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Posts made in: May, 2009 (6) Currently Viewing: 1 - 6 of 6

May 6, 2009 at 2:36pm

FIEN: Them's fighting words

I hesitated writing this because I was afraid that it might encourage Glenn Beck to come cry on my doorstep. (Flash back 40 years and tell me that nub wasn't getting creamed for his milk money on a daily basis.)
The same network that promoted...

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May 6, 2009 at 4:55pm

MACALUSO: Shaw speaks


A jury got to hear Latasha Shaw's 911 call for the first time yesterday.
So did the public
Shaw was allegedly killed by an angry mob on Dewey Avenue near Driving Park in 2007. Apparently she was there because her 13-year-old daughter was...

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May 12, 2009 at 3:06pm

MACALUSO: Education miracles


A friend of New York Times columnist David Brooks has completed a rigorous assessment of charter schools operated by the Children's Zone, the Harlem educational enterprise founded by Geoffrey Canada.
Canada tackled the problems of low student...

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May 18, 2009 at 5:21pm

MACALUSO: Susan B. must be turning in her grave


The Democrat and Chronicle has enough problems. It's hard to kick a dog when it's down, but the daily's editorial board couldn't have gotten it more wrong in its May 17 Op-ed endorsing civil unions instead of marriage for same-sex couples.
It...

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May 27, 2009 at 2:15pm

OBAMA'S SUPREME COURT PICK: America, sheeza somethin' else


After Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele basically told a group of conservatives that the gloves were off, and the party shouldn't be afraid of challenging President Barack Obama just because he is popular, conservatives have...

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May 28, 2009 at 10:06am

MONROE SALES TAX: Penny for your thoughts


The county's extra penny of sales tax will stay - was there any serious doubt that it wouldn't?
During a special meeting last night, the County Legislature passed a home-rule message to the State Legislature, asking them to authorize the tax....

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