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St. Stan's Rosary Alter Society Annual Champagne Brunch
Feb 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 101 101 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 | 583 583 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 | 150 150 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 | 395 395 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 | 164 164 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 | 189 189 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 | 205 205 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...
FREE Dental Emergency Day!
Feb 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 198 198 recommendations | email to a friend
February is Dental Health Month.  To promote Dental Awareness and to offer help to the community, Dr. Khaimov is sponsoring a FREE Dental Emergency Treatment Day on THURSDAY, FEB. 27TH, 2014 10AM-4...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: February 2014
Feb 13, 2014 | 3 3 comments | 240 240 recommendations | email to a friend
February 2014 Market Update Homes sales were down in January from the previous month, likely a result of the severely cold weather which affected many markets more than in typical years. Inventory ...
Party Rentals in The Big Apple: Where Does One Start?
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 229 229 recommendations | email to a friend
Planning out a first rate event is in a totally different league from preparing a routine party. No matter what the occasion, if you really want people to be impressed, you’ll need to go all out an...

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Commuter tax bad for entire region
Dear Editor: Queens Democratic assembly member David Weprin's proposal to introduce a bill in Albany that would implement a 1 percent nonresident commuter tax is disappointing. His proposal sounds ...
Jul 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weiner is a disgrace
Dear Editor: First his account was hacked, then it was a prank that he didn't want to make a federal case of. He was going to hire a firm to investigate, just like O.J. Simpson was going to find ou...
Jun 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fighting cancer, and high costs
Dear Editor: Partisan fighting over skyrocketing Medicare costs has dominated the nation's healthcare discussion, overshadowing critical issues that must be addressed immediately. We need a health ...
Jun 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unfit for office
Dear Editor: One of the most stunning aspects of the Weiner affair is the arrogance of power that we saw on display and have come to expect with many of our elected officials. Weinergate is merely ...
Jun 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sad day for NYPD
Dear Editor: NYPD officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata- who were found innocent of rape charges but guilty of official misconduct- have disgraced the image of what a police officer is expected...
Jun 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Center Mall should pay living wage
Dear Editor: On Saturday May 21st, I attended a Town Hall meeting at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Corona with hundreds of others to demand that the owner of the highly profitable Queens Center Ma...
May 24, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fire company closings would be dangerous
Dear Editor: In an effort to close its current budget gap, last week the Bloomberg Administration announced that it was planning to close the Fire Department's Engine 306 in Bayside. This firehouse...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Box office nightmare
Dear Editor: It might be simpler to find out the identities of the specific Navy SEALS who participated in the Bin Laden mission that it would be to figure out when the Queens College Kupferberg Ce...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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An adoption story
Dear Editor: New York State has the most antiquated laws concerning adoption and they need to be changed. When a child becomes of legal age they ought to have the right to these records. I have rea...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Revel the fire company closings list!
Dear Editor: What kind of political grandstanding is Mayor Bloomberg pulling now? He is stating that he will not reveal which firehouses will be closed due to the city's budget crisis. Certainly, t...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Inspired by your paper
Dear Editor: I first learned about QR codes from your newspaper. Inspired by it, I made one and started using it when I play in the subway. I am the very first busker (subway musician) to use the Q...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pitch in to keep our streets clean
Dear Editor: Springtime is one of the most beautiful seasons with the flowers blooming and the trees starting to leaf out. It seems that everyone is looking forward to the warmer weather. Unfortuna...
May 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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City's math, reading programs are failing our children
Dear Editor As a parent of a 2nd grader student in District 25, I have observed some disturbing trends over the last several years in schools citywide and in the school my daughter goes to. Our won...
May 11, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tired and Disgusted
Dear Editor: How many Firemen and innocent residents have to die in illegally converted apartments and houses?  How many times does an address have to be reported and access denied?  I am so tired ...
May 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Walmart is welcome in New York City
Dear Editor: A Walmart in East New York could be the start of something big for 8 million consumers residing in the five boroughs, and New York City could easily support a dozen stores. This would ...
May 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Israel guard shoots Palestinian at Jordan border
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a guard has shot a Palestinian who tried to grab a rifle from an Israeli soldier at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. Israel Radio says the man has died of his wounds.
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Iditarod: 5 things to know about standout finishes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, there's always a heart-pounding thrill at the finish line in Nome, a rollicking frontier city on Alaska's western coast.
2014-03-10 04:13:10 -0400
Uribe wins Senate seat in Colombia

Voters check a list to confirm where they should cast their ballots during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe is running for senator for the Democratic Center Party. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former President Alvaro Uribe is back in elected office, and his winning of a Senate seat could potentially complicate efforts by Colombia's government to make peace with leftist rebels.


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