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Solace on ice; after 9-11, the New York Police and Fire Department hockey teams returned to the rink to honor their fallen teammates and find some peace
THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 11 started quietly for Ray Kammerer. He was sitting in his Long Beach, N.Y., home, having coffee and reading the paper. As general manager of the New York City Fire Departm...(Continue Reading) Censors Everywhere - "The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn" - Book Review
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn, by Diane Ravitch (Knopf, 255 pp., $24) It was one of the most delicious moments ......(Continue Reading)The grief police: in response to the events of Sept. 11, all members of NYPD must undergo mental-health counseling, raising concerns that the tragedy has
During the Oct. 20 Madison Square Garden "Concert for New York City," a tribute to New York City's finest, Michael Moran of Ladder Company 3 stood before ......(Continue Reading)Young Beijing: China's capital, once stifled by officialdom, now hosts a myriad of emerging artists, dealers and curators who are attempting to turn the
Beijing is on the more. Venues for contemporary art are multiplying exponentially. Official attitudes have relaxed dramatically, with the government ......(Continue Reading)Lothian Police, Protect the Protectors Present British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc. with Major Donations for a New Park for New York City
NEW YORK -- Two British police charitable organizations have made substantial contributions to the British Memorial Garden Trust - the Lothian and Borders ......(Continue Reading)
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