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Columnists February 8, 2008
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Broad Channel Bits
Commentary By Liz Guarino
      The weather lately has been quite a mix. Rain, sun, clouds, wind, high and low temperatures have all paid us a visit! Some days it's hard to remember it's still winter. In other parts of the country, tons of snow is falling! Broad Channel Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Corps will have its 103rd Ins...
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Drawing On Science For Kids
Snowflakes Are Dainty and Fragile, But When They Gang Up On You …!
Commentary By Stephen S. Yaeger
      Water droplets are always rising in the atmosphere. When the droplets get cold enough they condense (turn to a liquid) on dust, pollen grains or other small particles in clouds. When they reach a temperature of 32o F (0 o C) they begin to crystalize forming a cover of thin ice. When ice crystals f...
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From the Editor's Desk
'Snitches Get Stitches And Wind Up In Ditches'
Commentary By Howard Schwach
      Add another saying to American folklore. "Snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches." Apiece of urban wisdom, a saying for the ages, right up there with "An apple a day will keep the doctor away," and "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
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Historical Views of the Rockaways
Rockaways' L.A. Thompson Amusement Park… 1902 to 1928
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
      From 1857 up until Robert Moses (the pharaoh of NYC) destroyed and demolished the Rockaway's amusement area for Shorefront Parkway in 1937, the Rockaway Beach oceanfront was the place to be for fun, entertainment, and seaside summer living… for the day, week, or season!
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The Inner Voice
Commentary by Marilyn Gelfand
      Some of us live with the idea that if we do what we're supposed to according to society or the medical profession, for example, that we will be protected from bad things happening to us. We use it as a selfrighteous shield as reasons for being the way we are.. thin body, no drinking, jogging long ...
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Notes From A Medical Practice
From The Offices Of The Queens-Long Island Medical Group Commentary by Dr. Java Tabaee, Cardiologist
      February is nationally recognized as American Heart Month, and it is designed to encourage Americans to assess their heart health and make vital lifestyle changes. Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, not only greatly increases disability amongst Americans, but also remains ...
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On The Beach
Rockaway Wins PR Touchdown!
Commentary By Beverly Baxter
      With a defining thirty seconds left to go, players for both the New York Giants and the New England Patriots were sweating out their electrolytes from the sidelines, as Coach Tom Coughlin was being doused with... Gatorade! In the advertising world, where a thirty second spot to be aired during th...
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School Scope
Queen Bee Meets Queen Bee
Commentary By Norman Scott
      There's a story floating around about a recent visit that UFT President Randi Weingarten made to PS 106 in Rockaway to address the issue of whether Principal Marcella Sills deserves designation as one of the UFT's top ten "Principals from Hell.
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Social Security And You
Disability Is Our Most Pressing Challenge
Guest Commentary By Michael J. Astrue Commissioner Of Social Security
      I know from personal experience how difficult Social Security's disability process can be. When my father was 52, he suffered a severe cerebral hemorrhage caused by a rare form of brain cancer. As I took care of the application for him, it opened my eyes to the complicated rules associated with ou...
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The Progressive
Change
Commentary By John Paul Culotta
      We will be hearing from the presidential candidates of the major and minor parties and from political platforms of the desire and promise of change. People are wondering what the word "change" means and if change has the same meaning to us all. It is prudent for candidates and political parties to...
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Simon says...
Commentary From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B
      I'd like to thank the hundreds of neighbors and constituents who I call my family who called or sent cards and mass cards in memory of my mom, Jenny, You have indeed made me a very happy loved individual. Thank you for loving my column as much as I loved her.
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Smith Speaks From Albany
We Must Do Better
Commentary From The Desk Of Senator Malcolm Smith Minority Leader New York State Senate
      As we arrive in Albany for another legislative session, I would like to reassure New Yorkers from every corner of the State that the Democratic Conference of the State Senate is ready for change.
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