Recent News from Long Islanders

 

Hey Kids...Let’s Party! by Donna Amato
Kiddie birthday parties…love ‘em or dread ‘em, most parents must deal with ‘em eventually. Costing anywhere from $11 to over $70 per child, children parties are big business. So if a shindig for your child, from toddler to teen, is in your near future, here are some ideas worth considering.

Islanders Being Put Into a Corner; May Be Forced to Relocate by Joe Pietaro
Throughout the history of professional sports, franchises have picked up and moved to different cities regularly. Perhaps the most famous – and heartbreaking – one was the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Walter O’Malley relocated ‘Dem Bums’ from the Borough of Churches to glitzy Los Angeles, it was looked at so angrily that a funny joke was started because of the former Dodgers owner.

An Open Letter to the 44th President of the United States by Joe Wallace
You won't have time to read this. Now that you are officially sworn in, you've got your work cut out for you. The 43rd President really did a number on the Great Experiment, didn't he? Just look at the state of this country; it resembles a suburban kitchen after an army of three-year-olds finished playing chef in it. Every pot and pan has been pulled from the cupboards, the place is strewn with chocolate syrup, flour, and peanut butter.

At The Movies: Gran Torino by Christopher Boyle
Ah, getting older- it's no fun. Friends and loved ones pass on, your annoying kids try to ship you off to the old folks home, and the neighborhood you built a life in is slowly changed foreign cultures. At least, that's what getting older means in Clint Eastwood's latest film, Gran Torino, a film he not only stars in, but directs as well. It's a tale of anger, stubbornness, and change, and it's one of the better films I've seen recently.

At The Movies: The Wrestler by Christopher Boyle
It's funny - growing up and into my early adulthood, I loved professional wrestling. I can't say why I enjoyed watching grown men in spandex play-fighting, but eventually I grew out of it. But to this day, I'll find myself occasionally flipping through the channels only to come across a WWE broadcast, and to my surprise I'll find myself actually watching for a few minutes, if only to relive old memories.

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