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Former Democrat, Born Again Republican by David
March 09, 2010 09:07 AM | 17 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 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...
The Importance of ESL to Non-Native Speakers by Susan
July 29, 2009 09:48 PM | 477 views | 8 8 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
In lieu of an article here about increasing access to English as Second Language (ESL) , deemed it fitting to write about the importance of ESL to non-native speakers.  This program has be...
The bad, the ugly, the Good. by Christopher
July 26, 2009 11:48 PM | 2604 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 | 2326 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...
Phillies sweep the floor with the Mets by Christopher
July 08, 2009 06:12 AM | 2334 views | 0 0 comments | 58 58 recommendations | email to a friend
The Mets were headed into this series with a two game winning streak, hoping to accumilate some victories against the rival Phillies. Boy, did that go wrong. The most noteable defect the Met...
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame.


Tue Mar 09 16:07:21 -0600 2010
Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it. In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9, 2010 , he said 'repeatedly administered a slap in the face' to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.


Tue Mar 09 16:07:21 -0600 2010
Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)

In this ID photo released by Ohio State University, is shown Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, according to officials. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ohio State University) NO SALESAP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.


Tue Mar 09 16:30:05 -0600 2010