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Thursday, January 6, 2005

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A wake-up call

We can only hope that Rev. Flake’s decision will serve as a wake-up call for Tom Manton and the Queens Democratic Party machine, which has long taken the borough’s African-American vote for granted. Flake is pastor of the largest and most infl
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Wal-Mart could be death knell for boro economy

This mega-corporation has more than 3,500 stores and 1.3 million employees. As the United States’ largest retailer and largest employer, Wal-Mart is a driving force in setting wage standards wherever its stores are located. Despite nearly $9 billion
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Destructive forces still rule world

Naturalists can argue that mankind thins its ranks through its harsh treatment of its own. Yet evolution has brought us to the pinnacle of successes in medicine and discoveries that open the very heavens to our exploration. Remarkably, the more advances w
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Bush certainly is the person of 2004

Bush has made enemies, but like he said, “sometimes you’re defined by your critics.” He has made hard decisions and has seen some of them pay off – like the election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai (and hopefully democracy will flourish
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Stadium, Olympic games are both bad ideas for city

However, I don’t think the West Side Stadium and the Olympics are a good idea. Pretty terrible, in fact.

Firstly, the city is in a budget crisis that you always speak of and we’re expected to put in $600 million. But you know as well as
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Kerick issue will not affect Giuliani’s plans

Thoughtful Republicans looking for a winner in 2008 will look at Rudy Guiliani’s overall record. The same is true for all Americans looking for a strong new president to take the helm in January 2009. Giuliani is a profile in courage. He is independ
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Opposition to Avella’s rezoning plan distressing

The reality is that for at least the last 10 years, our area of Queens has been plagued by the development of so called McMansions that simply do not maintain the character of the neighborhood in which I grew up and that I want my children to grow up in.

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