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Too much school construction money wasted
Gov. Jon Corzine and the Legislature have wasted all our state taxes, and now they want President Barack Obama to send them our federal taxes so that they can waste them, too. I really feel sorry for the people in states where their governors and legislatures have been fiscally responsible. They will now have their…
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Infrastructure investment is key to economic recovery
Like a door opening or closing, the United States economy is at a pivoting point. What the next administration enacts will determine to a large extent whether we as a nation open that door or continue to close it. Through a government program of rebuilding and investing in efficiencies, energy and education, the door can…
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Letter writer has his facts wrong, reader says
Iwill always respect an individual’s right to speak. I would only hope one would use facts and truths as opposed to partisan politics. Joe Lamb, once again, has given his opinion on what is going on in Brick. The transition reports that were done in Brick were not done by handpicked citizens, they were done…
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Margaret C. King Crawford
Mrs. Crawford, 66, of Union Beach, died Feb. 14, 2009, at home. She resided in Hazlet, prior to relocating to Union Beach, 44 years ago. She was a coach for Special Olympics for 23 years, and a teacher’s technician at Monmouth County Regional School District, Tinton Falls. She was also a floor aid worker at…
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Rose Ann Doane
Mrs. Doane, 85, of Long Branch, died Feb. 17, 2009, at home. She was a business administrator at the Willow Rest Home, Long Branch, for several years. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, William H. Doane, in 2006. Mrs. Doane is survived by two sons and daughters in-law, William and Christine Doane…
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Hard to muster up much sympathy for the college man
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Our oldest son is now well into his fourth semester at college. It’s had an impact on our lives to be sure. For us, there was the adaptation to his absence. We had to learn to fix our own VCRs, program our own remotes, and since no one…
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Nonprofit organizations will face a year of challenge in 2009
Guest Column • James Abruzzo The financial crisis of 2008 will have a serious negative effect on the nonprofit sector in New Jersey in 2009. The sector is comprised of many organizations that are often taken for granted until they are no longer there: after-school programs, food banks, homes for children with aids or organizations…
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Be careful what you seek to improve upon
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Iwonder what the mavens at the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) who came up with the latest round of affordable housing numbers are thinking today. Perhaps it is something on the order of, “We could not have come up with a more awful plan at this time…
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An auto fix so simple even a caveman could do it
Coda • GREG BEAN As an admitted American car nut, I’ve watched with horror, disbelief and profound sadness the parade of auto executives coming before Congress with their hands out in recent weeks. General Motors, which had already gotten $17.4 billion in loans from the government, said it needs another $16.6 billion to keep the…
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