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Noreen O'Donnell

Noreen O'DonnellFor the last 20 years, Noreen O'Donnell has been writing about such topics as Hillary Clinton's run for the Senate, rebuilding Ground Zero, the Korean immigrants who travel north each day from Queens to work in nail salons, deadly runaway fire trucks and other stories in Westchester and Putnam counties. Now she's a columnist.

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Diocese fights to keep documents private

August
28

Retired Cardinal Edward Egan’s former diocese in Connecticut is fighting hard to keep documents about alleged sexual use private. Here’s a report about an appeal to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

From the Associated Press:

Associated Press Writer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut that has fought for years to prevent the release [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Commemorating Sept. 11

August
27

Yesterday I wrote about the push to make Sept. 11 a day to volunteer.

Jay Winuk, whose brother Glenn died at Twin Towers trying to help, has been behind the effort since soon afterthe attacks, and this year, he’s thrilled that Congress has made it official. Sept. 11 is now a National Day of Service and [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Plus-size model poses naked

August
24

In May, I wrote about women’s magazines and their emphasis on super skinny models.

“The 7-Day Slim Down: Our Easy Plan to Tone Every Jiggle Zone,” read one headline.

Or “45 Foods That Burn Fat.”

It is my spring ritual, I noted: I flip though the pages and imagine myself perfect.

For the September issue, Glamour has broken with [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 24th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Bottle bill to go into effect

August
14

The updated bottle bill has had its problems. It covers only water not many of the other drinks environmentalists wanted. And it landed in court.

But this week, a federal judge lifted an injunction. Federal District Court Judge Deborah A. Batts ordered most provisions of the “Bigger Better Bottle Bill” to go into effect immediately, and [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 14th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Harsher DWI laws

August
13

Gov. David Paterson proposes tougher DWI laws when children are in the car.

Spurred by the Taconic wrong-way in which four children died, Paterson’s bill would make it a felony to drive drunk or high if a child younger than 16 is a passenger.

“In 2007, there were 9,480 accidents related to driver intoxication in New York [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 13th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Espada to resign

August
13

The uproar over the appointment of Sen. Pedro Espada’s son to a $120,000 job handling government relations apparently had its effect.

Pedro G. Espada will resign from the post later today.

The Daily News first reported the story.

Sen. Espada issued this statement:

“My son, Pedro G. Espada, has informed me that he will officially withdraw on Thursday (Aug. [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 13th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Immigrant affairs official in NYC

August
12

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has appointed Fatima Shama, one of his education advisers, as head of the city’s immigrant affairs office.

Shama was born in the Bronx to immigrant parents: Her mother is Brazilian; her late father, Palestinian.

I wrote about Shama a few years after the World Trade Center was destroyed, when she and other Muslims formed [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 12th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Opponent backs off

August
7

Manhattan Rep. Carolyn Maloney has reportedly decided against running against Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate.

Maloney is a nine-term congresswoman who represents the Upper East Side.

It is hard to understand why she waited so long to make her announcement.

She is not that well known outside of New York City and Gillibrand was picked as a new [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 7th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

A meal for charity

August
6

If you have a meal at Zereoue, a West African-French fusion restaurant on East 37th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues, remember to say “the Woodruffs sent me.”

Zereoue, which is owned by former NFL running back Amos Zereoue, will donate 15 percent of the check of any diner who mentions the Woodruffs to Remind.org, the [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 6th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Ignition locks

August
5

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, known for prosecuting a drunk driver on murder charges, says she is a big proponent of ignition interlocks.

Earlier this year, I wrote about an effort to make them mandatory for drivers convicted of driving while intoxicated, but like much else in Albany, the bill has gone nowhere.

Here’s an excerpt from [...]

Posted by Noreen O'Donnell on August 5th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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Noreen O'DonnellNoreen O'Donnell For the last 20 years, Noreen O'Donnell has written about Hillary Clinton's run for the Senate, rebuilding Ground Zero, the Korean immigrants who travel north each day from Queens to work in nail salons, deadly runaway fire trucks and other stories in Westchester and Putnam counties. Now she's a columnist.



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