A Bronx Curbside Whisper: 'Hey, Need a Tuneup?'
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In the vast underground of New York's economy, street mechanics hold a peculiar, if utilitarian place.
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Suffolk should keep, not end, curbside recycling   Not only are my husband, Jim, and I extremely unhappy about the elected mayor and council members' decision to discontinue curbside recycling, many of our neighbors are as well.
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There's a little bit of a Donnybrook developing over a column written in the New York Post a couple of weeks ago.
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NEW YORK -- For those who disagree with the decision to keep Street Sense out the Belmont Stakes, think again.
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By FRANK ELTMAN GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - It's what kids do: squeal in delight when they're having fun. But to some Long Island residents those squeals were unwelcome noise, and they wanted two neighborhood girls to pipe down when they're playing in their backyard pool.
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By Tim Ellis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 10--: This story is part of a monthly Sunday Neighbors series introducing newcomers to different aspects of Tucson.
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A city councilman says he hears it over and over on the streets of New York City: young people casually addressing each other using a racial slur that has a painful history intertwined with slavery.
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The Sporting News - Don't fret, Yankees haters. Read on, and you'll see plenty of potential obstacles that could keep the restocked and heavily favored Bronx Billionaires from winning the World Series -- and I didn't have to reach too far to find them. Not all of them, anyway.
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By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 5--Police are looking for more volunteers to monitor motorists who illegally park in handicap parking spaces around town.
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By KAREN GOULART  A Kingston resident whose property was declared a hazardous waste site by the state Department of Environmental Protection this week wants neighbors to know he is doing all he can to quickly correct the problems.
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By Mary Macdonald, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Jun. 2--Used to be fixing the sewers, adding sidewalks and getting the  trash picked up on time was enough.    Now cities feel they need to help save the planet.
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New Yorkers pride themselves on their ability to handle almost anything: Blackouts. Sweltering subway stations. Obscenely small apartments at ridiculously high costs.
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By Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 17--MANSFIELD -- Maybe Mansfield is finally getting tired of its filthy neighbor.   Civic leaders talked this week about cleaning up dirty smokestacks in Midlothian for the sake of fresh air and families' health.
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DENVER - The Yankees, as usual, have sparked most of the chatter here at the World Series, given the many issues they need to resolve over the next few weeks.
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DEAR ABBY: I know you care about individuals taking steps each day to improve the quality of their lives. Please help me spread the word about improving the health of millions of Americans.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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By JUDY O'ROURKE  SANTA CLARITA -- The days of patronizing certain food or coffee joints to tap a wireless Internet feed may soon be past, with citywide access on the horizon.