Memorial Day Reflection and Honor for Fallen Marines
A speaker remembers Memorial Day heroes and stresses teaching youth to value American freedoms. The speech cites Private First Class Danny Flynn, a Kings Park native who died in Vietnam after 19 days there, and urges continuing patriotism and civic duty across generations.
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America
Hitler
Milosevic
Kosovo
Hussein
Iraq
China
Anailie Su Seston Sitanmaanne
U.S
Danny Flynn
Flynn
Vietnnam
Vietnam
Kings Park
New York
Nukddie
Deany Flynn
Perspective on Rosie O Donnell and public image clashes
Roy Patrick editors a critique of Rosie O Donnell’s public persona and political stance. He argues she masks a harsh reality, cites her clash with Tom Selleck, and accuses her of intolerance while praising her acting career. The piece ends with a wish for her show to end.
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Rosie O’ Donnell
Bill Clinton
Ms. O’ Donnell
Tom Selleck
Ms. O’donnell
Selleck
Ms. O'Donnell
Noisy Duet of Violence Prompts Reflection on War and Peace
A reader notes how media fixates on killers and survivors, citing images of a woman hoeing amid gunfire. The comment observes violence shaping national images from conflict zones to inner cities and hints at early Clinton era focus on domestic recovery and food security.
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Clinton
Vote for peace in Middle East or war in disguise
The column argues that the 1996 Israeli vote for Likud and Netanyahu was a vote for war, condemning the stalled peace process and praising Arafat while urging Barak to restrain settlements. It links U S funding, extremism on both sides, and calls for renewed peace backed by Barak government, Hamas restraint, and religious leaders’ moral authority.
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Mid-east
Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud
Netanyahu
Camp David
Oslo
Bill Clinton
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Israel
Palestine
Hamas
U.S
Ehud Barak
Labor Party
Labor
Barak
West Bank
Bike racks needed in town downtown
A letter from Bonnie Gaither in Shafter urges the editor to address lack of bike racks downtown. She notes riders avoid sidewalks, fear theft, and must leave bikes outside shops. She asks Mr Editor to help find a solution and suggests fundraising or asking local businesses to install inexpensive racks.
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Bonnie Gaither
Shafter
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Shafter Post Office
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Roy Patrick Diane Givens
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Enet Londo Higham Shafter
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