Editorial
Remember The Reason For Fourth Of July
      It is not unreasonable to expect the coming Fourth of July holiday to be a little more boisterous than usual. The holiday comes on a Friday, giving many of us a three-day weekend. Many of us do not have to get up and face a workday on Saturday, so celebrations, especially the impromptu, off-the-cu...
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Have Safe, Sane July 4th
      To The Editor: As American adults sport the red, white and blue for Fourth of July celebrations, Anheuser- Busch Sales & Service Of New York, Inc. reminds them to demonstrate true American spirit by being a designated driver or skipper. You'll join the 154 million American adults who have either ...
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Oil Threatens U.S. Security
      To The Editor: The Saudis earn $1.2 billion a day from oil. They are planning on forming an investment group funded with $1 trillion to purchase assets in th U.S. and Europe. Daily, Americans are funding the selling of the nation to oil producers, many of whom hate the U.S. or at best are ambival...
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Save Skillman Ave.
      To The Editor: Skillman Avenue (and 43rd Avenue) is Woodside's lifeline, connecting residential and commercial Woodside and Sunnyside. It is the main artery in and through our communities. The biking advocacy lobby, Transportation Alternatives, maintains that Skillman Avenue is dangerous to pedes...
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Op- Ed
Put 'Independence' Back In Independence Day
BY MICHAEL S. BERLINER
      America's cities and towns will soon fill with parades, fireworks, and barbecues in celebration of the Fourth of July, the 232nd birthday of America. But one hopes that the speeches will contain fewer bromides and more attention to exactly what is being celebrated.
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