12 MAY 25, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM EDITORIAL What it means to celebrate freedom Thousands of Queens residents THE HOT TOPIC STORY: Anthony Bourdain eats his way through Queens in latest episode of ‘Parts Unknown’ SUMMARY: Television host, author and chef Anthony Bourdain featured restaurants around Queens in his latest episode of “Parts Unknown.” REACH: 112,684 people (as of 5/22/17) COMMENTS: ESTABLISHED 1908 Co-Publishers VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA SCHNEPS Editor-in-Chief ROBERT POZARYCKI Classifi ed Manager DEBORAH CUSICK Assistant Classifi ed Manager MARLENE RUIZ Reporter ANTHONY GIUDICE © 2017 SCHNEPS NY MEDIA, LLC. General Publication Offi ce: 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 TELEPHONE: 1-718-821-7500/7501/7502/7503 FAX: 1-718-224-5441 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.qns.com ON TWITTER @ridgewoodtimes PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FOR 108 YEARS COMPOSITION RESPONSIBILITY: Accuracy in receiving ads over the telephone cannot be guaranteed. This newspaper is responsible for only one incorrect insertion and only for that portion of the ad in which the error appears. It is the responsibility of the advertiser to make sure copy does not contravene the Consumer Protection Law or any other requirement.TIMES NEWSWEEKLY Is Listed With The Standard Rate & Data And Is A Member Of The New York Press Association SNAPS SHAPING UP IN BAYSIDE PHOTO VIA INSTAGRAM @baysidebid Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! Submit them to us tag @queenscourier on Instagram, Facebook page, tweeting @QNS or by emailing [email protected] (subject: Queens Snaps). will celebrate Memorial Day this weekend at a host of parades and ceremonies honoring those who fought and died through the decades to protect this country and its freedom. As we honor the sacrifi ces of our fallen soldiers this weekend, let’s keep in mind that freedom cannot be defended by arms alone. Each of us has a responsibility to one another to promote what President Franklin D. Roosevelt described as the “Four Freedoms” that hold our society together — the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want and the freedom from fear. As a colony, we fought for freedom to choose our own destiny independent of rule by a foreign kingdom. As a nation, we fought a civil war to grant freedom to slaves who were treated as property rather than people. We would protest and work legislatively to secure the right to vote for women and minorities, giving them the freedom to choose their leaders in government. We would fi ght across the globe in two world wars to protect our freedom from fascist dictators and restore freedom to those people subjugated by those oppressors. We would go to great lengths into the late 20th century to promote and protect freedom, coming at times close to a nuclear holocaust with the Soviet Union, our communist rival that eventually collapsed when its own people desired to be free. The United States has always been a nation dedicated to freedom. Our reputation as defenders of freedom has helped welcome in generations of people from every corner of the globe. This isn’t just the land of opportunity for the world; this is the place where they can be who they want to be. We must ensure that our elected officials protect our freedom to speak, to think, to worship and to assemble — and that they never go out of their way to deny it to our fellow Americans in any shape or form. Hate and intolerance have no place here, and must be rejected always. We must advocate that the government we elect defends our freedom to pursue the lives we want to lead with limited government intrusion — and without creating policies that throw massive fi nancial obstacles to those who cannot aff ord to overcome them. Let us celebrate our nation’s sacrifices by doing all that we can to advance the cause of freedom every day here at home — and remind our elected officials that they must do the very same.
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