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August 31, 2007
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City: Fire Dept. Didn't Inspect Fatal Fire Site; Discipline 3 Officers; Cuomo, DA Look at Criminal Case
By ARI PAUL
A day after Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy questioned the Fire Department's ability to conduct an objective probe of the Aug. 18 fire that killed two of his members, city officials acknowledged grievous lapses by the department. More...
Goodbyes to 2 of 'Bravest';
Graffagnino, Beddia Mourned
By ARI PAUL

Friends, family members, co-workers and elected officials honored the two Firefighters killed battling the blaze at 130 Liberty St. adjacent to the World Trade Center site Aug. 18 at their funerals last week. Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino's funeral took place Aug. 23 at St. More...

Vulcans: UFA Out of Line in Opposing Suit
By ARI PAUL

The Vulcan Society of African-American firefighters is arguing that the Uniformed Firefighters Association's motion to intervene as a defendant in the U.S. Department of Justice's suit against the city's entrance exam for Firefighter violates the union's own constitution. More...


Computer Theft: Tap Monitor to Protect Retirees
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

City officials will offer six months of free protection from a credit-monitoring agency to the 280,000 retirees who are at risk of identity theft after a laptop containing retirees' personal information was stolen. The computer belonged to a private consultant hired by the Financial Information S... More...


New Teachers Can't Wait for Challenge;
Told to Count on UFT
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

Ana Dornelles knew she wanted to be a Teacher when she was in second grade, although her father, who was also a city Teacher, tried to dissuade her from joining the ranks. Declining the offer of parental wisdom, Ms. Dornelles, 23, will join 6,200 other new Teachers as they take their place in fro... More...


Nassau Undersheriff Moonlighted on Job;
Old Timesheets At Issue
By REUVEN BLAU

Nassau County Undersheriff Michael Sposato worked as a process-server while claiming to be at his job as a jail cook at the same time, but was never disciplined after the allegations surfaced in 2003, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. More...


 Editorial
•FDNY LET FIREFIGHTERS DOWN
The Fire Department's decision not to conduct safety inspections at the Deutsche Bank building because of concern about toxins within the structure near the World Trade Center site brings to mind a policy in the late 1970s by the Police Department not to have patrol cops enter known drug locations... More...
•NO PARADE, BUT MORE MEANING
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: WTC Profits Without Honor
Rudy Giuliani, whose campaign is predicated to such a degree on his performance following the destruction of the World Trade Center that the satirical magazine The Onion has written that he is running for President Of 9/11, has a problem. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: Labor Can't Give Up Parade
To the Editor: If the labor movement wants to step into the 21st Century, canceling the annual workers' Labor Day Parade in New York City is not the way to do it. We often say proudly that New York City is a labor town - and that underlines our responsibility to showcase labor strength in publ... More...
•REMEMBERING ZURLO
•SAFETY VS. DISCIPLINE
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Time to Correct Inequity
ALERT: To all of you who use a commissioned-based investment product for your 403(b) account: you have until Sept. 24, 2007 to transfer, under Revenue Ruling 90-24, your account balance to a no-load, low-cost investment. Call me for details and pass the word along to your colleagues, friends and f... More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•EMERGENCY DISPATCHER AMONG STATE POSITIONS
Starting Pay Is $30,376; Need Year Experience; Job Counselor And Customer Rep Posts Offered
The state Civil Service Department is accepting applications for exams leading to jobs as Communications Technician I, Jobs Program Specialist Trainee, Labor Services Representative Trainee, and Unemployment Insurance Reviewing Examiner Trainee. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•4,040 Eligibles: Police Officer List Now In Use
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