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  • Aug. 11, 3:10 p.m.: Goring Bush

    A question of credibility. By: Hank Kalet    Bob Herbert in The New York Times focuses on Al Gore’s recent New York speech in today’s column. The speech reminds us, he says, that "Credibility is the Bush administration’s Achilles’ heel."    "If the public comes to believe that it cannot trust the administration about its reasons for…

  • Aug. 11, 3:07 p.m.: Like the weather

    It’s gray outside and I’m in a foul mood. By: Hank Kalet    Call these random thoughts about the weather:    1. I am cranky, tired of the gray skies and sudden bursts of rain, of the days when the rain seems like it never wants to end and just as tired of the sudden bursts of…

  • Fred F. Meschonat

       Fred F. Meschonat, 71, of Hopewell died Saturday at home.    Born in New York, Mr. Meschonat had been a resident of Hopewell since 1938.    He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, loved camping and his dog Heidi and was a member of Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339.    Mr. Meschonat was the owner…

  • Stitches in Time

    The New Jersey State Museum presents ‘The Needle’s Eye,’ an exhibit of quilts from its permanent collection. By: Amy Brummer "Crazy Quilt," 1886, by Elyonta H. Yard Cole, Trenton. "Album Quilt," circa 1876 to 1889, Springfield (Burlington County). "Friendship Quilt," 1841, Burlington County.    From colonial times through the early 20th century, needlework skills were an…

  • Aug. 10, 6:24 p.m.: Responding to recall comments

    The Yahoo responds to the freak show in California. By: Hank Kalet    I figure the best way to respond to all the lovely people who wrote me regarding Gray Davis is this: Prove your distaste at the polls. That’s all that matters.    I have no affection for Gray Davis and agree that it’s obvious he’s…

  • Republican pledge clearly had its limits

    EDITORIAL    Remember term limits?    About a dozen years ago, just after Bill Clinton captured the presidency and the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, there erupted from the Republican minority a great hue and cry about the need for term limits.    Why? Because veteran senators and representatives had been hanging around Washington too long. They…

  • Young is enjoying new role

    Coaches team into Princeton hoop final By: Bob Nuse    Darius Young has played nearly every role possible as a player and coach in the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League.    "I’ve had the glory and I’ve been the scorer, now I want to see other people have the glory," said the 33-year-old Young, who has…

  • Trainer tastes sweet success of harness victory

    East Windsor trainer Jimmy Takter knows how to be successful with females — especially those fillies on the track. By: Kyle Moylan    EAST RUTHERFORD — Having a father in the business, East Windsor resident Jimmy Takter, 43, who has a farm on Old York Road, started to learn about horses in his native Sweden when…

  • Deerwood Country Club Estates in time to please golf enthusiasts

    After much anticipation, four homesites are currently available at Deerwood Country Club Estates, a Beazer Homes Corp. community set adjacent to one of South Jerseys most prominent golf courses in Westampton, Burlington County.    "Many buyers have been waiting for these particular homesites to become available," says salesperson Mary Ann Bechtel. "Offering views of the future…