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Money Saving Winter Roofing Tips- Spot Out Faulty Gutters Yourself
Mar 06, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 228 228 recommendations | email to a friend
A good roof is perhaps one of the most important investments a homeowner can make. Any good investment requires good maintenance. One of the most crucial factors in upholding a roofing system is th...
JUST LISTED: 2br Coop For Sale at Windsor Oaks in Bayside, NY!
Mar 06, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
George & Abigail Herrera Introduce another 2br Coop for Sale at Windsor Oaks in Bayside NY!!! Privacy, great views, and convenience are featured in this lovely Bayside Coop for Sale. Offered for sa...
JUST LISTED: 2br 2bth Coop for Sale at the Mayflower in Forest Hills NY
Mar 05, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
George & Abigail Herrera Introduce another 2br 2bth Coop for Sale at the Mayflower in Forest Hills NY!!! Privacy, great views, and convenience are featured in this lovely Forest Hills Coop for Sale...
Do You Have to Pay On-Call Employees for Their Time On-Call?
Mar 04, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans When you hire certain employees for on-call services, questions often arise about wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) addresses the issue of on-call employe...
Are You an Independent or Joint Owner If You Own a Franchise Restaurant?
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorl Stephen D. Hans For more than thirty years, a line was drawn that differentiated a franchiser and franchisee. The relationship between the two served each other well. Entrepreneurs looking ...
Septic Tank Pipe-Cover Crafts
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
Many yards have ugly septic tank pipes sticking up out of the ground, but not all yards have ones that stand out in the open. In some cases, the septic pipes are hidden amongst trees, bushes or oth...
Are Your Dress Code and Grooming Policies Violating Discrimination Laws?
Feb 18, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 115 115 recommendations | email to a friend
      Author: Stephen Hans Companies have the right to expect employees to be neat in appearance and follow a company dress code. Some companies require short hair for men and no one gives it a sec...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: FEB 2015
Feb 16, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 134 134 recommendations | email to a friend
February 2015 Queens NY Market Update  Home sales continued to decrease in January, significantly below last year, however, inventory ticked up slightly. In response to the low inventory levels and...
Ruby Tuesday Is Accused of Gender Discrimination Involving Men
Feb 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 170 170 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans It is common for the media to report on cases of gender discrimination where females did not receive equal pay or the same promotional opportunities as men. In contrast to t...
Stronger Mind, Happier You
Feb 07, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 201 201 recommendations | email to a friend
by Mary Murphy A lot of emphasis is put on the body when talking about working out—those washboard abs, defined calves, slimmed thighs--but sometimes we forget that the mind is part of the body, to...

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Yes to safer streets
Dear Editor: I would like to applaud Mayor Bill de Blasio for creating a task force in an attempt to make our streets safer. Last year, an 86-year-old neighbor of mine was killed with his dog by a ...
Jan 23, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
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Impeach de Blasio
Dear Editor: A dangerous pattern of Communist Party "democratic centralism" is apparent in Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, as evidenced by his back-room lobbying of Council members to unanim...
Jan 23, 2014 | 3 3 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
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Not funny
I guess it’s still okay to bash Italian Americans. I strongly object to the discriminatory implication of Sheneman’scartoon (1/9/14) showing mob-type figures pressuring someone to endorse Governor ...
Jan 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 96 96 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dump the chaplain
Dear Editor: Sanitation Department chaplain Rev. Fred Lucas Jr. outraged New Yorkers by calling our city a "plantation." The media focused on his tasteless remark, but ignored a bigger outrage. Why...
Jan 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 86 86 recommendations | email to a friend
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Use the money you have
Dear Editor: Mayor Bill de Blasio calling for a fair share of financial assistance from Washington is the same tired old rhetoric from decades ago that has grown stale over time. De Blasio's refere...
Jan 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
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More options
Dear Editor: There are a lot of apartment dwellers in Queens and the other boroughs, all victims of the Time Warner Cable monopoly, while homeowners have options like Time Warner, Dish, Direct TV, ...
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Open letter to Albany
Dear Editor: In regard to Mayor Bill de Blasio's state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) programs, it should be pointed out that the existing research studies on the performance outcomes thereof are ...
Jan 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
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We need to enforce deed restrictions
Dear Editor: State Senator Tony Avella will be introducing legislation that would allow neighborhood and other civic organizations, as well as individual homeowners, to register restrictive covenan...
Jan 08, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 109 109 recommendations | email to a friend
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Our bad (we think?)
Dear Editor: As a Christian, veteran, white male and NRA member, I object to you using racist and anti-Christian propaganda in your December 26th issues by portraying a “white Santa” and Fox News i...
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Protect the owls
Dear Editor: The latest story regarding adding the snowy owl to the list of birds to be killed around our airports is nothing short of barbaric. Yes, it is very important for passengers to be safe ...
Jan 08, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 94 94 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farina a good hire
Dear Editor: Which is the greater number: the total count of stars in the solar system, the sum of grains of sand on all Atlantic beaches, the dollar deficit of the U.S. economy, or the tally of us...
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Comrie's reward
Dear Editor: Just as I predicted in a letter to the editor prior to the September Democratic Primary for Queens borough president: to the victor goes the spoils. I said "Don't be surprised when con...
Dec 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 103 103 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nonstop giving
Dear Editor: Christmas is gone, but not the giving to the many still in need. Our food pantries are in need all year long. And let's not forget our blood banks, which are in desperate need of donat...
Dec 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 106 106 recommendations | email to a friend
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RIP Stan Brooks
Dear Editor: News of the death of 1010 WINS senior news correspondent Stan Brooks was very sad to hear. He was in the field of news reporting for nearly 60 years,and he was a true professional and ...
Dec 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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No peace in 2014
Dear Editor: The end of 2013 does not promise national security for the U.S. or the world. China is flexing its growing economic and military prowess while continuing to poison the air its citizen’...
Dec 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 88 88 recommendations | email to a friend
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FOIA rules to guide review of Clinton emails for publication
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will apply Freedom of Information Act standards while reviewing the business emails Hillary Rodham Clinton sent from a private account while she was secretary of state.
2015-03-06 16:54:11 -0500
Doctor helping downed pilot is shocked to find Harrison Ford

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2014 file photo, Harrison Ford arrives at the premiere of "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. An official says Ford crash-landed his vintage airplane at a Los Angeles golf course. He suffered moderate injuries. Los Angeles fire officials say the single-engine plane went down at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015, on the green at Penmar Golf Course in the Venice area of Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Sanjay Khurana was wrapping up a golf game when a vintage plane buzzed overhead, clipped a tree and "dropped like a rock" onto the green. He rushed to the crash, finding a pilot bleeding from a deep gash in his head.


2015-03-06 16:53:27 -0500
Dow reshuffle: Apple joins blue-chip index, AT&T gets booted

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, the Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store, in New York. Apple will replace AT&T in the Dow Jones industrial average after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, the manager of the index announced early Friday, March 6. Apple will start trading as part of the 30-stock Dow at the opening of trading the next day. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is in. AT&T is out.


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