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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Broad Channel Bits Commentary By Liz Guarino It is not always obvious from the temperature that it is winter. When the winter winds whistle through the tree branches and house eaves, it is quite a sound. For some reason the sound seems to make the temperature feel colder. Anyway, it's good weather to pull out an extra blanket and curl up in ... More ...
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise…Surprise Commentary by Susan Hartenstein RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718 474-0861; Fax: 718 474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalliance.org Entertaining and full of wonderful surprises. These words define the opening reception that kicked off the five weekend run of "Get Out of Town," RAA's exhibition pre... More ... From the Editor's Desk Unintended Consequences: When Good Laws Go Bad Commentary By Howard Schwach Having won the 1936 election by a wide margin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to use his political capital to push some of his favorite projects, one of those being housing for the poor. "I see one-third of a nation illhoused, ill-clad and ill-nourished," Roosevelt said in his January 19... More ...
Atlantic Engine Company #1 - RBVFD - From The 1902 Front Page From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S.Locke The Rockaways had a volunteer fire department from 1886 to 1905, the latter year beginning the takeover by paid New York City firemen. Some of the dedicated volunteers became members of New York's Bravest, but were transferred to other city firehouses. Afew did come back later on. More ... The Inner Voice Commentary by Marilyn Gelfand Recently, a couple of things have just fallen into place in my life because I was able to let go of timing. When I get insecure, I want an answer immediately... now… ordinarily so that my insecurities will be met. However, in life timing does not work that way. If we can release our fears ... More ...
Commentary By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer The amount of information available on the Internet is mind-boggling. A recent estimate put the number of web pages on the Internet at over twenty-nine billion. Apopular website with which you may be familiar, Wikipedia, claims that it now offers approximately nine million articles in 252 language... More ... The Progressive Jesus and Politics Commentary By John Paul Culotta The practice of Christian wisdom consists, beloved, not in an eloquent ability to preach or in the desire for fame and glory, but in that sincere and willing humility in which our lord Jesus Christ himself More ... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Just west of Seaside Avenue in Rockaway Beach, the 1987 Chevrolet police radio patrol car spun around out of control and slammed into a utility pole on the north side of Beach Channel Drive. More ...
Commentary From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B As we sit here today to write our column it will soon be the 12th anniversary of the death of my beloved mother, Jennie, who passed away on January 31, 1996. Who would even think it is 12 years? It still feels like yesterday. More ... |
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