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Sign Up and Walk for Kids Growth!
Mar 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Join the community on April 6, 2014. Walk for Kids Growth at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in Queens (at Fountain of the Planets). This community event will feature a scenic 3-mile fun walk, refres...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: March 2014
Mar 11, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
March 2014 Queens NY Market Update  Home sales declined in February with the combined effects of severe winter weather and the decline in affordability due to higher mortgage rates and prices than ...
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Mar 10, 2014 | 1 1 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Stan's Rosary Alter Society Annual Champagne Brunch
Feb 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 152 152 recommendations | email to a friend
Sunday, March 30, 2014  12:00 PM Noon St. Stan's - 57-15 61st Street, Maspeth 11378 Delicious Food - Great Prizes - Unlimited Champagne!  Call the Rectory for tickets, which are $17.00.  718-326-21...
A Step-by-Step Guide on Changing Home Door Locks
Feb 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 633 633 recommendations | email to a friend
Moving to a new apartment or a newly-acquired home sure is exciting and thrilling for a lot of reasons. You are finally in your own place! While moving to your own place sure is a thrilling experie...
Identity Theft Prevention!
Feb 21, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 201 201 recommendations | email to a friend
On Sunday, March 2nd the Crime Prevention Section will host it's fourth Identity Theft Prevention Event at Gateway Center, 501 Gateway Drive, Brooklyn, NY from 10AM-2PM.  WE have partnered with Lio...
Timing Is Everything
Feb 21, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 441 441 recommendations | email to a friend
     While I was living in Nashville, I was continually learning about different plants and flowers that were native to the region. As I walked through a field one day, I spotted a cluster of daint...
Resorts World Casino Hosts Mid-Winter Food Tasting Benefitting City Harvest
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 210 210 recommendations | email to a friend
Join Resorts World Casino New York City Wednesday, February 26, 2014, from 7:00 p.m-9:00 p.m at the Mid-Winter Taste for City Harvest, a special tasting event featuring food, wine, cocktails and ce...
Protect your company from discrimination complaints and lawsuits
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 236 236 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector employment discrimination in year ending 2013...
Interview to author Tony Napoli.
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 244 244 recommendations | email to a friend
Recently I published a review on the popular book “My Father, My Don,” A Son’s Journey from Organized Crime to Sobriety, and I am now pleased to offer our readers an interview to the author, Tony N...

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Dear Editor: With the new plan President Barack Obama has come up with, religious organizations, charities, and hospitals won't have to include contraceptive services as part of their health care p...
Feb 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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We, the people, reject redistricting
Dear Editor: Regarding the newly drawn district lines, these lines do not reflect fair and independent districts. The result of this plan will be matching excellent, current Queens State Senators a...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Who's retiring well?
Dear Editor: A recent article about people not having enough money to retire raises an interesting question: whose responsibility is it to make sure you have enough money to retire? You or your emp...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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In a Michigan state of mind
Dear Editor: I've just returned from a visit with my sister in Michigan. I had been putting it off and making excuses for not going for some time. After all the depressing news about the dismal eco...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Same-sex marriage issue already decided
Dear Editor: In your Dispatch letter “Let the people decide” (1/26/12) concerning same-sex marriage, a writer suggests this “issue” should be “a referendum for the entire state of New Jersey to dec...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Keep the pressure on Big Tobacco
Dear Editor: I would like to acknowledge the story printed on January 4, 2012, entitled “New Yorkers can expect to live even longer.” It was a positive article, and gave us New Yorkers many reasons...
Feb 01, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Same old fear-mongering
Dear Editor: On the subject of Mitch Daniels... More of the same old rhetoric from the same old rich Republicans protecting their financial interests with made-up lies, attempting to pander to vote...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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What about the other languages?
This following is a letter that was sent to Congressman Crowley: I resent that your latest newsletter mailed to me was printed half in Spanish. Queens prides itself in being the most ethnically div...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Catholic schools make a difference
Dear Editor: This year, Catholic School week is observed from January 29 to February 4, and it is a time to praise all these schools and what they do. We at St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Counci...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Courage & dignity down with the ship
Dear Editor: Apparently, many of the crew aboard the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which grounded off the coast of Tuscany, attempted to save their own lives without trying to help others. That sort...
Jan 27, 2012 | 3 3 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Let the people decide
Dear Editor: Within the last few days, the television news media reported that the New Jersey legislature is considering the topic of gay marriage. The New Jersey legislature should be smarter and ...
Jan 27, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pay attention to elections in Congress
Dear Editor: The distraction of presidential elections has its consequences, namely the choosing of good representatives in the House and Senate. That is where all the action is because they spend ...
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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War with Iran must be avoided
Dear Editor: The situation with Iran continues to grow more tense and potentially confrontational with each passing day, and the international community, especially the United States and Israel, ne...
Jan 25, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hodges deserves to be in the Hall
Dear Editor: Joseph Margolin's tribute to Gil Hodges in the “Sports Opinion” column of your December 29th edition was the greatest personal testimonial to a ball player's character that I have ever...
Jan 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Diners going way of dinosaurs
Dear Editor: It is a sad day for all Queens residents with the recent closing of both the Gold Star Diner in Bayside along with the Palace Diner in Flushing. Everyone has their favorite local diner...
Jan 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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'Star Trek' actor Chris Pine pleads guilty to DUI

Hollywood actor Chris Pine, center, arrives at a courthouse in Ashburton, New Zealand, Monday, March 17, 2014. Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, pleaded guilty in the New Zealand court to drunken-driving charges. The 33-year-old was fined $93 New Zealand dollars ($79) and had his New Zealand driver’s license suspended for six months during a hearing at the Ashburton District Court. (AP Photo/Ashburton Guardian, Tetsuro Mitomo) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT, NO SALESWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hollywood actor Chris Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, pleaded guilty Monday in a New Zealand court to a charge of drunken driving.


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US rejects Crimea vote, cites Russian intimidation

Pro-Russian people celebrate in Lenin Square, in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the ballot as illegal and destabilizing and were expected to slap sanctions against Russia for it. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia "would never be recognized" by the United States, as he and other top U.S. officials warned Moscow against making further military moves toward southern and eastern Ukraine.


2014-03-16 20:25:32 -0400
Sparkling finish brings title for Aussie Senden

John Senden of Australia hits a tee shot on the 3rd hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 16, 2014 in Palm Harbor, FloridaPalm Harbor (United States) (AFP) - Australian John Senden birdied two of the last three holes in impressive fashion Sunday to win the Valspar Championship, his first US PGA title in eight years. Senden had a tap-in birdie at the par-5 opening hole and sank a three-foot birdie putt at the fifth to take sole possession of the lead at eight-under.


2014-03-16 20:18:23 -0400