PAT BUCHANAN News & Opinion War Party Oligarch Is the Republican Party’s Middle East policy up for bid? For four days ending Sunday, a Ari Fleischer, press secretary to Bush 43, and a member of Adelson’s RJC fiefdom, put it plain and simple: “The ‘Sheldon Primary’ is an important primary. ... anybody running for the Republican nomination would want to have Sheldon at his side.” One such man is Jeb Bush, son and brother to presidents, who was the prize bull at Sheldon’s cattle show. Daniel Ruth of the Tampa Bay Times speculates on Jeb’s motive in showing up: “Would you slink into Las Vegas to schmooze gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson who regards GOP presidential nominees as if they were trophy heads mounted in his den, if you had no interest in the White House? Bush is not going to Vegas to catch Meat Loaf’s act at Planet Hollywood.” COPYRIGHT 2013 RIDGEWOOD TIMES PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO., INC. News From The Woodhaven Residents’ Participatory budgeting has come to Woodhaven. It is a process that lets residents vote on how they want public funds to be spent. Council Member Eric Ulrich, who represents about 62 percent of Woodhaven’s population, has opted to let his constituents in the neighborhood (along with those in Richmond Hill and the northern portion of Ozone Park) vote on how to spend $1 million. The funds must be dedicated to capital projects— brick-and-mortar items, not services. Anyone who lives in Ulrich’s quartet of presidential hopefuls trooped to Las Vegas to attend the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Impresario: Sheldon Adelson, the Vegas-Macau casino mogul whose fortune is estimated at $39 billion— 8th richest man on the planet—and who dumped $92 million into the election of 2012. Adelson kept Newt Gingrich alive with a $15 million infusion of ad money, gutting Romney, and then sank $30 million into Mitt’s campaign. This time Sheldon wants to buy himself a winner. Block Association district and is 16 years or older can vote in participatory budgeting. But here’s an important point: the voting started Monday, and it ends Saturday. So if you’re reading this right now and have not voted yet, time is running out. Do it today. To vote in Woodhaven, visit the office of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA), which is located at 84-20 Jamaica Ave. We’ll be open today (Thursday) from 4 to 8 p.m., and then Friday and Saturday, Apr. 4-5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 • 4 Since 1908 Published Every Thursday By RIDGEWOOD TIMES PRINTING & PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. General Publication Office: P.O. Box 863299 Ridgewood, N.Y. 11386-0299 60-71 Woodbine St., Ridgewood, N.Y. 11385 Periodicals Postage Paid At Flushing, N.Y. 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Elmhurst, Woodside, Sunnyside, Astoria, Long Island City, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Richmond Hill, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Woodhaven, Elmhurst, And Kew Gardens. Reaching The Brooklyn Homes Of Ridgewood, Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East Williamsburg And Williamsburg. COMPOSITION RESPONSIBILITY: Accuracy in receiving ads over the telephone cannot be guaranteed. This newspaper is responsible for only one incorrect insertion and only for that portion of the ad in which the error appears. It is the responsibility of the advertiser to make sure copy does not contravene the Consumer Protection Law or any other requirement. by Alexander Blenkinsopp If you live in Woodhaven, you can probably help decide how a million dollars will be spent—but only if you act now. -SEE WRBA ON PG. 30- -SEE BUCHANAN ON PG. 30- EDITORIAL There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but every public school student in New York City may soon get their lunches on the house, courtesy of the city taxpayer. Public Advocate Letitia James recently called on the Department of Education (DOE) and the city government to buy lunch for every public school student. Currently, about 75 percent of the city’s 1.1 million public school students whose parents earn less than $36,000 (for a family of three) qualify for a no-charge lunch under federal regulations. That leaves about 350,000 students who don’t quality and have to pay for lunch. All students are separated into different lines in the cafeteria—one for free and one for paid. Because children can often be cruel, those on the pay line often tease those on the free line. It’s a terrible system, and James claims providing free school lunches for every student removes “the stigma of poverty” and ends the teasing for those who can’t afford to buy their own lunches. She stated it would cost city taxpayers about $20 million more per year; officials are currently analyzing this estimate. There is, however, a small catch in the tax money used to provide services like free lunch. The federal government uses the school lunch forms detailing household incomes to allocate Title I funds, which go toward buying educational supplies for children at the neediest schools. If these forms are eliminated under a lunch-for-all program there is no need to fill out forms, and that may disqualify schools from receiving Title I funds for supplies. City officials will try to work this out, but wouldn’t it be better to try and remove the stigma of poverty without having to spend more taxpayer dollars? What if every child was issued a lunch card similar to the MetroCard? Those who don’t qualify for a free lunch could have their parents put money on their card each week, and those who do qualify for a free lunch would also have a prepaid card, courtesy of the DOE. There would be only one line, everyone would swipe a card and there would be no stigma attached. In this consumer-driven, label-wearing and economicallyunbalanced world, city officials might also want to consider ending the stigma of clothing disparities by mandating public school uniforms. Every school could have its own color or pattern, much like private and parochial schools. One style would fit all public school students. The DOE has a pages-long policy on school uniforms that tries to cover every contingent for implementation and stresses that it has to be approved by parents, guardians and school officials. It may be cumbersome to institute, but it can be done. Children living in poverty should not be made to feel like second-class citizens, nor should they be bullied or teased because of who they are. If children are treated equally in public schools, they’ll learn a valuable lesson that they can take with them as they get older: treat everyone the way they themselves would want to be treated. Feel Like A Million Bucks & Vote In Participatory Budget Next CB 5 Meeting Is Wed. Night Community Board 5 will hold its next public meeting this Wednesday night, Apr. 9, in Middle Village. As announced by District Manager Gary Giordano, the session will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Christ the King Regional High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. The agenda includes a public hearing regarding Department of Consumer Applications #2680- 2014-ASWC to allow Phillie’s Pizzeria II Inc., located at 74-02 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village, to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with four tables and eight to 12 chairs. The outdoor cafe would be along the 74th Street side of the property north of the existing enclosed sidewalk café. Thereafter, representatives of the Queens Botanical Garden will make a presentation regarding the Flushing location’s programs. The board will then move forward with its regular meeting, which will include the public forum, a review of demolition notices and liquor license applications, reports by Chairperson Vincent Arcuri and District Manager Giordano and committee reports. Among the committees scheduled to report is the Zoning and Land Use Committee, which is expected to offer a recommendation regarding the proposed rezoning of a portion of Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood. For additional information or to register to speak in advance, call Board 5’s Glendale office at 1-718-366-1834 during normal business hours. Join The 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol Volunteers Needed from Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village & Ridgewood ©Times Newsweekly 2014 – GCOP 718-497-1500 NEXT MEETING: Thurs., Apr. 10, 2014 at 8:00 pm St. Pancras School - Pfeifer Hall Myrtle Ave. & 68th St., Glendale NY, 11385 All It Takes For Evil To Thrive Is For Good Men & Women To Do Nothing
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