Editorial
US Open Adds Luster To Queens
      With the start of the US Open this past Monday, the best and the brightest of the tennis world have gathered at the US Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows- Corona Park for one of the most prestigious events in international athletic competitions.
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Restore Constitution
      To The Editor: The "Life at Conception Act" is highly commendable, and most Americans would favor it. However, like many other sound pieces of legislation, it will likely be declared unconstitutional by our Supreme Court, unless that preposterous federal judge in California beats them to the punc...
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Drive, Boat Responsibly
      To The Editor: No matter your plans this Labor Day weekend, remember to celebrate these last days of summer responsibly. Whether you're taking to the roadways or waterways, keep safety in mind and choose a designated driver or skipper before you head out.
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Obama Running On Empty
      To The Editor: [Democrat] Senator [Barack] Obama's energy policy consists of trying to rein in speculation of oil in the markets, promoting alternative energy sources and increasing the mileage standards of automobiles.
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Enforce Immigration Laws
      To The Editor: The 1986 amnesty was a predicable flop. In 1986, we granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegal aliens who were within our borders. This was supposed to solve our illegal immigration problem. Predictably, it only made the problem worse. Today, we probably have at least 20 million illeg...
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Communist Olympics
      To The Editor: I was mesmerized at the militaristic precision with which the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games were conducted. It gave me pause to conjecture that such military precision could only be achieved in a totalitarian state like the Peoples Republic of China.
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Putin Is Throwback
      To The Editor: Looking into the eyes of [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin, [President George W.] Bush should not have forgotten history. Russians patiently await opportunities that benefit their agendas. They are a nation autocratically governed, founded upon suspicion, predicated on deceit...
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Op—Ed
Opposition To Willets Point Land Grab Grows
BY THE WILLETS POINT INDUSTRY AND REALTY ASSOCIATION
      As Queens Borough President Helen Marshall on July 30 announced her support for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potentially illegal land grab at Willets Point, the landowners fighting to keep their family businesses issued a warning to Marshall and others who do not publicly denounce the abuse of eminen...
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Beg Pardon
      The caption of the photograph on page 11 of the Gazette's Aug. 20, 2008 edition showing Dr. Gail O. Mellow, current LaGuardia Community College president, and Dr.
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