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This Month in Queens Real Estate: April 2014
Apr 10, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
April 2014 Queens NY Market Update  The pace of home sales remained sluggish in March according to the most recent data released by the Long Island Board of Realtors. A combination of higher prices...
A meetup that gets results, NOT just motivates then deflates
Apr 08, 2014 | 1 1 comments | 89 89 recommendations | email to a friend
Join Networking For Prosperity & Adventure , a different kind of meetup that shows you the HOW to, not just the fluff of getting you excited in order to set you up for failure. Let's face it, in th...
The Tenor, A Novel by Peter Danish, revisits Maria Callas wartime years
Apr 06, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 101 101 recommendations | email to a friend
     THE TENOR A novel by Peter Danish Based partially on a true episode of Maria Callas’ life, The Tenor is the riveting story of a young Italian man with   a spectacular knack for music and a voi...
Networking for Prosperity & Adventure Meetup in NYC April 9 7PM till 10PM
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Networking for Prosperity & Adventure Meetup in NYC April 9 7PM till 10PM
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Shirley who is a part time employed, motivated leader who is working on a few business ventures in order to be a full time entrepreneur. In spite of many obstacles she is currently working on many ...
What is a retaliation claim and why are they so popular?
Mar 27, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 168 168 recommendations | email to a friend
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2012, 38 percent of all EEOC claims were for retaliation. The reason retaliation claims have become so popular in recent yea...
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!
Mar 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 185 185 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Stan's Mothers' Club is proud to announce our first BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY! Sunday, April 6th  9AM-12PM $10.00 Per Child 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth
National Labor Relations Board finds employee’s Facebook posts not protected
Mar 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 222 222 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans In recent years, thousands of companies have felt the impact of a slumped economy, increased costs and regulations.  These conditions have forced employers to cut costs, red...
Coaches Wanted!
Mar 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 230 230 recommendations | email to a friend
Coaches Wanted for Forest & Highland Parks 2014 Sport Clinics. Must be able to work with children age 7-14 and have skills in one or more of the following sports: SKATEBOARDING, BASKETBALL AND SOCC...
Sign Up and Walk for Kids Growth!
Mar 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 243 243 recommendations | email to a friend
Join the community on April 6, 2014. Walk for Kids Growth at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in Queens (at Fountain of the Planets). This community event will feature a scenic 3-mile fun walk, refres...

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Debate debacle
Dear Editor: The mayoral debate between the five Democratic candidates turned into a circus. While moderator Bill Ritter of Channel 7 Eyewitness News was an excellent facilitator, the candidates re...
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 93 93 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time to end the fight between TWC & CBS
Dear Editor: Time Warner Cable and CBS act like two kids fighting in a playground, each yelling "he started it." Both are shooting themselves in the foot with subscribers, audiences and advertisers...
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 74 74 recommendations | email to a friend
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ACA indicative of larger societal struggle
Dear Editor: The Affordable Healthcare Act is less about health care and more about collecting fees, taxes, personal data and promoting a single-payer system. The schemes and machinations inflicted...
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 71 71 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sinkhole causes accident
Dear Editor: Queens Boulevard and numerous roads in Forest Hills are unsafe without a doubt. On Sunday, August 4, I witnessed a 31-year-old woman fall into a section of a caved-in road at the corne...
Aug 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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Take their phones!
Dear Editor: A New Jersey bus driver killed a baby while talking on a cell phone. That child is among 5,000 victims killed yearly by cell phone freaks who talk or text while driving. Hitting these ...
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Return PS 130 to District 26
Dear Editor: The School Construction Authority (SCA) says that if residents do not want a new elementary school on the Keil property in Bayside, an alternate site should be recommended. The SCA sho...
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Who's footing the bill?
Dear Editor: In ancient Rome, government attempted to curry favor with the masses by offering free bread and circuses. Today, we have Coiuncilman Mark Weprin presenting free movies in Cunningham Pa...
Aug 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
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Valve bill bad for homeowners
Dear Editor: Recently, legislation was introduced by Councilman Donovan Richards that would require a change in the building code to make it mandatory to install backwater valves/check valves in sp...
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Thanks from the Queens Library
Dear Editor:
 Strong libraries equal strong communities. Library lovers across Queens spoke up to support library funding and I am so pleased to announce that the proposed budget cut was restored. ...
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Snowden issue sure to chill foreign relations
Dear Editor: Now that Russia has granted political asylum to Edward Snowden, this is most certainly going to cause U.S.-Russian relations to become even frostier.With President Obama scheduled to a...
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Vote Jeter!
Dear Editor: Derek Jeter has proven he is a true leader and a role model for our youth. So I say, "Give me a Jeter rather than a Weiner!" Sincerely, Eva Bedell Glen Oaks Village
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Weiner must quit
Dear Editor: With the latest sex scandal revelations, along with the resignation of his campaign manager, it is time for Anthony Weiner to drop out of the mayoral race. With all of this negative pu...
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Thanks to AG Schneiderman
Dear Editor: The American Lung Association thanks Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for signing a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in support of the proposed Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emis...
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Why borrow?
Dear Editor: I just heard the secretary of the Treasury complaining about the Republicans' warning that they will not increase the debt limit. He said that millions of Americans will not get paid i...
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Bengali on the ballot
Dear Editor: Assemblyman David Weprin and State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky celebrating that the Board of Elections put Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi on ballots and election material is disappointing. (...
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Ryan Getzlaf leads Ducks past Stars 3-2 in Game 2

Anaheim Ducks' Corey Perry, center, celebrates his goal as he skates past Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen, left, of Finland, and Stars' Trevor Daley during the second period in Game 2 of the first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Friday, April 18, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist while wearing a facemask over his lacerated jaw, Corey Perry scored his first playoff goal in three years, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.


2014-04-19 00:56:19 -0400
Loney has 4 RBIs, Rays beat Yankees 11-5

Tampa Bay Rays' James Loney watches a two-run single off New York Yankees reliever David Phelps during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, April 18, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — James Loney and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their four-game slide with a late-inning comeback.


2014-04-19 00:31:32 -0400
Police raid LA Times building after threat reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police took a man into custody Friday night inside the Los Angeles Times building after it was locked down because of a shooting threat report, the newspaper said.
2014-04-19 00:26:56 -0400