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There goes the neighborhood! Motor homes have invaded the Upper West Side, sparking fear in the hearts of residents worried their well-heeled haven could fast be transformed into a low-rent campsite. “Why is this ugly piece of junk here?” demanded area activist Gretchen Berger, referring to the rusted RV that has been stationed at Riverside Drive and 74th Street. “It just sort of creeps me out that somebody is living in a parking space, and this may give rise to other people thinking that it’s a cheap way to live on the Upper West Side, where the rents are high....

Propaganda, Health Care and ACORN: Full Context of NEA Conference Call Reveals Disturbing Pattern by John Nolte At first glance, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) conference call of August 10th, 2009 sounds innocent enough because it’s supposedly been organized by Michael Skolnik, political director for Russell Simmons and someone not officially associated with any government agency. Skolnik appears to be acting independently as a concerned citizen and to have taken it upon himself to gather together a group of artists and art organizations hoping to move them towards “national service.” And how nice of the White House, the...

The Pro-America Campus MovementBy Jacqui GarofanoFrontPageMagazine.com | March 6, 2003 In light of the pending conflict with Iraq and the continued war on terror,  there has been a phenomenon sweeping across college campuses of the nation.  Since September 11, 2001, and also more recently, college students have been  speaking up, even going so far as to form organizations, to support their  country.  Harvard Law, Brandeis, Princeton, Yale and Columbia University are among the schools where such activism is taking place.  What the following groups have in common is a feeling of patriotism and seemingly a sense that it is their...