one million dollars. An understanding of the estate tax consequences is crucial to avoid one's ben...
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The Diary Of A Green Thumb
A Bit Of Color This Time Of The Year
Commentary By Danielle McShane Danielle's Rockaway Florist
      In a dreary month like January, the winds are high, the air is cold, and our gardens are bare. We are all in need of some color and warmth. The perfect houseplant to add to our collection at this time of year is the bromeliad.
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The Rockaway Irregular
Democracy Begins At Home
Commentary by Stuart W. Mirsky
      Are you as tired as I am? I mean of the seemingly interminable presidential campaign, of course. I planned to write a bit about the current crop of front-runners and where they stand this week but, after thinking about it, I realized I didn't have anything new I wanted to say.
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