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69th Precinct Community Council Plays Ball As ANew Season Gets Underway
     For over forty years the 69th Precinct Community Council Baseball League has given thousands of community youths the opportunity to participate in the nation’s favorite national pastime every summer.
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DONATIONS FOR WIFE OF CANARSIE COURIER EDITOR
     Managing Editor Charles Rogers thanks everyone for their wishes of condolence following the death of his wife, Barbara, on July 8, 2004. He suggests that anyone wishing to make a donation in her memory should choose the North Shore Animal League, a non-profit organization, whose mission is rescuing ...
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Cat’s Out Of The Bag Over Acrobatic Circus Act
By Neil S. Friedman
     This week State Senator Carl Kruger leveled a charge of animal cruelty against Cole Brothers Cir-cus, which began its annual run in Marine Park last Friday, for its Acrobatic House Cat Act.
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I’m concerned that my daughter will lose some of her newly acquired reading and writing skills over the summer. It seemed as though she was just learning how to "put it all together" to read fluently and write a few good sentences when the schoo
     Children do lose skills over the summer, especially if they haven’t been practicing them for two months. You are correct to be concerned about how well your daughter maintains as many of the skills she’s recently gained as possible.
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Rep. Towns Honored For Promoting Racial Harmony
     Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns was recognized this week for his efforts to bridge the gap between different racial and ethnic groups by fostering a greater understanding among all people with different backgrounds.
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Challenged Man Communicates Through His Art
By Dara Mormile
     Bright colors soar inside the St. Christopher Ottilie residence at 250 Conklin Avenue. The artist’s bursts of contrast fill the living room of the home with shapes, pictures and abstract forms as if they are part of a big puzzle.
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Tobacco License Yanked
     New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commis-sioner Gretchen Dykstra this week released a list of 128 "Dirty Dealers" that had their tobacco license revoked for six months through May 2004 for repeatedly selling to minors.
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69 Pct. Youth Officer Retires After 20-Year NYPD Career
     Sixty-ninth Precinct Youth Officer Jimmy Johnson retired today. He wrote the following, exclusively for the Canarsie Courier, about his 20 years as a member of the New York City Police Department.
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One Millionth Fan Welcomed To KeySpan Park
By Neil S. Friedman
     The Brooklyn Cyclones set another milestone Tuesday evening as the one-millionth fan passed though the gates of KeySpan Park in Coney Island on a typical hazy, hot and humid New York summer evening.
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Whadda Day On The Bay
     Dozens of water activity enthusiasts came out for last Saturday’s Sebago Canoe Club’s all-day Open House. From late morning until early evening more than 100 people set out on Jamaica Bay in kayaks, canoes, and sailboats.
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Assembly Working To Lower Costs, Empower Consumers
Guest Column—
Assemblyman
Frank Seddio
     It’s been a tough year for consumers. Between the latest interest rate hike and the high cost of staples like milk and gas, day-to-day life is getting more expensive.
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The Active
By Dara Mormile
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Social Security
Steve Beck
Manager, Canarsie Office
Addressing Social Security
     Question: I am moving to a retirement community and need to let Social Security know about my change of address. What’s the easiest way to do this?
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© 2004 Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen/King Features Syndicate
THE LAST ATTACK
Wayne Allen Levine©1999
(From "Chicken Soup
for the Body & Soul")
     As a child I was stricken with severe allergies and asthma, which kept me from having, holding, tasting, touching and smelling a variety of foods, most plants, trees, grass and flowers.
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Pet Of The Week
     Cats, Kittens, Puppies & Dogs! AC&C Care Centers are overflowing with animals. Help them find homes: Summer Dog and Cool Cats Specials Adopt a dog this summer.
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DIRECT ANSWERS
Stone Deaf
By Wayne &Tamara Mitchell - Echo Works
     I have been married a dozen years, but my marriage has been purely platonic for the last four. We are good friends, nothing more.
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Around The Horn
By
Val TsoutsouriS
     TO BARTER MAKES
ONE SMARTER?
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Sharks Headed West After Winning 3rd Eastern Conference Title
By Merle Exit
     For the third straight year, the New York Sharks women’s professional tackle football team will play in the International Women’s Football League championship game following its 29-7 win over the Tampa Bay Terminators last Saturday that earned New York another Eastern Conference title.
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