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KMEG 14 – News, Weather, Sports for Sioux City and Siouxland | Green Party invited to Neb. debate after protest
Posted on June 19, 2008 by iwilder
Long Island Wins: News Alert! – Levy Withdraws Bills
Posted on June 19, 2008 by iwilder
Long Island Wins: News Alert! – Levy Withdraws Bills By Lisa Votino-Tarrant, Long Island WINS June 18, 2008 4:39 PM I just received the news that Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy withdrew his two bills this afternoon that would have required all contractors in Suffolk County to use the Social Seecurity Number Verification System (SSNVS) […]
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Suffolk Life Closes
Posted on June 19, 2008 by iwilder
FYI . . . from the Media Savvy blog More bad news on the local front: Suffolk Life is closing, effective next week…. at 3:29 PM Posted using ShareThis
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Thurs. June 19 at 11am: Poetry and a Demo for Jones Beach
Posted on June 18, 2008 by iwilder
Protest the Trump Restaurant/Catering Hall/Souvenir Shop– A True Nightmare of Over-development! Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr., Poet Laureate of Nassau County will read his poem, “TRUMP On The OCEAN”, at the demonstration, 11 am — noon, Thursday, June 19th in Mineola, at the New York State Attorney General’s office, on the corner of Old Country Road […]
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Green Party Presidential Candidates I-Radio Debate 6/21/08
Posted on June 18, 2008 by iwilder
Three of the four candidates for the 2008 Green Party presidential nomination will debate this Saturday online. Cynthia McKinney, Kat Swift and Kent Mesplay will be taking part in the debate hosted by Miller Politics. The debate will air from http://www.blogtalkradio.com/millerpolitics. If you have a question can email it in advance to millerpolitics@gmail or call […]
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Posted on June 18, 2008 by iwilder
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Long Island: Village Elections 2008
Posted on June 18, 2008 by iwilder
Newsday is probably the best place for June 2009 election updates. Newsday’s pre-story which lists some villages and parties is: here. Full story at Newsday Kelly, Asharoken’s longtime mayor, defeated BY PATRICK WHITTLE 12:17 AM EDT, June 18, 2008 Summary results of 9 village races, from Newsday story: Asharoken: For Mayor Challenger, Patricia Irving won […]
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Acid leak injures 7 people, Lowe’s store in Medford
Posted on June 18, 2008 by iwilder
Acid leak injures seven, evacuates Lowe’s in Medford BY CHRISTINE ARMARIO Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Seven people were hospitalized and shoppers evacuated from a Lowe’s home improvement store in Medford [Long Island, New York] yesterday when employees trying to lift a case of hydrochloric acid accidentally damaged several of the containers, officials said… Suffolk police […]
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LI Mall Tour for Peace makes News12 on-line
Posted on June 17, 2008 by iwilder
Jump to News12 on-line for full story and photo of Don Zirkel in the famous t-shirt here. Activists plan anti-war ‘mall tour’ By CarlCorry / News 12 My Town | 06/17/2008 11:09 AM Seeking to build on newfound notoriety gained after the headline-making arrests of peace protesters at the Smith Haven Mall in March, an […]
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International Strikes (which started with gas price protests)
Posted on June 17, 2008 by iwilder
From Forbes, we learn, that the Spanish Truck strike has been suspended. Several truck drivers’ unions felt that the government took some measures to help, so that it was worth suspending the strike. From Reuters, we have an update on the Fisherman’s Strike. “Ministers from seven European Union countries called on Tuesday for sharply higher […]
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Support the Blue Mountain School
Posted on June 17, 2008 by iwilder
KW: I have posted here previously when the Blue Mountain School – a wonderful, democratic, alternative school in Oregon – felt like it might be shut down. The school has had another wave of fearfulness that they might not be supported by their school district, and/or lose support or funding from the state. They were […]
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