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The News Of Our Pols Just Keeps Getting Worse -- April 8, 2010
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It’s just sad. It was my intention to write about the fine work of the Borough President and her senior staff in preparing the coming year’s budget priorities and in their ongoing work in dealing with the reality of the present financial conditions. It was their proposal last year that the City tax aviation fuel which is now in the Mayors budget with an estimated new revenue of some $169 million. New York State’s Budget Woes Solved With A Sin Tax -- April 1, 2010
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(April 1, 2010) No, this is not an April Fool’s column. It is as serious as I usually am when I talk about New York State government. I’ve been watching the jokers in Albany for so long that perhaps I’m beginning to think like them. It’s like this: the Dems in control – my party – have started focusing on a series of “revenuers” to fix what’s broken in the budget. Queens Tribune 40th Anniversary Story: March 25, 2010
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I’m not the father . . . but I raised the kid. The father, Gary Ackerman, gave birth to the Tribune 40 years ago – yes, the Congressman is a multi talented guy – he even sued the NYC Board of Education for a Paternity leave while birthing the Trib; but that’s a story for another time – it’s true, remember to ask me. New York State Government: Let The Sun Shine In -- March 18, 2010
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It’s a stream of consciousness flowing through a sewer. New York State politics continues to wallow in the muck. The scandalously secretive process of three-men-in-a-room selection of AEG as the group to run the gazillion dollar video lottery terminal racino fell apart when the State Lottery Commission denied licensing because of unsavory members of the AEG combine. Troubling: Paterson’s Future & Monserrate’s Fate -- March 11, 2010
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The trials and tribulations of Governor David Paterson have so dominated the NY State political scene that little else remains. The budget clock is ticking; the huge budget deficit is growing daily; and the financial crises sit on the back burner while the “accidental governor” makes the rounds to preserve the remainder of the Spitzer term in office for himself. The distraction meter is out of control. Courting Disaster With the New York State Judiciary -- March 4, 2010
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It’s never dull when you write about politics in New York. And I’ve used many words in many columns on the accidental governor. I think the column of my friend and colleague Henry Stern below, serves as this paper’s commentary on the Paterson affair, with one addition. Replacing Hiram And Cleaning Up The System -- Feb. 25, 2010
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Hiram Monserrate’s expulsion – that’s an ugly word – from the State Senate was upheld by Federal Judge William Pauley. Gosh, can you imagine how evil one has to be so as not to be fit to serve in the most maligned elective house in the nation? Backing New York In the Ugly Political Culture Wars -- Feb. 18, 2010
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It was on Facebook that I first expressed my objections to the conclusion of Gail Collins’ New York Times column titled The Biggest Loser. In the column she posed and answered: “Our question for today is, who has the most awful political culture, Illinois or New York?” Serious Politics: Three Stooges, Handcuffs And Nazis -- Feb. 11, 2010
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A political cartoon was sent to me by my old friend Jerry Kaniuk, but we don’t know the source nor the talent who created it. I’ve passed it on by email but publishing law suggests I can’t reprint it here. A little boy says to father: “Dad, I’m considering a career in organized crime.” A Political Columnist in Search Of A New Subject -- Feb. 4, 2010
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I wish there was another subject that would inspire my keyboard. It’s just every way I turn, the dysfunction – to put it nicely – of the New York State Legislature just seems to dominate. I’m tired of complaining, whining, preaching about it and them, but it just doesn’t get any better. A Guide To The Official Guide -- Jan. 28, 2010
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The Blue Book you are holding (or the online edition you are viewing) is the 2010 version of an annual guide which is ending its second decade of publication. Yes this 20th Annual Tribune Guide to Queens has been the most comprehensive guide prepared about our borough for the last two decades. The Governor The Legislature & Reform -- Jan. 21, 2010
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Hiram Monserratte. Chaos. He has that effect on things. No, this is not in defense of the Jackson Heights politico who stood Albany on its ear over the summer when he defected to the GOP and then negotiated a deal to return to the Dems. The State of the State: A Real Sad Story -- Jan. 14, 2010
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I sat the other day with a member of the State Legislature. This one, I think, was one of the good guys. My discussion with him went very much the way my discussion with many of the Assembly members and State Senators go. A Community New Year Resolution: Buy Locally! -- Jan. 7, 2010
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Sure this is flippant. No one should take themselves seriously enough to actually predict the future. One can, based on knowledge and logic, draw some conclusions and share them to inspire others to think and play. Political Predictions for 2010 & A Happy New Year To All -- Dec. 30, 2009
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Sure this is flippant. No one should take themselves seriously enough to actually predict the future. One can, based on knowledge and logic, draw some conclusions and share them to inspire others to think and play. In Albany, Diogenes Searches For An Honest Man -- Dec. 24, 2009
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“Are they all bad?” I’ve recently wondered out loud, if the members of our State Legislature are so immersed in the culture of Albany that even the best of them may be tainted. I’ve repeated this dismal suggestion to a member of the Assembly who I look at as a cut above the rest. Former Tribbie Mancini Resigns As Newsday Editor -- Dec. 17, 2009
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Their franchise on Long Island rivaled any paper’s news monopoly on a major important geographic area. Their award-winning journalism was recognized and awarded by the profession and Newsday made those lists of top 10 papers in the nation. In Search Of A U.S. Senator: Run, Bill, Run! -- Dec. 10, 2009
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I don’t know Kirstin Gillibrand. She was appointed as United States Senator from New York State to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, by David Paterson, an accidental Governor in crisis, after he publically dissed the surviving member of America’s royal family. The Sad Story Of The New York State Democrats -- Nov. 25, 2009
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I’m a lifelong Democrat. In spite of what some may think, that does not mean this paper and I have not supported Republicans – two of the four real contested seats in this past Council race as well as the Republican Mayor received our endorsement over the Dems. A Doomsday Movie Plays In The NYS Legislature -- Nov. 20, 2009
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Saw the doomsday movie 2012 and shortly thereafter sat down to write this column. Although the end of the world scenarios differ greatly, our state – y’know, New York – is on the precipice of financial disaster and the guys driving the bus are deaf, dumb and blind. The Voters Are Angry And Change Is In The Air -- Nov. 13, 2009
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The voters are angry. Last Tuesday’s Election Day had a message. Voters voted with their emotions reacting to the economy: to not-yet-fixed woes on Main Street, to the jobless rate, to their own difficulty in making ends meet. Breaking A Story And Changing An Election -- Nov. 6, 2009
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It's that moment, the annual moment – or twice annual counting the Primary – that this political columnist who pens his column over the weekend — does so before the election is held but it is printed after the results are in. Remember To Vote Early And Often-- Oct. 29, 2009
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Wow! We're at the issue before elections and a new New York City government will have taken shape by the next issue – but not very different than the one in place right now. Halloran: Disciplined Cop Out Of The Broom Closet -- Oct. 23, 2009
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Wow, I didn't really think I'd be writing about Dan Halloran again. But this guy has secrets on his secrets and I am apparently the only journalist reading the available material. Read and you'll discover. Instant Runoff Voting In New York City -- Oct. 15, 2009
By Rory Lancman
Much has been written about the expense and low turnout of the recent runoff elections in New York City for comptroller and public advocate. Pagan Republicans & Other Apparent Anomalies -- Oct. 8, 2009
By PAULINE PARK
William James wrote of “The Varieties of Religious Experience” in 1902, long before the movement now known as ‘neo-paganism' came into its own. While I am not aware of any survey data on the matter, I suspect that most people, if asked, would probably imagine such modern pagans to be on the left of the political spectrum. |
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