Editorial: Denying Death-Technology
Photo Courtesy of the National Safety Council These days it seems there’s always another cause to champion or an anniversary to commemorate. Some months are…
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Editorial: Literally the Opposite of “PC”
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Hizzoner is throwing “caution” to the wind. In a skit performed (badly) at a black-tie dinner last weekend,…
Editorial: Funding Achievement
PHOTO: The NYFAC Autism Center on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach. File Photo On the heels of World Autism Awareness Day, we at The…
Editorial: All Politics is Local
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Natasha Blakely Former U.S. Representative from Boston and longtime Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill became popular for this…
Editorial: United We Stand
Go ahead. Name a Belgian invention. Better yet, find Belgium on a map, or name all three of its official languages. Probably, you can’t. But…
Editorial: Do You Feel Lucky?
Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Santiago Whether you’re Irish, Catholic, both, or even just like the color green, we at The Forum want to wish you…
Editorial: The Lady in Red
PHOTO: Former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. Photo Courtesy of The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation It’s odd to write these words, because…
Editorial: In Case You Were Puzzled…
Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Edward Schwan At The Forum, we love when readers call us. We get all kinds of calls, mostly positive, occasionally negative. Why…
Editorial: Revival
Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Ted Kappes As storms surge, snow falls, and still, miraculously, groundhogs don’t see their shadows, we’d like to think that spring lies…
Editorial: Allen X Two – Twice the Fight
It’s a terrible, almost unspeakable tragedy when a child dies. Parents who suffer this tragedy deserve the light of a thousand heavens to shine upon…
EDITORIAL: Surge of Emotion
Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Edwin Freiburg In almost any other coastal town, high tides come with their own set of headaches, but those headaches are practically…
Editorial: Mayor, May I?
So, one of Queens’ own may challenge Hizzoner in the next mayoral race. “Stranger things have happened,” said someone when we asked him if the…
Editorial: Plow-erful Choices
In 2016, we are still somehow unprepared for blizzards, even here in the Northeast. We allot money to cover the plowing and the road repairs…
Editorial: To Connect or Not to Connect
So, the MTA is getting an upgrade, and over the next few years we’ll begin to reap the benefits of a modernized, safer, and more…
Editorial: Sale Begs Questions
Certainly something to brag about: Urban Edge Properties just bought the Pan-Bay shopping center at 156-10 through 156-40 Cross Bay Blvd. for a record-breaking $27…