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OPINION . Ours

Editor's Letter
I've just received a piece of mail from Alan Butkovitz, our city controller, that put me in the holiday spirit.
by Duane Swierczynski
I've just received a piece of mail from Alan Butkovitz, our city controller, that put me in the holiday spirit. This past Monday, Butkovitz delivered

Loose Canon
"Civility is the answer to the city's problems. And these childrenare a way in."
by Bruce Schimmel
As I watched young Alexus Banks perform the tango, I thought how Ginger Rogers had to do everything that Fred Astaire did — only backward,

Slant
In praise of the city street lamp.
by Nathaniel Popkin
What with Macy's terrific Dickens Village (open now through New Year's Eve), this is the time of year we like to think about Charles Dickens.

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Crimes Against Humanity The story of our veterans being victimized by employeeswhile living in a government hospital is beyond belief [Underworld, "War Crimes," Gabriele Valentine,


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