For some gay and lesbian couples, buying a home is the final step in putting down roots as a family. Other couples prefer to go through life without the hassles and costs of home ownership. Still others want a house but simply aren't ready. Here's how to decide if you're ready to buy a house with
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01/11/2009
According to a recent report from Global Insight, an economic and financial analysis forecasting firm, current housing statistics indicate that now is the right to time to buy. They claim that the U.S. housing market as a whole is undervalued by 3.8 percent. Global Insight analyzed 330 metropolit
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12/05/2008
Finally the wait is over. For days...weeks...months... I have felt the change electric in the air. Yesterday - America made history by voting for change. Electing its first "minority" leader. States like Florida, where I grew up, changed the political lable that had branded them for many years.
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11/04/2008
As we get closer and closer to Halloween, I thought it would be fun to discover some of the more "haunted" sites around Queens. The New York area comprises some of the oldest sites in American history - so there are bound to be a few ghosts hanging around... Fort Totten In 1857, the US governmen
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10/26/2008
Hello my fellow commuters! I just wanted to pass along a tip for those of you who grab the R/G/V at Steinway. I have noticed lately that the Metrocard Machines located in the entrace on 34th and Steinway seem to be out of order all the time. I know that this causes a huge problem if you are run
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09/29/2008
How do you start your day?Iv'e tried the coffee route - and really, it just makes me jittery and have to leave my desk to use the 'facilities' at least twice before I break for lunch. In the long run, I've found that when I start my day with coffee, I end up the tiniest bit on edge and a little
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09/25/2008
Welcome to my first blog! My name is Shaun, and i live here - in Astoria. I moved here about two years ago from Tampa, FL. But I am in no way - NEW to New York. I came here originally in 2001 to goto theatre school in Manhattan. Of course that means I was right in the middle of things when 9
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09/21/2008