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Former Democrat, Born Again Republican by David
March 09, 2010 09:07 AM | 98 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I hope this blog speaks for those in Queens County who feel isolated politically due to the domination of the borough by a small cabal of Democrats who have dominated our elected representation fo...
9ALK_Prospect_Heights_Blizzard_NYC_2_12_06_2.jpg A Little About the Big Snow by Michael J.
February 11, 2010 01:12 PM | 51 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
  Yesterday: Very picturesque…until the inevitable slush and ice and resulting misfortune set in. NYC received about 12-inches of snow and, even as I write, the storm is tapering ...
3 Ways to Get Over Rejected Freelance Writing Woes by Kimberly
August 18, 2009 01:29 AM | 449 views | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Freelance writing can be such as a drag that no matter how one is into writing once the computer screen is on, there are just days that nothing comes into mind. And this is the scenario that is...
The bad, the ugly, the Good. by Christopher
July 26, 2009 11:48 PM | 2673 views | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
So its been a while since my last post, but I'm back to fill you in with the good news, well sort off.  Theres a reason to be a little happy with the Metropolitans coming off this disatrou...
Lets Try to Turn the Corner by Getting Brave by Christopher
July 14, 2009 10:53 PM | 2383 views | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
After the tragic Dodgers Series, the Mets finally saw their offensive need and did something about it. Losing the first game against the Reds, Mets had to push the red button. Mets traded Ou...
national news
GOP assails Dems on approach to health bill (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves a Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.


Tue Mar 16 11:59:55 -0500 2010
Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates (AP)

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key lending rate at virtually zero percent as financial markets look for signals of future monetary policy tightening.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.


Tue Mar 16 08:24:22 -0500 2010
Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ (AP)

A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra holds a blood bottle before spilling at the front gate of the Government House Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister's office.


Tue Mar 16 11:33:33 -0500 2010