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“It certainly makes sense to take it (medicine) out of the waste stream, especially not flushing it down the toilet”

ALBANY -- Americans take a lot of prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs, and so it follows that there are a lot of leftovers they have to dispose of. via PressConnects.com

“Just the Way You Are"). It also spawned the hits "Only the Good Die Young”

Columbia/Legacy will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Billy Joel's "The Stranger" with two special edition releases this summer. via Billboard

“This case broke all of our hearts and brought the Columbia University community and the city together”

With the approval of their travel visas, the parents of Minghui Yu, the 24-year-old graduate student killed tragically Friday evening, are now set to fly from China to New York this weekend as Columbia students ... via Columbia Spectator

Parents of Yu Arrive in NYC, Friends Plan Upcoming Memorial Service By Betsy Morais PUBLISHED APRIL 14, 2008 The parents of Minghui Yu - 'the 24-year-old graduate student whose death shocked Columbia's campus ... via Columbia Spectator

“He was a institution and also the most significant bridge between India and America”

Gopal Raju, a publishing pioneer in the Indian ethnic press who founded the India Abroad newspaper and the Indo-Asian News Service, has died. via New York Daily News

The parents of a slain Columbia University grad student are closer to making the wrenching journey from China to claim their only son's body. via New York Daily News

“Perhaps we can be encouraged to draw closer to others in our community to support them at this time.”

Candles in hand, hundreds stood in silence facing Alma Mater, her arms outstretched as if to comfort them in their mourning of 24-year-old graduate student Minghui Yu. via Columbia Spectator

“They've taken money away from one very good cause, spread it all across many and I think most people when they see them, they just glaze over and skip all of them”

By The Associated Press Most states allow taxpayers to make charitable donations through their tax return, but as more charities have been added each individual organization sees lower dollar amounts and fewer ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“But we're bound by law to consider certain factors.”

Jay Pobliner, who was paroled in 2002 after serving decades in prison and then on work-release for killing his wife in 1968, sells bedding and hand bags in the Empire State Plaza's concourse in Albany, N.Y., ... via Press-Republican

“There's a perception that New York is a very expensive town, especially for students on a budget”

New York is losing some of its luster as a college town. After three consecutive years at the top, New York University dropped to number four from number one in a list of students' dream colleges published in ... via Crain's New York Business

“It could be that all the charities that are seeking support are perhaps affecting all the other ones too”

With a mix of good intentions and political opportunity, lawmakers nationwide started adding tiny boxes to state income tax forms two decades ago so taxpayers could donate to charities. via New York Daily News

Vivian Berger / Special to The National Law Journal March 24, 2008 The wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2007, S. 2421, recently introduced by senators Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sam Brownback, ... via National Law Journal

“All the other lights are deemed critical and necessary for the safety of the bridge”

Posted by The Post-Standard March 20, 2008 5:11PM The American Falls are bathed in maroon and orange light, in honor of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, as seen from Niagara Falls State Park in ... via The Post-Standard

“This illustrates the ever-widening gap between elite schools, which have vast resources, and the rest of us.”

Some of New York City's biggest law schools find themselves on the defensive this week, after Harvard Law School announced highly-praised plans to waive third-year tuition for students who commit to five years ... via Crain's New York Business

An underage drinking initiative conducted Saturday resulted in five arrests in Steuben County, New York State Police reported today. via Star-Gazette

With the resignation of Eliot Spitzer, New York Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is expected to become the first black governor of the state. via WROC

“But most people suffer in isolation. So I wrote the book I wished I would have been able to find. Since then, it's been an unbelievable journey.”

A political bombshell for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. The Democrat and former New York Attorney General has been linked to a prostitution ring. via Fox News

Milpitas, CA - Packetel's Internet fax service, which allows users to receive faxes as email attachments, is a flat-rate incoming fax-to-email service starting at only $3.95 per month. via Earth Times

Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee, has been hospitalized in New York with the flu. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

Categories: Business News North Syracuse, NY- Col. Rick Searfoss, an astronaut who has flown three space missions, will be the keynote speaker when CXtec hosts its fourth annual New York Tech Summit, June 19 ... via The Post-Standard