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Holt, Pallone have done their duty with health care votes
AARP thanks representatives Rush Holt and Frank Pallone for their votes in favor of better health care for every New Jerseyan. With the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR- 3962), we are one step closer to a stronger Medicare for seniors and future generations, and stable, affordable health care options for…
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Samuel Griffis Karn
Mr. Karn, 87, of Holmdel, died Nov. 10, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a claims adjuster and claims manager at LibertyMutual Insurance Co., South Plainfield, from 1947 until his retirement in 1985. During retirement, he was a stockman at Dearborn Farms, Holmdel, from 1985 to 2001. Mr. Karn was predeceased by his…
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Jacqueline H. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson, 65, a resident of Freehold Township for 30 years, died Nov. 15, 2009, at home. She was a self-employed vocalist during the 1970s. Mrs. Robinson was predeceased by a son, Keith Charles Robinson, in 1980; and a grandson, Thomas Wesley Robinson, in 2004. Surviving are her husband, Alfred W. Robinson; a son, Scott…
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Victor G. Christiano
Mr. Christiano, 66, of Manalapan, died Nov. 4, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a custodian for the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Geraldine Christiano; and a brother, Anthony Christiano. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Clinton Christiano; a daughter and son-in-law, Dawn…
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To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…
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Preventing another Operation Bid Rig
Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin Now that the election is over, the five-member Monmouth County Board of Freeholders — in a split vote along political lines — finally adopted a strong ethics structure to give the county the watchdog agency it needs to help ensure honest government. The long-overdue action came on the night…
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Peyton “Miss P” Isabella Burdge
Peyton Burdge, 1, of Cocoa, Fla., died Nov. 5, 2009, at home. She was born in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 23, 2008, and overcame impossible odds to share her brief life with family and friends. Peyton was predeceased by her paternal greatgrandmother, H. Cecelia Burdge; and a greatgrandfather, Ralph G. Musgrave Sr. Surviving are her…
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Navy must kill plan for civilian housing
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Ithink I am known as a person who tries to see all sides of a story. After almost three decades as a professional journalist, I can state with certainty that there are at least two sides to every story, and usually more than that. But I do not think…
