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  • TANGENTS: Debunking the slogans and sayings of war

    By: John Saccenti    Have you ever heard a phrase so often that, despite any firsthand proof, you start to believe it?    Have you ever, after having started to believe said phrase, started repeating it, using it like your own little catch phrase that suddenly makes you feel smarter or better about yourself?    Haven’t we all?…

  • Leukemia victim has support

    Kathleen Foran, 23, has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Kathleen Foran had no inkling that something was seriously wrong.    At the age of 23, she had a good job and a steady boyfriend and the energy to handle both.    An upcoming knee surgery, her second for an injury sustained…

  • EDITORIAL: Those who can, must be asked to foot the bill

    By:    With state governments all across America, including New Jersey’s, facing their gravest budget crises since World War II, a fascinating new dynamic is developing in terms of their relationship with Washington. In a nutshell, it comes down to this:    What President Bush giveth, the governors taketh away.    Here’s how this game of pass the…

  • Colonial Farms Gourmet Foods

    A spring picnic starts at a specialty food market in Washington Crossing, Pa. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill Colonial Farms Gourmet Foods 1108 Yaylorsville Road Washington Crossing, Pa. (215) 493-1548 Food: Good to very good (expecially foods cooked on site) Service: Frinedly Prices: Moderate Ambiance: Gourmet food market Hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sat.-Sub. 6:30…

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  • Editorial-April 10

    Protect future of our children by voting Tuesday By: Mae Rhine    Our nation is at war, fighting to maintain our freedom as well as liberating the people of Iraq.    It’s hard to concentrate on anything else but the war and the threat of terrorism.    And news reports say Americans are just as concerned about the…

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  • ‘Damn Yankees’

    Playful Theatre Productions offers this popular musical, just in time for baseball season. By: Stuart Duncan    When Damn Yankees opened in New York, the final offering of the 1954-55 season, it was battling a long-standing Broadway curse. The plot was based on Douglas Wallop’s book, The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant (as rare a…

  • Letters-April 10

    Reader says ‘hi’ and ‘happy spring’ To the editor:    Tinytown has been well on its way to gentrification over the last few years.    With property values rising like they have, the demographics are a lot different than the 11+ years ago when I moved here.    The quirky and strange are slowly giving way to stable…