Editorial
Observe History's Lessons On Veterans' Day
     This Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, is the 88th anniversary of the day when at 11 a.m. one of the first and bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century officially ended. That war, "The War to End All Wars", was by no means the end of anything. The battles went on and 23 years later the Japanese attack on Pear
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Op-ed
One Guy's View Of The Trans Fat Controversy
BY JOHN J. COX
     I was having a cold beer at the Shillelagh Tavern here in Queens when my good friend, Vernon Jackson, entered and sat on the stool beside me. He looked haggard after a hard day's work, so I bought him a beer. "Thanks," he said. "I guess we should enjoy this while we still can."
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     sword with the blade pointed down, [a] symbol of the end of the conflict. Across her bosom she is holding an olive wreath, [the] symbol of peace. Below her, at the base, is the mournful epitaph: "
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Beg Pardon
     The article "Crowley, Maloney Seen As Easy Winners On Tuesday" by John Toscano on page 35 of the Nov. 1, 2006 edition of the
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