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2004

    DECEMBER
185 December 30, 2004 Second Call for Aid s Tax Deadline Looms; Domestic Diva Dewfended, Top Cop Bopped
184 December 29, 2004 Martha Stewart Made a Mistake But She is Far From the Worst
183 December 28, 2004 Nature's Weapons of Mass Destruction
182 December 21, 2004 Bernie Kerik's Series of Unfortunate Events
181 December 20, 2004 Court Orders Velella Back to Rikers Island But Gives Him a Week for Another Appeal
180 December 15, 2004 NY Civic Asks for Your Help So We Can Do More in 2005
179 December 14, 2004 MTA Bill for Police Overtime: Lieutenant Paid Over $200K, Officer Wu Triples His Salary
178 December 13, 2004 Kerik's Withdrawal was Inevitable in the Face of Multiple Allegations
177 December 10, 2004 The Arrogance of Wealth: 5 Ave Coop Evicts Hawks After 11 Years on Ledge
176 December 09, 2004 Hevesi Report on City Budget Finds Growing Gap. Surprise.
175 December 07, 2004 The Yawning Gap Between Words and Meaning
174 December 06, 2004 CBC Anticipates Achool Budget Increase After Court Decision and Masters' Report
173 December 03, 2004 'Twas Robin Hood Shot the Arrow that Struck the $32 Billion Target, but Who'll Be Left ot Pay...
172 December 01, 2004 "You'll Get Pie in the Sky When you Die. It's a Lie"
     
    NOVEMBER
171 November 30, 2004 Velella Orderd Back to Jail in AM, Gets 18-Day Stay from Court in PM
170 November 24, 2004 Thanksgiving- A day to appreciate what we have.
169 November 23, 2004 Why 60.6 Americans Voted for Bush, While 58.3 Million Supported Kerry (so far)
168 November 22, 2004 First Round: Velella 7, LCRC 0.
167 November 18, 2004 Chicken Little Was Right. City, State, USA Budgets $how Enormous Deficits.
166 November 12, 2004 Mayor Seeks Reform, Velella Seeks Freedom
165 November 09, 2004 Preview of the 2005 Elections Shows Few Contested Races. Favorities to Get Big Subsidies As....
164 November 08, 2004 New LCRC's First Action Voids Release of Sen. Velella and Four Other Inmates, Suggests They...
163 November 04, 2004 DOI Issues Its Report on Sen. Vellela's Release, Finds LCRC Violated Three State Requirements...
162 November 03, 2004 What We Learned from the Election.
     
    OCTOBER
161 October 29, 2004 Bloomberg Names Four to LCRC, Andrew Woldf Defends Guy Velella: Pataki Knew Bruno was in...
160 October 28, 2004 Velella Enjoys Freedom; Public Awaits DOI Report
159 October 28, 2004 Pataki Fires Bruno's Brother, Closes Saratoga Drug Office
158 October 26, 2004 DOI Report on Velella is Awaited, Upstate Early Releases Criticized, Newsday Seeks Reincarceration.
157 October 26, 2004 MTA Fiscal Crisis Was Widely Foreseen, But No One Untied Victim on the Tracks. City, State...
156 October 20, 2004 Judicial Takeover of School Funding, anagement Surrender to Ms. Weingarten on Teachers' Contract
155 October 20, 2004 Silver Sets Hearings on Early Release; Post Editorial Uses Porcine Analogies
154 October 19, 2004 Velella's Release Improper, Council Report Concludes, New LCRC Chair Indicates
153 October 14, 2004 Three Blind Mice Lose Their Tails; Bloomberg Wields Knife.
152 October 13, 2004 Mayor Awaits Innvestigations Report After Accepting Russi's Resignation; Editorials Seek Velella's...
151 October 12, 2004 The Velella Papers, Chapter Five: The Pursuit Intensifies, the Chairman Hides
150 October 07, 2004 Velella Scandal Unfolds, Commission Under Fire. Letter Writers Didn't Know About Early Release...
149 October 04, 2004 Critics Continue to Question Velella's Release; Ask What Standards Obscure Panel Employed...
148 October 01, 2004 Press Upset at Early Release by Little-Known Commission of Senator Who Took Bribes
     
    SEPTEMBER
147 September 29, 2004 Sen. Velella, Sentenced to a Year in Jail, Released After 3 Monts by L.C.R.C.
146 September 27, 2004 After the Fast: Refelctions on New York
145 September 23, 2004 Crooked MTA Contractors Plead Guilty; Perverse Teacher Cleared for Classroom
144 September 21, 2004 Bruno, Silver Buffeted Slightly by Primaires in Bronx, Queens, Failure to Override Pataki Veto
143 September 17, 2004 Four to Go-MTA Hired Mafioso to Manage Project
142 September 15, 2004 Primary Election Results Mixed; Some Incumbents are Defeated.
141 September 14, 2004 Four Editorials Support Mayor's Plan. Dull Primaires Feature Dynasties and Transgender Race.
140 September 10, 2004 Rashomon
139 September 07, 2004 Try to Remember
138 September 02, 2004 "An Extremely Distinguished Dog"
     
