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Save Senior services!
Dear Editor: There is no doubt that New York State is facing a fiscal crisis, the likes of which we have not seen in decades. As a result, Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a budget that inc...
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Census ads wasteful
Dear Letters Editor: While “For Chamber, 2010 census is serious biz” (Holly Tsang- March 11) made sense, other expenditures by the U.S. Census Bureau did not. Consider while the New Or...
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A review of the new Kohl's
Dear Editor: I strongly object to the President of Glen Oaks Village, Bob Friedrich proposal to merge the Q76 and Q79 bus routes in a new single circular route. Friedrich has been stating for year...
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Legalize it
Dear Editor: “ NYS a step closer to medical marijuana” (News From Around The Boroughs - March 4) considering the merits for legalization of medical marijuana use is a breath of fresh...
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Bus dispatchers unhelpful
Dear Editor: What is the exact nature of a dispatcher’s job? At the intersection of Woodhaven Blvd. and Queens Blvd., there are several dispatchers who don’t seem to do anything at all...
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Restore Parks cuts
Dear Editor: As an advocate for fiscal responsibility, especially as our recession has deepened, I certainly appreciate that the State is facing an unprecedented budget crisis and must prioritize ...
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Save state school aid
Government officials at all levels are wringing their hands over how to reconcile budgets with drastically diminished revenues. New York State is certainly no exception to this problem, with a pro...
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Special Election
Dear Editor: A Special Election was decided in the 24th Assembly District pitting myself against David Weprin. The results of that election are now tarnished due to my opponent’s use of poli...
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Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Dear Editor; I feel Congress should repeal the military’s policy of “Don’t ask don’t tell policy.” The time has come when we should not discriminate against allowing ...
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Maspeth parking ticket problem
Dear Editor: We all know that parking a car or van on Grand Ave in Maspeth can be a nightmare. Wed. Jan 7th, I wanted to buy some food at Ivarone’s on 69th St. and Grand. Not finding a parki...
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Hydrofracking is dangerous
Dear Editor: there is a proposal in our state to allow for the drilling of natural gas deposits in the Marcellus and Utica Shale underground geological formations that exist throughout a large por...
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Save our schools!
Dear Editor: The proposed closing and projected restructuring by the New York City Department of Education of Beach Channel High School, Campus Magnet High School and Jamaica High School is a matt...
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Dear Editor: As we begin the new year in earnest, we face a significant challenge to mass transit service that helps make a difference to our quality of life in eastern Queens. Certain cuts propos...
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AP - A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.
AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
AP - One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.