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Aftermath of Sandy: People Reaching Out To The Government, But Not Each Other?

Mike Hendren — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:54:25 +0000

No brotherly love in NYC or New Jersey?

New York Is Officially the Nation's Rudest City

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:44:13 +0000

According to a ‘Travel + Leisure’ survey of their well-trodden readership, New York City, true to its reputation, is the rudest city in the nation.

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Former New York State Worker Dangles from Bridge With Protest Banner [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:36:10 +0000

On Monday morning, Michael A. Davitt, a former New York State employee and known rabblerouser, delayed traffic on the Tappan Zee bridge in Rockland County. As a form of protest, he unfurled a rope ladder from the bridge and sat for hours with a 24-foot banner that accused county officials of a “cover-up.”

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Occupy Wall Street Is Generation Y's Woodstock

Mike Hendren — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:23:05 +0000

I've never been much on protests of the 60's hippie type, but a public gathering of people who've just had all they can take is healthy from time to time. I firmly believe that the First Amendment and the Second Amendment are the ones that give the other eight and, in fact, the entire

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Is Glenn Beck Texas Bound?

Mike Hendren — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:41:55 +0000

Glenn Beck going Texan? It sure looks that way. The New York Daily News reports that Beck has leased a large, secured estate in the Dallas area but will continue to use NYC as a base of operations for his production company, Mercury Radio Arts

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Is It Really Anyone's Business What You Eat?

Mike Hendren — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:10:04 +0000

Health Dept. workers in New York are about to move into new digs in Queens. Along with their marching orders, they've been given a list of new guidelines on what they can and cannot eat at work. Who says communism isn't alive and well in America? Basically, they don't want the health workers eating fried foods, sweets and whole bagels

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Dangerous Cobra Gets Loose at New York's Bronx Zoo, Is Still Missing

Aaron Galloway — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:31:33 +0000

A highly poisonous Egyptian cobra got loose this weekend at New York's Bronx Zoo, sending guests, zoo neighbors and zookeepers alike into a nervous tizzy. The 20 inch-long snake forced the zoo to shut down and stay closed through Sunday.

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