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Op-Ed | Driving change via significant dialogue | New York News

As a pupil at John Jay School of Prison Justice, Jeremiah Lambert-Norfleet is a fierce debater on nearly any subject. However after taking part in a brand new program we launched to enhance communication throughout the CUNY system, Jeremiah concluded that perhaps he’s a little bit too fierce at occasions.  “Before the training, my instinct was to say, ‘Oh, you disagree with me? I’m going to prove you wrong with hardcore facts that you can’t dispute,’ but I learned to step back from that emotion,” Jeremiah says. “Being right might give you a little self-gratification, but it doesn’t necessarily solve…

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Sliwa says he gained’t abandon run amid mounting stress, consultants say that’s in all probability true | New York News

Republican mayoral nominee and Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa maintains that there’s just one method that he’ll exit the New York Metropolis mayor’s race. “A Mack truck hits me and I get turned into a speed bump, and they can’t recover me in the ICU. That’s the only way,” Sliwa advised New York News in an interview. For him, it comes right down to precept. “I believe the people have a right to vote and determine who the next mayor is,” the Guardian Angels founder added. “They don’t get picked by…

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