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Cleaner lungs and politics.(Viewpoint)
Crain's New York Business, September, 2002 by Townsend, Alair
Byline: Alair Townsend A friend of mine, also a veteran of the Koch administration, called recently after someone we both know had gotten into some trouble. ``Alair,'' he chortled, ``you've got to stop smoking so you live long enough to see all of them get theirs.'' He had a point, and my efforts to cut back seemed to be rewarded in the past two weeks.
A collection of unlikable types got theirs. First came the resignation of Brooklyn Councilman Angel Rodriguez, who finally pleaded guilty to extorting a developer in return for supporting a supermarket project in his district. I don't know Mr. Rodriguez. Perhaps he's a friendly fellow. I just hate public-sector crooks who give the rest of us who served our time honorably a bad odor. Profit-taking isn't...
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