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1. N.J. pension funds performed worse than stated, audit finds
(N.J./State)

... by a consultant, Strategic Investment Solutions, and by Ernst & Young, the fund's auditor. The division originally reported that the state lost 14.28 percent on its investments in 2008-09 and gained ...

2. Ski column
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Glad to see this ski column back again. I so much enjoyed it last season and took advantage of so many of the offers mentioned in the column. Keep up the good work - cannot wait until next week! ...

3. Christine O’Donnell takes on VP
(U.S./Nation)

... N.J. native defended herself against accusations of misuse of campaign funds. "You don't need a tipster to show that this was politically motivated. We were informed that the Delaware political establishment ...

4. N.J. was wrong to reject application to study municipal consolidation between Cherry Hill and Merchantville
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  It's remarkable that the DCA would turn its back on a grassroots effort to reduce local expenses and eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy. Once again, Trenton is getting in the way of much-needed reform. ...

5. ‘New’ Mountain Creek resort gets lift from snowstorm
(Sports/Professional)

... Mountain Creek uses 1,000 snow guns for 100 percent snowmaking coverage, and provides night skiing and snowboarding. But, blizzard or not, O'Brien says "we started making snow again last night so that ...

6. Three months before Fort Sumter, New Jersey sea captain drew first shots of the Civil War
(Life/Style)

... the mission and returned to New York. In the following days, newspapers in the South widely celebrated the first shots fired by South Carolina against Northern "tyranny," while those in the North decried ...

7. Bruno’s Blubbering BS Temper Tantrum
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... are more COSTLY than the charter gang wants revealed. Joe Tyrrell is a TRUE JOURNALIST doing a courageous, truthful, arduous and critical job! No one but Mr. Tyrrell has the courage to go up against ...

8. Geocaching makes state great place for treasure hunting
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... but it can be saved Join 350.org's fight against climate change Water conservation is always important for New Jersey Urge support of NJN and its New Jersey voice with a secured public funding ...

9. Did the NFL want to take care of discarded players benefits back in 1992?
(Sports/Professional)

BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS For New York Giants backers, this Sunday's contest against the Washington Redskins could be the team's final game for a long, ...

10. Donna Simpson celebrates Christmas with 30,000 calorie dinner
(Life/Style)

... gained 50 pounds in 2010. She needed a team of 30 medics to deliver her daughter Jacqueline during a high-risk Caesarean birth in 2007. And she's unrepentant of her weight-gain goal, despite risking ...

11. Gov. Christie attacked New Jersey’s environment as much as NJEA
(Opinion/Commentary)

... water. No real action against PurGen. Delayed diesel idling rule for one year. Pulled back of beach access rules. (We're now waiting to see the changes). Established an Office of Economic Analysis ...

12. Will Gov. Christie risk career by spending billions on new Abbott schools?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... presidential ticket for 2012 TSA's Nazi-like tactics should be rejected by Americans Bergen Record editorial goes against individual liberty N.J. homeowners are paying more for less than ever ...

13. Poorly written
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The author tries to make a good point in this article, but it definitely should have gone through one or two more edits for comprehension. Read that first paragraph again and tell me if it makes any sense. "It ...

14. NBA contraction: LeBron James says he didn’t mean to get rid of N.J. Nets
(Sports/Professional)

... took over a league in 1984, which was financially reeling. NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien and players association Executive Director Larry Fleisher came up with the 1983 Collective Bargaining Agreement ...

15. Newark Charter School Fund spending more on itself than it's giving out
(N.J./State)

... first-grade students. With full funding in 2009 -- $1,115,596 from the four big donors and $557,799 from Jobs -- activity picked up at the NCSF. Again, New Leaders for New Schools got the most money, ...

16. uneducated
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once again another mis-informed person chooses to open their mouth without knowing the facts. Currently NJ Police and firefighters pay 8.5% of their pay into the pension system. More than any other state ...

17. MOVIE REVIEW: ‘True Grit’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... bargaining skills wear him down. Once they hit the trail across the state line into Indian Territory where Cheney — like most of the era's fugitives — has fled, they pick up another Cheney bounty-hunter, ...

18. Harrah’s Resort in A.C. among worst bosses in N.J.
(Money/Economy)

... Resort in Atlantic City. At least 13 sexual harassment lawsuits have been filed against Harrah's. The company management has also been accused of trying to cover up the harassment and retaliating ...

19. Mercer County Wildlife Center: hospital for patients with fur or feathers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... mission is crystal clear: "Fix them up and get them back into the wild again," says Diane Nickerson, director of the Center since 1994. Not a gathering place, a zoo, a shelter or a sanctuary, the Center ...

20. End of the year tax advice: What to do over next few days
(Money/Economy)

... uncertainty about tax matters; instead, it punted for two years. Tax brackets and capital-gains taxes remain unchanged. So you can keep your winners. Second, because Federal taxes will remain the same ...