    AUGUST
137 August 30, 2004 Laramie Boomerang Stern (1991-2004)
136 August 20, 2004 The New York Legislature" Why Is is Called America's Worst?
135 August 06, 2004 Saving Patrick Ryan: City Aids Ferry Boss
134 August 05, 2004 Ferry Pilot Smith Confesses Guilt; Manager Ryan Indicated, Suspended
133 August 02, 2004 De Soapio, Last Tiger Who Could Bite, Remmbered for His Personal Qualities.
     
    JULY
132 July 30, 2004 De Sapio Combined Talent and Ambition with Desire for Power and dirty Money.
131 July 26, 2004 "The Fault...Is Not In OUr Stars..."Why Legislators are Underlings.
130 July 16, 2004 The Boy Cries "Wold" Again, But Lobo May Be at the Door
129 July 12, 2004 Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910-2004)
128 July 09, 2004 Sumer is Icumen In, Mayor's Polls Wax. But Will Elephantiasis Cause them to Wane?
     
    JUNE
127 June 24, 2004 Lobbyists Give, Councilmemebers Take. One Hand Washes the Other. Should It?
126 June 22, 2004 Underground Places
125 June 15, 2004 Silver's Troubles Continue. He Will Survive Coumplaints, But Should Do a Better Job
124 June 14, 2004 If You Rape One Staffe, It's Your Fault. If You Rape Another, Is It Your Boss's?
123 June 10, 2004 What Would Hamiltion Say?
122 June 03, 2004 Speaker Sheldon Silver Seems Impregnable and Impenetrable as Assemblymembers Abdicate
     
    MAY
121 May 26, 2004 Strangulation of Sarah Fox, Runner in Inwood Hill Park, Leads to Safety Proposals.
120 May 21, 2004 We Elect, Party Bosses Control. Unions, Lobbyists Often Prevail
119 May 14, 2004 Kiss Yor Grass Goodby if Protestors Swarm Lawn.
118 May 04, 2004 Budget Driven to New High by Mandated expenditures, Clash Seen on Tax Rebates
     
    APRIL
117 April 29, 2004 Political Gerrymander Upheld in 5-4-Supreme Court Decision
116 April 27, 2004 $46.9 Billion Budget Goes to City Council. Mayor is Optimistic, Critics are Skeptical
115 April 24, 2004 Budget Minuet Begins Monday as Mayor Offers Plan for 2005
114 April 16, 2004 The Passsionof the Christos: Redecorating Central Park
113 April 08, 2004 The Days Lengthn, the Term Shortens. Show New Yorkers How Much You Care.
     
    MARCH
112 March 26, 2004 Council Speaker Fans the Flames, Seeks to Reopen Six Firehouses
111 March 16, 2004 Bloomberg Cleans House. Social Promition Limited by Reconstrcted Panel.
110 March 15, 2004 Cereal Instead of Meat as Farina Follows Lam to School in One Week
109 March 10, 2004 Diana Lam's Swift Departure Can Give Schoos New Hope if Mayor Becomes Involved
108 March 08, 2004 Bloomberg, Klein to Decide What to Do With Diana Lam, Who Tired to Hire Her Mate...
107 March 03, 2004 Gay Marriage Redux: Spitzer Will Enforce a Law He Dislikes
106 March 03, 2004 Should Anatomy Govern Marriage? Not a Questionfor Gamesmanship
     
    FEBRUARY
105 February 26, 2004 Seven Subsidized Sisters Seek Sweet Solution for Stockholders
104 February 26, 2004 Kolbert's Clarion Call. Could Carnegie Course Curtail Criticism?
103 February 23, 2004 Should the MTA Take Over Seven Private Bus Lines? If So, Who Pays the Piper?
102 February 16, 2004 Some City Employees Take It Easy At Work and Get Away With it
101 February 11, 2004 Unforeseen Events Could Determine Election Results
100 February 06, 2004 The Eighth Commandment
99 February 04, 2004 We Look Around on Our Birthday
     
    JANUARY
98 January 28, 2004 You May Squeeze Aid Recipients, But Does it Pass the Nose Test?
97 January 27, 2004 Should a Candidate Solicit Beneficiaries of His Power?
96 January 21, 2004 Dance of the Dollars
95 January 14, 2004 Where was teh Crew When Ferry Crashed Into Concrete Dock?
94 January 09, 2004 Silvercup Runneth Over. Four Benjamins Offered to Private Homeowners
93 January 02, 2004 Bloomberg at Midterm: An Acquired Taste