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The story is over at Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/08/16/11033/
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Running on Empty: Jackson Browne sues John McCain for using Browne’s song
Posted on August 17, 2008 by iwilder
LI Concert Notes 8/17/08
Posted on August 17, 2008 by iwilder
LI Concert Notes #35 Here’s some great Live Music on Long Island. Venue addresses/phones/URLs at end of all listings. Please scroll down. Corrections and Comments are welcome. Support Live Music on Long Island. For more information about great live music on LI and elsewhere Please also visit Michael Kornfeld and Glen Roethel’s excellent website: www.acousticmusicscene.com […]
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*2008* Beach Closings in Long Island, NY
Posted on August 17, 2008 by iwilder
Update beach closings in Suffolk for July 21/22 2009: HERE. Post from 2008! Old Post! KW: For August 15, Newsday reports that 30 beaches in Nassau and Suffolk were closed due to elevated bacteria levels. These closures happen a lot in Long Island. Our beaches get closed because with the rain, run-off from our polluted […]
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A little artwork
Posted on August 16, 2008 by iwilder
Spotted in the Ladies Room of a small, Italian Restaurant in Long Island, NY.
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Late Summer 2008 LI Music listings
Posted on August 16, 2008 by iwilder
+ Sat Aug 16 Long Island Bluegrass Festival 12 Noon -8pm Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass!!!!!!! also Buddy Merriam (WUSB 90.1FM) & Back Roads: James Reams & Barnstormers; Too Blue; Michael Daves; Free Grass Union; Blue Detour and lots more. Workshops, children’s activities, food and a great day of bluegrass right here on Long […]
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Stop the War Long Island Mall Tour 8/23/08
Posted on August 15, 2008 by iwilder
Summer 2008 Stop the War Long Island Mall Tour Organized by Suffolk Peace Network NEXT – AUGUST 23 SOUTH SHORE MALL Keep the tour going! Saturday August 23 — 2:00 to 3:30 PM at Entrance to the Mall on Sunrise Highway [Route 27] Service Road Westbound Look for large column with Westfield sign. In front of […]
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Canceled: PeaceSmiths Garden Party 9/27/08
Posted on August 15, 2008 by iwilder
Note: Due to rain on Saturday, and the mud from a few days rain, the garden party is canceled for this weekend. The Garden Party will be rescheduled, probably for November. PLEASE HOLD THE DATE OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH /RAIN DATE SEPTEMBER 28 FOR PEACESMITHS GARDEN PARTY IN FREEPORT
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Flak in Colorado with McKinney campaign and Recreate 68
Posted on August 15, 2008 by iwilder
When you are trying to work in the world of national politics, peace politics, and the presidential race, things are bound to be, well, not easy. At Green Party Watch is a long post about the Green Party of Colorado, Recreate 68 (which members of the Green Party of Colorado reject), and the McKinney/Clemente campaign […]
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Photos: Lindenhurst Hail Storm, August 2008
Posted on August 14, 2008 by iwilder
(More photos at “read more”) Ian and I had the interesting experience of a little summer hail in our lovely, Long Island environment. We were driving in Lindenhurst on Sunrise Highway around 6pmish, today, August 14, 2008, and there was rain, lightening, ominous clouds, and lots of hail. Ian says it was up to nickel […]
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LICSN News August 2008
Posted on August 14, 2008 by iwilder
from Long Island Climate Solutions Network New York State Approves CO2 Caps.By Heather Senison, Poughkeepsie Journal, August 12, 2008. ” New York Monday became the latest state to take steps to regulate [CO2] emissions to combat global warming. The state Environmental Board unanimously approved regulations to cap the amount of carbon dioxide that can be […]
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Green Party candidate La Pietra Offers Voting Workshop to Schools
Posted on August 13, 2008 by iwilder
Green Party Candidate for Calhoun County Clerk-Register Makes Announcement at Marshall School Board Meeting Willing to Work with Administrators, Teachers Countywide o Help Students Learn About Alternative Voting Methods. Draft Materials Available on Website jalpForThePeople.org John Anthony La Pietra, the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) candidate for Calhoun County Clerk-Register of Deeds, has offered to […]
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