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Friday, January 5, 2007

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The war on Christmas

Stanley Gershbein, your “War on Christmas Continues” column (“It’s Only My Opinion”) was like a breath of fresh air and a sober reminder of how far the social progressives have advanced in their never-ending quest to secularize
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Fillmore Realty puts toys in the hands of tots

Making merry…

Students at Benjamin Banneker Academy received a dose of cheer in time for the holidays when Fillmore Real Estate coordinated a toy drive for the learning institute as a community goodwill gesture.

Agents from the local
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Upcoming civic meetings

The following is a list of local community organizations that are meeting in the near future in your area. If you have any information that can update this listing, or any comments pertaining to organizations not yet covered, call this newspaper at 718-61
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LICH pays special tribute to its nurses

“Few things are as satisfying as being acknowledged by those we are pledged to serve: our patients and their families,” said Catherine Gallogly-Simon, RN, MS, Vice President of Nursing at Long Island College Hospital (LICH).

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Please no MAS, folks

I find it hard to believe the Municipal Arts Society (MAS) is really interested in the history of Red Hook.

Their proposed court action to prevent Ikea from filling in the hole in the ground would be funny, if it wasn’t tainted with the spir
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Waiting for Wal-Mart

“Here Comes Wal-Mart, Again” (by Stephen Witt, 12-22-06 issue), concerning the possibility of Wal-Mart opening its first New York City store at the Albee Square Mall on Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn, was informative.

This could be
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Secret of their success

Re: “Brooklyn is a ‘Natural’ in the Eyes of National Environmental Magazine,” 12-29-06 issue).

That’s pretty cool that “Natural Home” magazine noticed that Park Slope is an environmentally-friendly neighborhood.
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Cheers to the champ

My uncle Harry Tramontano, who was born in Brooklyn in 1915, and now lives in Ocala, Florida, sent me a copy of your 9-4-06 publication, which contained “A Pugilistic Poem” written about his nephew and my cousin; former Middleweight Champ Joey G
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On the Ratner payroll?

We think the Atlantic Yards is great – for Fourth Avenue and 86th Street, or for Sheepshead Bay Road. The project is too big for its site and too detrimental to our neighborhoods.

Your editorial and that of Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz lo
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Setting a good example

Thanks for covering the news – good and bad – so that your readers can know what’s going on around them.

Too often, being fully informed means getting upset and puzzled about why educated adults can’t get the basics right when
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HeartShare raises over $100k for children

Trees, and ornaments, and bears, oh my!

For the 18th year, HeartShare Human Services of New York hosted its annual Tree Festival to raise funds for children in its foster care and adoption programs and those with developmental disabilities, includ
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Brooklyn Nurses: Always a good Rx

“Few things are as satisfying as being acknowledged by those we are pledged to serve: our patients and their families,” said Catherine Gallogly-Simon, RN, MS, Vice President of Nursing at Long Island College Hospital (LICH).

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Hey, Baby! Welcome to the world in 2007!

Father Time didn’t forget Brooklyn as he toiled around the perinatal clock.

As boroughites bid farewell to 2006, the pitter-patter of teeny-tiny feet was a definite New Year’s Day show at local hospitals, where triumphant workers united

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