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By karate September 13, 2009
On November 8th The Long Island Kkarate Championships will be held at The Holiday Inn at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. This will no doubt be Long Island's signature Karate event. This year marks the 5th ...
By dating-singles September 12, 2009
Men and Money At a recent event, my friend Jennifer stopped by to say hello. After the event, we had the following conversation: Jay- "What do you think about Zeek?" (a guy who was participating ...
By fatherfrank September 11, 2009
Recently, the Southern Poverty Law Center released a report, A Climate of Fear." It underscored a deep concern that people of color, both documented and undocumented, live in fear within our larger community. The report ...
By sports September 11, 2009
While Yankee fans may not be quite there yet, Met fans have been ready for some football since about, oh, the end of May. Either way, the National Football League gets going with their annual ...
By liseniors September 08, 2009
Across the United States, ethical wills have become a growing estate planning tool used to ensure legacies for generations to come. Many Americans are beginning to realize there may be a gap in their estate ...
By sports September 04, 2009
League Leaders Reminiscent of 1998 Super Team 11 years ago, the New York Yankees steamrolled through the regular season, playoffs and World Series to win their 24th championship. A totally dominating 114-win summer was punctuated ...
By fatherfrank September 03, 2009
Since the death of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy, much has been said and written about his life and about his politics. In many ways, he was larger than life from a much storied family.
By fatherfrank August 27, 2009
Students are returning to school across the country. Some are beginning new levels of education for the first time. There are new teachers entering the classroom for the first time as well.
Parents ...
By sports August 27, 2009
Sanchez Gets Nod for Jets Starting Quarterback Job It may have been called an 'open competition' heading into training camp, but in reality it was all a faade. The New York Jets are in the ...
By travel August 26, 2009
Travel magazines do periodic surveys on the best destinations in various categories. My vote for the friendliest town in America goes to Staunton, Virginia, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway,in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. From ...
By fatherfrank August 20, 2009
The lazy days of summer are quickly coming to an end. Parents are already getting ready for back to school. Some families are preparing to send their first child off to college. Others are getting ...
By sports August 19, 2009
Brett Favre Does Another Reversal by Joining Minnesota They say 40 is the new 20. Brett Favre will find that out real fast but instead of experiencing it hunting and fishing in Mississippi, he will ...
By sports August 15, 2009
Dan Lurie and Steve Michalik Bring Old School Bodybuilding to Long Island When the sport of bodybuilding was first beginning to make some noise in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the breeding ground for ...