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A Gift To My Children Makes Gift To Readers

Richard Cooper Region: United States

Investor and adventurer Jim Rogers has written a new book, A Gift To My Children: A Father's Lessons For Life and Living see http://jimrogers-investments.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-book-gift-to-my-children-fathers.html. ... more

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Project Cancelled But Taxpayer Dollars Kept By Local Government

Richard Cooper Region: New York

The government of Nassau County, New York on lovely Long Island USA (where I live) is seeking to amend its HUD (US Department of Housing & Urban Development) approved Section 108 loan to rellocate $850,000 in Section 108 f... more

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New York Spanish Language Theater Founder Mourned

Richard Cooper Region: New York

Cuban emigré Gilberto Zaldivar has died at the age of 75 in New York.  After leaving Cuba in 1961 over disagreements with the direction the Cuban Revolution took, he started a business career in accounting.&nbs... more

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Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares

Richard Cooper Region: New York

    Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares by Richard A. Cooper   "Sleepy’s, a family-owned mattress seller that began in Brooklyn in 1931 and later moved to Long Island, has been awarded a gra... more

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Actor Zakes Mokae Dead

Richard Cooper Region: New York

The South African black actor Zakes Mokae died September 11th at the age of 75.  I saw him in the 1985 Broadway production of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys."  (Matthew Broderick played Master Harold)... more

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Dead Aid Book Could Invigorate Africa

Richard Cooper Region: United States

Dambisa Moyo's book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working And How There Is A Better Way For Africa, contends that development aid from the West to Africa not only has not worked but is detrimental to the Africans.  See www... more

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Shed Light On Long Island Lighthouse

Richard Cooper Region: New York

Computer Associates founder Charles Wang became a developer and owner of the National Hockey League Islanders team.  He and business partner Scott Rechler have proposed a massive 150 acre development including a renov... more

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State Agency Reaffirms Land Grab

Richard Cooper Region: New York

A New York State Agency, the Empire State Development Corporation, (ESDC) has reaffirmed its approval of the Atlantic Yards corporate welfare eminent domain scheme in New York City. http://www.nolandgrab.org/arch... more

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US Constitution Day 2009: Do You Know Where Your Constitution Is?

Richard Cooper Region: New York

September 17th is Constitution Day in the United States.   Do my fellow Americans know where their Constitution is?  Their constitution remains in exile, shredded to tatters by Presidents, Congress, the Fede... more

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Indicted Legislator Defeated In Primary Election

Richard Cooper Region: New York

In New York's primary election on Tuesday, September 15th Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat) was defeated by North Hempstead Town Councilman Robert Troiano.  http://www.newsday.com/columnists/dan-janison... more

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Name: Richard Cooper
Member Since: July 2007
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