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Columnists January 11th, 2008
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Broad Channel Bits
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Commentary By Liz Guarino
      We have felt the grip of the winter's icy cold temperatures; some folks would have been fine without it, but we are supposed to have four seasons every year. And we get them, global warming notwithstanding! At the beginning of the year, a trip down Memory Lane can be fun.
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Drawing On Science For Kids
When Competition Is Not A Sport
Commentary By Stephen S. Yaeger
      Any sport or game is a competition. Only one person or team can be a winner. In nature plants and animals are always in competition. But if there's a winner then the loser may become extinct or pushed out of its environment. By studying nature we know that plants and animals need certain things to...
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From The Artists Studio
Visual Jazz and an Irish Cello
Commentary by Susan Hartenstein
      RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718 474-0861; Fax: 718 474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance.org Highlights from "Get Out of Town": In New Orleans, music is a religion and religion moves to the tempos of the city's music.
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From the Editor's Desk
Why Was Gang-Banger On Street Instead Of Jail?
Commentary By Howard Schwach
      I I was all ready to trot out my handy crystal ball so that I could continue to tell you what happened to Rockaway in the year of 2008, but I got sidetracked by a police-involved shooting here in Rockaway and wanted to address that before it got too stale.
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Historical Views of the Rockaways
In Memory of Wooden Bungalows at Seaside, Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S.Locke
      There are many bungalows still located at the west end of the seaside section of our peninsula. The greater part of these have been converted or remodeled into year-round dwellings. The first of these appeared in the western border of the seaside section in the early twentieth century, and were p...
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Looking Backward
      What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... North Channel Bridge, between Broad Channel and Howard Beach, was rated this week by the State Department of Transportation as New York City's fourth worst bridge.
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Notes from the High C's
Rockaway Music and Arts Council
by Sharon Gabriel
      Welcome to 2008 and my wish for everyone is that the new year is good for you and your family. May we all be in good health, and prosperity and only good things for everyone. My hope is that our country, especially, and our community in particular, prosper.
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Notes On Consumer Affairs
Commentary By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer
      With the warmth of summer behind us, it is important to take a moment and consider three potential dangers that are unique to the winter months.
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School Scope
Run Bloomberg, Run
Commentary By Norman Scott
      A story in the New York Times, "Obama's Surge Deflates Forum and Talk of a Bloomberg Run," on the day before the New Hampshire primary may have been premature in burying Michael Bloomberg's independent run for the presidency. I hope he does run, but not because I am a supporter.
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Simon says...
Commentary From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B
      We wish you and your family a happy, healthy New Year. May 2008 bring peace on earth, happiness and wealth for all. If you think that you are the only one having trouble with the Post Office, think again. Sometimes we think we have been personally targeted, especially when my office and home mail...
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The Progressive
Thoughts For The New Year
Commentary By John Paul Culotta
      At this time of the year, we should be thinking of the pleasant memories of childhood and the magical promises of the season. Miracles, it is believed, happen as we feast and enjoy the benefits of a consumer society. Often, we forget that civility is necessary for civilized life when we shop and t...
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