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1. Green Bay Packers vs. N.Y. Giants preview: Too much pressure on GB to win
(Sports/Professional)

... than rushing. Brandon Jacobs no longer ran passively when trying to pick up a first down (his conversion on 4th and 1 in the second quarter was a huge victory for the Giants, earning them their first touchdown). ...

2. The push to raise N.J.'s minimum wage
(Money/Economy)

... I do not want to make it more difficult for employers to hire." Meanwhile, supporters of the wage hike say a full-time worker earning minimum wage would only make $17,680 a year with the increase, ...

3. Why Stephen Colbert cannot be President of S.C. or the U.S.
(Entertainment/Movies)

... name was to become “The Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Republican Primary.” After learning that he was leading established Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman in a poll, on “The Colbert Report” Thursday, ...

4. More bold financial predictions for 2012: Part Two
(Money/Economy)

... price-earnings ratio = 10.6 times vs. 13 times for the S&P 500 P/E to Growth (PEG) = 0.6 vs. 1.1 for Industry Projected EPS Growth: 22.7% per annum for 5 years $70 billion in cash & marketable ...

5. Christie signs Urban Hope Act allowing nonprofit-run schools in Camden, Newark and Trenton
(N.J./State)

... education, safe learning environments, and clean and secure neighborhoods to grow up in, we are offering them a second chance to succeed in the ever changing global economy.” Assembly Majority Leader ...

6. Skiing Hidden Valley Club is like having your own ski resort
(Sports/Professional)

... so that learning to ski becomes a better experience for the youngster.” SHORT SCHUSSES – Belleayre Ski Center is nearby Highmount, N.Y., hosts its annual Winter Festival Week Jan. 21-29. It will feature ...

7. N.J. law would mandate teen drivers to spend extra year with learning permit
(N.J./State)

... learning permit, possibly taking up to a year to get a probationary license. Parents could also be required to take a teen driving safety course. Some parents are not too pleased with the idea. “It’s ...

8. 'Red Tails' movie producer George Lucas sees green in black
(Entertainment/Movies)

... feel the earning potential for black films was high enough. “It's one of the first all-black action pictures ever made," Lucas said, according to grio.com. “There are no major white roles in it at all.” ...

9. N.J. Devils at Calgary Flames preview: Points on the road are crucial
(Sports/Professional)

... penalty kill, earning him perennial Selke Trophy consideration. The Devils struck first. Henrique tallied the Devils first goal after a hard Parise forecheck. Parise won the puck in the corner and dished ...

10. Security for Jay-Z and Beyonce's baby, Blue Ivy Carter, upset hospital visitors
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Singers Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed their first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, into the world on Saturday. But not everyone was completely happy after learning ...

11. Bold financial predictions for 2012: Part One
(Money/Economy)

... from its cheap valuations. NJNR: What industry or industries should do well? KAZANCHY: Technology. With a forward price-earnings ratio of 12 times earnings, this sector is cheap. Businesses in general ...

12. 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' movie review, trailer: No stirred martinis here
(Entertainment/Movies)

... us unprecedented access, and also leaves us yearning to know more. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” 2011 Directed by Tomas Alfredson Written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan; based on the novel ...

13. Architecture, arts majors have higher unemployment rate, finds Georgetown study
(Money/Economy)

... necessity of earning a college degree. For candidates with only a high school diploma, the unemployment level is almost 23 percent. For high school dropouts, the level increases even more to 31.5 percent. ...

14. The new year brings challenges for people with disabilities
(Opinion/Commentary)

... walking, talking, hearing, seeing, breathing, learning, performing manual tasks, and caring for oneself. Housing Civil rights issues associated with disabilities including access to private and ...

15. Why not just let people THINK you are an idiot...
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... hands on our kids outside of personal home exposure), teachers are constantly training on using new devices and techniques. There is a constant learning curve in the teaching profession, just as I would ...

16. Sick Days
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... instruction. I have very high expectations for my students, I have a great deal of respect for their learning and the subject matter, and I do not take substitute days lightly--my students get the message ...

17. teacher work days
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Your comment assumes (and you know what happens when you assume) that all kids are exactly the same with the same learning styles, and teachers get no new ideas for presenting and practicing material with ...

18. FaceBook discussion spurred on from the posting of this article:
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... felt ashamed, hurt, embarrassed and my whole life felt like something was wrong with me. It is not something one ever gets over. I do not have a supportive family. I was told after learning about it that ...

19. Jawan Jamison runs Rutgers past Iowa State in the Pinstripe Bowl
(Sports/Professional)

... chugged along.” To the tune of 134 yards on 27 carries, earning him the game’s MVP. “That's what we love to do. That's who we want to be,” Schiano said. As the 11-year head coach has said many times ...

20. Sexual harassment in our schools should not be ignored
(Opinion/Commentary)

... we resign ourselves to this reality? Is a hostile learning environment just the American way? Should our young people continue to ignore the harassment, continue to tell no one, continue to suffer in silence, ...