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how mony people on here are not from new york but are living here right now.wich city are you in right now and was it more fun in your old neighborhood,or do you like it better over here.

LILRC Talk

Last Friday was a long day for me. I flew into NYs JFK, drove to Merrick, NY, found a little deli for lunch, gave a three hour (yes, three hours) talk to a great group of librarians from the Long...

Unintended Beneficiaries of New Tax Provision?

In Why This New Tax Provision?, I questioned the necessity for the new, one-year-only additional standard deduction reflecting $500 or $1,000 of real property taxes, wondered whether its benefits are...

A New Governance Law: Who Should Assess/Analyze/Evaluate School System Data? Who Can We Trust?

[Editor’s note: Peter Goodman blogs at Ed in the Apple, where this post originally appeared.]  Is the NYC graduation rate 39% or 51% or 66%? Did NAEP scores reflect an increase? What has been the...

The Public Educational Agora: How Should School Systems Be Governed/Ruled?

Although mayoral control does not sunset until June 30, 2009 it is looking increasing likely that the NYS legislature will be taking a careful look during this session. The City Council, the Office...

"Serial Speeder" Gets Front Page Coverage And Media Approval

I heard about this article that actually made front page news on the largest local newspaper in Albany, NY, the Times Union, on Monday November 6, 2007 on Al Roney's morning talk show this morning,...

Why I Passionately Support Early Adoption and Child Welfare Reform

There is a major problem in this country. Thousands of children are born every year into homes with no hope of supporting them. These children ultimately become a burden both upon the parent(s)...

pic: NYS Gov. Spitz breaks ground with Clarkson FIRST Team

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It's not easy becoming a welfare momma.

For those of you not following me from my real blog, Musings of the Lame, I broke my arm less than a week ago. So, to begin with, forgive my very, more hiorrid than usual, one handed typing. Now...

Excuses: Penguin is actually suing to get its advance ...

Penguin is actually suing to get its advance back from biographer David Brinkley, which publishers almost never do. Ballsy! Brinkley was meant to deliver his manuscript about the life of...

I Have To Take This: Subway Cell Nightmare Coming "Soon"

Good news for crazed narcissists who think the world should be able to reach them AT ALL TIMES because they're just that important: The MTA is set to announce a deal to wire all 277 subway stations...