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City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., chair of the council Public Safety Committee, voiced concerns at a budget hearing last Wednesday about the diminishing ranks of the New York City Police Department, which for some years now, has successfully fought against the quality of life issues that 15 years ago gave the city a bad image in the eyes of the rest of the country and, More ... Last Thursday at 1:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the exact center of the sun crossed the equator, making day and night each 12 hours long. The Vernal Equinox ("equal night") of 2008 occurred on a day that might not have felt much like it, but last Thursday, March 20 marked the start of the season known as spring. More ... To The Editor: Blood is in the air and with it is the possibility of the Democrats imploding. The White House, which seems to be in their reach, may fail to materialize as a result of the warfare Obama and Clinton are engaged in. More ... To The Editor: The United States was created by the 13 individual states that existed in 1789. They established a federal government with limited powers and very few duties. Each state was to remain independent in most areas. More ... To The Editor: How dismayed I am upon hearing on the radio news report this morning [March 20] that Con Edison is planning to raise rates 5 percent for New York City residents. This is a shame and indeed an act that is unreasonable. I agree with our state Assemblymember Michael Gianaris who said that this is profoundly wrong. More ... Word of our plight must get to the readers of your publication! We the people of Northwest Queens have a story to tell and we want your paper to tell it. The story is about the sale of Con Edison land to a private entity (Steel Equities) who will then lease to Federal Express. More ... |
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