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Notes From A Polite New Yorker

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Notes from a Polite New Yorker: Independent Pro Wrestling - Best Sport Ever

In New York, the independent pro wrestling show provides the best value for your sports dollar....
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Notes From a Polite New Yorker: Things To Do Before You Leave New York

New York attracts people from all over the world. They come to New York with a variety of dreams and ambitions. Many eventually leave. ...
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Notes From a Polite New Yorker: One Year On

It has been a year since the world lost Russell Lewis and Elizabeth Quilliam. Neither one was a blood relation, but I lost two members of a larger extended family. ...
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Notes From A Polite New Yorker: Sword Of Damocles

If you have a job today, you are lucky. If you can still afford your mortgage or the rent on your apartment, you are lucky. ...
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Notes From A Polite New Yorker: Trust Me, I'm An Expert

Where we go wrong is putting blind faith in experts....
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Notes from a Polite New Yorker: A Yankee In New Orleans, Part II

Polite New Yorker continues his journey through New Orleans. ...
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Notes From a Polite New Yorker: Captive Audience

If you ride the New York City subways with any regularity, you will be subjected to appeals for alms, sermons and dance and musical recitals whether you want to or not......
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Notes From A Polite New Yorker: Built By Ruth, Destroyed By Greed

What is most tragic about this is that so many Yankee fans seem perfectly content to watch their history being pissed away so the Steinbrenners can pocket more cash at the city’s expense. ...
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Notes From a Polite New Yorker: The Conferences of Consequence

Being out of the office is good, even if the most enjoyable part of the day is walking to and from the subway, watching the city life up close and just being out and about during the workday. ...
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A New York Yankee in George Bush's America

It doesn't matter that tax dollars are going to politically connected contractors while military families starve and scrape; George W. Bush struts around in a flight suit and says he loves Jesus....
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Experts Agree: My Grandmother Is the Greatest

The name Mary Sheahan stands for selfless dedication to family....
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A San Francisco Christmas

After the third song, eXtreme Elvis burst from a large gift on a separate stage. He was wearing his usual white rhinestone-studded jumpsuit and a Santa hat. He orked his way around the bar singing various Elvis and holiday songs....
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This New Yorker Hits the Road, Part III

Banditos, bratwurst, and brushing off the retarded in Wisconsin's capitol....
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Profiling, Racial and Otherwise

The officers informed me and my fellow detainee that we fit the description of two assault suspects....
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Vive le France

The French think Americans are ignorant and boorish. Americans think the French are effete snobs. We're both right....
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Shady and the Atomic Star Monkey

They had had a rough trip; they weren't on speaking terms when they drove through Kansas. They cracked open a few beers. They combed their long hair over their faces, put on sunglasses and hats, and posed for a picture with my cat. It was a happy day....
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Confession of an Upper Decker

NOTE: I received the article below from an author I respect who has asked to remain nameless. I offer this for publication so that the ...
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