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Columns

President’s Corner: Justice delayed
By Patrick J. Lynch
A cop shooter finally got what was come to him — and so did an unfair judge.
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The courage to stand alone
By John Puglissi
Fighting Mayor Bloomberg's insistence that we have to pay for our own raises.
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Want to transfer to the Port Authority police? Not so fast, says the NYPD. And the PBA fights back!
By Mubarak Abdul-Jabbar
An updated analysis of the PBA;s legal challenge to the department's latest dirty and illegal trick.
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Protect yourself and your family
By Joseph Alejandro
As the evidence mounts that exposure to contaminated air in 9/11 rescue-and-recovery work was hazardous to your health, it's time to do something about it.
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Staying plugged into the PBA
By Robert Zink
The PBA hotline and website are among your most valuable information resources for union news that affects you.
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Taking on the Taylor Law
By Michael Murray
How the PBA is spotlighting its many and varied problems with a particularly unfair piece of legislation.
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Your pension questions answered
By Joseph Maccone
Why early retirement is not a good idea, except in rare circumstances
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Features

Among other things, they save babies for a living
Police officers have been doing it since time immemorial. And two of them did it very memorably in March.
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For fallen officers
The members of this PBA know how important it is to show solidarity in great numbers. They've shown it time and time again, especially after line-of-duty tragedies.
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The 94 precinct
By Donald Dewey
One of the smallest commands in Brooklyn — but not exactly a vacation spot.
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Most valuable veterans: Darryl Williams and Ronald Brooks
By Donald Dewey
Nineteen-eighty-seven. That's when the fun began for these two inseparable mainstays of the 94 Pct.
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Sketchbook journalism
How courtroom artists have covered New York City police officers, the PBA — and practically everything else — in pastel.
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Introducing Joseph Anthony
The new PBA Bronx Trustee stands up for cops and, of course, takes grief from the department.
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Extra Added Attractions

Insert: Golf Outing
Special section for the National Law Enforcement Museum.
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PBA Photo-Ops
Moments in photographic time of the PBA family.
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Just back from active military duty or on the way there?
Contact us to learn what services are available to you.
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The PBA Pledge
The PBA's drive to raise money to help create the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington.
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