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Read the Westchester Guardian PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT #3036 WHITE PLAINS NY Vol. VI, No. VI Thursday February 6, 2014 $1.00 Westchester’s Most Influential Weekly JOHN F. McMULLEN Malthus Was Almost Right Page 6 SHERIF AWAD Grigris Page 7 LARRY M. ELKIN The Trick to Cutting New York Taxes Page 8 RICH MONETTI Brian Carney Remembers Father Art Carney Fondly Page 10 JOHN SIMON Murderous Machinery, Tragic Supership Page 12 BARBARA BARTON-SLOANE Cidade Maravilhosa Carnival Time in Rio Minimum Page 14 Serious Mayor MARY C. Wage and the MARVIN Reform for Village Procedures Tragedy of the Page 16 Olympics Commons LUKE HAMILTON By Prof. OREN LEVIN- Free Crack Pipes and By BOB BOGEN, Page 4 America’s Hidden Gospel WALDMAN, Page 5 Page 18 WWW.WESTCHESTERGUARDIAN.COM Page 26 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 CLASSIFIED ADS LEGAL NOTICES Office Space Available- FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Prime Location, Yorktown Heights COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER 1,000 Sq. Ft.: $1800. Contact Wilca: 914.632.1230 In the Matter of ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SUMMONS AND INQUEST NOTICE Prime Retail - Westchester County Chelsea Thomas (d.o.b. 7/14/94), Best Location in Yorktown Heights A Child Under 21 Years of Age Dkt Nos. NN-10514/15/16-10/12C 1100 Sq. Ft. Store $3100; 1266 Sq. Ft. store $2800 and 450 Sq. Ft. Store $1200. Adjudicated to be Neglected by NN-2695/96-10/12B Suitable for any type of business. Contact Wilca: 914.632.1230 FU No.: 22303 Tiffany Ray and Kenneth Thomas, Page 26 Respondents.THE WES TCHES TER GUARDIAN X THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 HELP WANTED NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN YOUR LOSS OF YOUR A non profit Performing Arts Center is seeking two job positions- 1) Direc- RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. 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