Don't Move The Summer Concerts
      Dear Editor, My husband and I are very disappointed about the closing of the summer concerts in Fort Tilden.
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Energy Crisis
      Dear Editor: Nikita Khrushchev promised to bury us; little did he know that given a little time, and with the help of the environmental nuts, we would bury ourselves. The energy crisis has reached the point of shutting us down and reducing our great country to a third-world nation.
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From The President Of New York City Transit
      Dear Editor: The following is a response to a letter sent to New York City Transit regarding Subway Service to the Rockaways. Dear Mr. Stubben: I am in receipt of your letter to President Roberts dated June 3, 2008 concerning subway service to the Rockaways which references a "Letter to t...
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In Support Of The Parking And Beer Bans
      Dear Editor, I'm writing to you in response to your editorial, pertaining to the summer parking ban and the beer on the beach restrictions. Unlike you and a myriad of other people on the peninsula, I consider these restrictions absolutely imperative and a good thing for our community.
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Thanks For The Spaghetti & Meatball Fundraiser
      Dear Editor, Rockaway has been my home for 13 years. The sand is forever between my toes. My heart is warmed by the wonderful response of residents in our community. Our 100 Precinct Community Council's Youth Committee hosted our first Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner at the Knight of Columbus on Tu...
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What's Being Done For Rockaway?
      Dear Editor, I don't understand how the building and rezoning requests continue on this peninsula. What exactly is the Mayor doing about this supposed Urban Renewal area besides letting two family homes go up all over?
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Howling Praise For It's My Bark Day
      Dear Editor: The third annual "It's My Bark Day," held this past Saturday, June 21, 2008, was a glorious day for all the dogs and their human companions at Rockaway Park's Freeway Dog Park. The sun was shining, the birds and squirrels were hiding and the temperature was mild.
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Keeping Violence Down For Our Children
      Dear Editor: Hello, I've been in Far Rockaway for many years now, and I've noticed that because of the gun violence that has plagued our community lately, our local precinct (the 101) has put up satellites or mobile police stations throughout our area, and also stepped up patrols.
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An Offensive Alias
      Dear Editor, I am first time writer to your newspaper. I am Hispanic, and Hispanic people although supportive, normally do not involve themselves as was portrayed in Ms. Gertrude Martinez letter. The contents reek Joanne Smith, and I do not appreciate a Hispanic name being used as an alias for vi...
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Queens Civic Congress Seek Lifeguards
      Dear Editor: The following is a letter to Commissioner Benepe: Queens Civic Congress, an umbrella organization comprised of over 110 civic, condo, co-op, tenant and other associations throughout the borough of Queens, including the Property Owners Associations in Belle Harbor and Neponsit, as we...
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