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Unhappy with LIPA?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by kwilder

If you are unhappy with LIPA/Long Island Power Authority, you are not alone. A new survey-study shows that LIPA customers are the least satisfied in the nation. If you don’t like it…change it. When LIPA was set up, LIPA board members were supposed to be elected. There are still vestiges of the petitioning rules in […]

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The Future of Food 4/22/11

Posted on April 18, 2011 by iwilder

Earth Day is Friday, April 22 and we are celebrating with the screening of the film… “The Future of Food” at 1:00p.m at the Deer Park Library – 586-3000 for more information and to find out how to register 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing […]

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Ron Thomson’s life and work honored in Newsday (via PeaceSmiths)

Posted on April 17, 2011 by iwilder

Ron Thomson was a longtime PeaceSmiths supporter and volunteer. After he passed away in February, we did a tribute to him at the March Coffeehouse, and displayed his self-portrait. Ron Thomson’s work is currently on display at The Circle Gallery in Amityville. And, Newsday did a nice story on Ron,s life … Read More via […]

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Serially Sane Welcomes Your Posts

Posted on April 13, 2011 by iwilder

Everything seems to be shifting: the planet, politics, the demographics of nations along with their leadership, attitudes, technology. Change is exciting, scary, depressing, exhilarating, curious, and returns us, no matter how old, to feelings of vulnerability. This unsettled feeling elicits in me a sense of losing my bearings, wondering how my perceptions of the world […]

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My LI Pulse Green Energy Rant: Director’s Cut

Posted on April 11, 2011 by iwilder

IW: My article: starts: Over 30 years ago, President Carter put solar panels on the White House. But don’t go looking for them—President Reagan took them down. Bush 1 and Clinton kept them down. Bush 2 did put three smallish solar collectors on the White House grounds for a maintenance shed and the pool, but […]

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Timely: School bus concerns in NY

Posted on April 6, 2011 by kwilder

*Update with some perspective: This threat was made on April 1st – several days ago, with no incidents in the meantime. In addition, a story at Long Island Press notes that state officials are considering the possibility it was just a really irresponsible April Fool’s joke. Story at Long Island Press: here. KW writes: If […]

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PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse: Photos and quick report

Posted on April 2, 2011 by kwilder

Hope you were there. If you missed it, come by on Friday, May 6th! Photos and report at the PeaceSmiths website: www.peacesmiths.org (Includes photos of: Maxwell Wheat, Jerry Ahern, Richard Barnhart, and Maxine McKenzie-Materowski.)

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Friday, April 1st: PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse

Posted on March 31, 2011 by kwilder

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Work of activists helped prevent Fukushima-style cluster of nuclear reactors on Long Island

Posted on March 26, 2011 by iwilder

One of those dedicated, anti-Shoreham activists was Green Party of Suffolk chair Roger Snyder.  The Green Party was founded in opposition to nuclear energy and weapons. As a reporter for a Long Island weekly in the 1980s, Grossman covered the relentless band of anti-nuclear activists who packed government hearings and filed repeated suits against granting […]

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Brentwood girl, a four-year-old who is a US citizen, deported

Posted on March 23, 2011 by kwilder

Update: April 2011 – Emily Ruiz is home safe, with her parents, in the US. Story: here. (excerpt from) Long Island Press Brentwood Girl, 4-year-old US Citizen, Deported By Timothy Bolger on March 23rd, 2011 A 4-year-old Brentwood girl has been deported to Guatemala despite the fact that she is a U.S. citizen… Customs and […]

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Anti-War protests: LI local gets covered AND over 100 arrested in DC

Posted on March 20, 2011 by kwilder

Above video: On March 19, 2011, the 8th anniversary of the war in Iraq, peace groups on Long Island march for peace in Setauket. the event was initiated by North Country Peace Group, and endorsed by such groups as PeaceSmiths, Inc. and The Green Party of Suffolk. Link to great local coverage at The Three […]

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Long Island “village election” results: March 2011

Posted on March 16, 2011 by kwilder

Story with election results at Newsday: here. For Malverne election results, go to The Patch: here.

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Long Island Leaders Call for the Justice Department To Expand Investigation To Focus on Government Interference

Posted on March 15, 2011 by iwilder

Recent infighting between Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and his former hate crimes commander proves that Suffolk can’t police hate crimes. Central Islip, NY – A coalition of local and national immigration leaders, including an official with the Southern Poverty Law Center, met with attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division today […]

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Ron Thomson: 1/17/1943 to 2/20/2011

Posted on March 2, 2011 by kwilder

Ron Thomson: Jan 17, 1943 – Feb 20, 2011 Ron Thomson was a beloved member of the PeaceSmiths community. Ron passed away on February 20, 2011. This Friday, PeaceSmiths will be dedicating its coffeehouse to Ron. The evening will include music by George Mann, and a tribute to Ron from Veterans for Peace Long Island. […]

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