Editorial
Ronald Reagan's Legacy Lives On
      Today, Feb. 6, 2008, would have been Ronald Reagan's 97th birthday. Born in a small town in Illinois in 1911, Reagan, the one-time president of the Screen Actors Guild and two-term governor of California, embodied the American Dream- anyone, born an American, no matter how humble their origins, ca...
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Wants No Fed Ex
      A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette Hon. Patricia Acampora, Chair New York State Public Service Commission 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223-1350 Dear Chairwoman Acampora: Please be advised that the Astoria Civic Association, one of the largest in the sta...
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Questions Dorm Plans
      To The Editor: I am writing in response to the recent letter [ Gazette, Jan. 23, 2008] by Lawrence King, Student Government President at St. John's University, regarding the Henley Road dorm. Mr. King's assertions about the character and high standing of the St. John's University students have ...
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Keep Church Out Of Politics
      To The Editor: The suggestion by one Golzalo "Jun" Policarpio that Congressman Gary Ackerman is somehow "anti-Christian" for casting a vote against a bizarre resolution about Christmas on December 10 is ludicrous, as Ackerman was one of the few representatives who had the guts to say "no" to some...
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Op- ed
City Neighborhoods Need Supermarkets, Not Pushcarts
BY JOHN R. DURSO
      The New York City Council and the Mayor have proposed Intro 665 to increase the number of food carts that sell fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs where access to fresh fruit and vegetables is limited. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine...
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