PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT #3036 WHITE PLAINS NY Vol. V No. XXXII Thursday, August 25, 2011 Westchester’s Most Influential Weekly From Syriana to Contagion Page 6 A Labor of Love Page 7 When Peekskill Rewrote History Page 10 Lack of Housing; Jobs Page 19 Mr. President “Give ‘Em Hell” Page 22 No Guarantees Page 23 By Sam Zherka, Page 19 My Solution Page 24 Voting Should be a Martinelli Must Withdraw Privilege By HEZi ARiS, Page 21 Page 26 westchesterguardian.com Page 2 The WesTchesTer GuArdian THURSDAY, AuGUST 25, 2011 Of Significance communitysection Community Section ...................................................................2 Books ........................................................................................2 BOOKS Business ....................................................................................4 calendar ...................................................................................5 The Retired (Try To) Strike Back—Chapter 16 – The Lie cultural Perspective .................................................................6 By ALLAN LUKS economic development ..........................................................7 Myron and Mimi approach Just before reaching the glass front door, education .................................................................................8 the small apartment building Myron, a retired actuary, stops on the mid-day history ...................................................................................10 where Myron lives. It will be street. “Why does it feel different bringing you Mimi’s first time in his apart- to my apartment while I’ve been to yours a half- Learning .................................................................................12 ment since they met more than dozen times?” ed Koch Movie reviews .......................................................13 a month ago. Continued on page 3 Music review ........................................................................14 RADiO People .....................................................................................16 Government Section ...............................................................17 Blog Talk Radio: Westchester On the Level campaign Trail ......................................................................17 Guests Gerald Celente and Mike Spano housing .................................................................................19 NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Trends Journal Publisher Gerald celente will open legal ........................................................................................20 the Tuesday, August 23, 2011 show at the top of the 10:00 hour and Yonkers Mayoral candidate Mike spano will close the hour. 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Then let’s go, need to talk first about medicines we may second take, the camera’s watching you—“ take, and maybe other problems, that can Continued from page 2 are coming tomorrow to celebrate my “My former company made a mistake shape this part of our relationship?” on the card,” Myron says, sitting on a large Myron stands. “Or should we just be Mimi smiles at Myron. “Going to a birthday, and you’ll meet them,” says over-stuffed chair across the room from like young people and I’ll sit next to you man’s apartment means maybe not just Myron. “Just like I’ve met your family. But Mimi. and we’ll understand ourselves later?” talking. even at our ages.” I’m glad we could celebrate my birthday “I don’t believe it.,” Mimi says. Mimi waits. “Yes, let’s talk first. Get it “Whatever happens, I know will be today, together. Oh, I forgot.” Myron waits. “You’re sixty-seven, and honest first. Then we’ll have expectations right,” says Myron. “Look, we’re a widow Myron comes back with a bowl of I thought you’d be happier meeting a man about being together that the young don’t and widower who met at a community fruit. “The basket was from the insurance closer to your age, even if I only knocked when they rush to meet. We have to be at dance just last month and we keep saying company where I used to work—“ off three years. Being past seventy, I didn’t least more knowing than they are—“ how everything is developing right.” Their “how come the card said seventy-one like the way it might sound to you.” “cut,” says Bob. “Let’s pause. A couch smiles appear at the same time. when you’ve told me you were sixty-eight?” Myron hasn’t poured the wine. “I’d still scene is always hard to do in a way that’s They hold hands and enter the build- asks Mimi— like to celebrate with you. Are you thinking realistic, as I learned from directing many ing’s small lobby area, and as they walk “hold it, camera’s stopped,” calls Bob you wouldn’t want me to be close to you commercials. Although, if your couch toward the elevator, the superintendent from the far end of the living room, which because of this lie? Is my little dishonesty scene comes off as honest, then our film, appears and tells Myron to wait because is part of Mimi and Myron’s apartment. that important?” if it ever gets bought, could spread the there’s a package for him. he returns with They are really married and playing the Mimi sits tall and still on the old pleasure of honest pillow talk. But let’s see a large fruit basket with a gift card taped to parts of two widowed retirees for The couch. “Young kids can fudge about their how well your characters now achieve the it, which the superintendent looks