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Saturday, February 24, 2007

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Dubya, just think about it

Mr. President, let’s end the Iraqi War now.

You are quite a twerp

By knowing how to usurp

The functions of Congress.

Whether right or wrong

We will not wind up too strong

Because you knew about the lack
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Garden spot of the world

There exists in only one place I know on this great earth where history in combination with progress and opportunity have seemed to merge so gracefully in the modern world of today – Brooklyn, New York, the magnificent borough of Kings.

Josep
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Heroes of the press

Shavana Abruzzo, thank you for this great column (“When Press Warriors Make the Supreme Sacrifice,” “A Britisher’s View,” 2-15 issue).

I am very aware of the power of the pen. Writing the truth can be dangerous.

I
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Buried under recycling

Borough President Marty Markowitz, I am directing this letter to you about the deterioration of the quality of life in Brooklyn, due to recycling.

It is not enough that garbage mounts up in front of our homes for days due to delays in collection.
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In the principal’s corner

I’m writing to you in major concern for our school principal.

We are in dire straights to save our school principal from losing her job due to the school board.

Mrs. Rose Caniglia of David A. Boody Intermediate School has gone above
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Proud legacy at Lafayette

The recent announcement that Lafayette High School would be closing after almost 70 years of operation saddens not only many of those who were fortunate enough to attend it as high schoolers, but others who have had additional relationships with the build
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Davis is heaven sent

Thank you to Mattlee Davis for the wonderful article about the pipe organ at Our Lady of Refuge Church.

The church was packed for the Mass where it was played for the first time in more than eight years.

The women’s choir from the U
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The silence is deafening

Shavana Abruzzo strikes a poignant and neglected note in her column, “When Press Warriors Make the Supreme Sacrifice” (“A Britisher’s View,” 2-15 issue).

Too often when an outspoken reporter is assassinated, there is an im
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Make way for two – count ‘em – two ice rinks

The Prospect Park Alliance Junior Committee hosted a night of ice-skating and time traveling back to 1987 at the park’s outdoor Wollman Skating Rink.

DJs from Park Slope’s Southpaw club spun hits from 1987, the year the Prospect Park All
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Skating on retro ice is so nice at Wollman rink

The Prospect Park Alliance Junior Committee hosted a night of ice-skating and time traveling back to 1987 at the park’s outdoor Wollman Skating Rink.

DJs from Park Slope’s Southpaw club spun hits from 1987, the year the Prospect Park All

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