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1. State of Rutgers football: Pitt up next
(Sports/Professional)

... he is not 100 percent but he is getting closer." What kind of challenges does Jonathan Baldwin present? "It is not just Baldwin. The three of those guys are the biggest receiving crew we will go against ...

2. Rutgers player paralyzed but still positive
(Sports/Professional)

... in 2007. He's got a new set of challenges in front of him," Schiano said. "There's not a doubt in my mind that Eric LeGrand is going to look these challenges right in the eye, like he has all the rest ...

3. Bi-partisan panel finds state government can no longer afford operating NJN TV and radio
(N.J./State)

... hearings in Trenton, Pomona and Montclair. "Considering the state's enormous financial challenges, the task force has determined that New Jersey is no longer in a position to operate a public media outlet," ...

4. Poll finds New Jersey's 5 incumbent GOP congressmen safe from defeat
(N.J./State)

... in the upcoming congressional elections as "excellent," just 55 percent of Democrats rate their chance of voting as "excellent." Further evidence of the challenges facing the Democratic Party in the ...

5. What teachers, parents and kids need to know about cyberbullying
(Life/Style)

Social media and technology have created thousands of new ways to be a bully, posing significant challenges for school administrators, staff, parents and students, according to the New Jersey Association ...

6. Cancer can’t end dream of dancing for Rutgers
(Health/Healthquest)

... Emily says one of her greatest challenges was deciding when to tell her teammates about the experience. The wig she wears hides any evidence of the illness, and in the way of any teenager, the first-year ...

7. NJEA supports high-quality public charter schools
(Opinion/Commentary)

... that some advocates claim. It does a disservice to both students and to effective, successful schools of all types to treat charter schools as a solution to the challenges of public education simply ...

8. Weathering New Jersey higher education’s perfect storm
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the country — can weather the storm, but only if we identify and face the challenges head-on. As the pressures and stakes of increasing global competition mount, we must change. The alternative is to begin ...

9. Christie names Dr. Kevin Barry as chairman of UMDNJ
(Health/Healthquest)

... his new leadership position at UMDNJ," Christie said. "He has an impressive medical background and education and is intimately familiar with UMDNJ's challenges and successes through the years. All of ...

10. N.J. Assembly panel approves 4 bills to ease cost of unfunded state mandates on local government
(N.J./State)

... (D-gloucester) and McKeon would expand the groups that can bring challenges to the state Council on Local Mandates. Currently, only individual towns can lodge challenges. "This is a sensible step toward ...

11. N.J. DEP opens Office of Dispute Resolution
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  The office cannot mediate challenges to DEP rules, regulations or policies, nor can it mediate disputes between private parties. The office is headed by Tina Layre, a 24-year DEP veteran who has worked ...

12. Fair or not, N.J. public pension and health benefits have become symbols of excess
(Opinion/Commentary)

... contentious at, at times, exceedingly bitter, it is crucial that politics be set aside and common ground reached on the Governor's reform package. Protracted and expensive legal challenges can only create ...

13. New Jersey's charter school experiment: Glen Pinder shakes up Lady Liberty Academy
(N.J./State)

... The venture was part of education activist Geoffrey Canada's ambitious effort to transform academic opportunities for Harlem children. Pinder faced familiar challenges in Newark. Lady Liberty served ...

14. Don’t blame New Jersey’s Sky Blue FC if WPS fails
(Sports/Professional)

... like the rest of the league. Thus are the challenges Women's Professional Soccer — a start-up league in a troubled economy — face when only the largest entities can survive. The WPS announced Monday ...

15. Are you in the New Jersey 1K Club?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY MICHELE S. BYERS THE STATE WE'RE IN When it comes to mountains, New Jersey has peak envy. There just isn't anything in this state we're in that compares to the majesty — or climbing challenges ...

16. Diversity provides healthcare challenges for New Jersey
(Health/Healthquest)

... of foreign-born residents. But a state rich in diversity also faces healthcare challenges. They include health disparities between different ethnic groups, access to care problems and communication barriers. ...

17. 34 New Jersey cities and towns share $220,000 in Walmart grants
(N.J./State)

... to everyday challenges. The proposals include wind turbines, electric vehicle charging stations, school food composting and water conservation outreach programs – all of these projects, and more, have ...

18. Emily Carter to head Princeton’s energy and environment center
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and environmental challenges that face us, but also training and inspiring the next generation of leaders in this field." The Andlinger Center was created in 2008 with the support of a $100 million ...

19. Now, more than ever, America must speak with one, strong, commanding voice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... allows us to protect vital national interests at a fraction of the cost — financially, militarily and politically. *** Again, we live in a world beset by very real, very grave challenges — many of ...

20. Revelation Generation music festival attracts thousands
(Entertainment/Movies)

... to instill purpose in the crowd member's lives - there will always be challenges to overcome, but they are the catalyst for the future. "Find out what your calling is. Find out what your destiny is. ...