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1. NFL lockout, failure of Atlanta Thrashers, and other sports struggles can be blamed on Ronald Reagan
(Sports/Professional)

... sports franchises but those cities decided to go into the sports business by building stadiums and arenas and handing out leases to owners that became an albatross around the necks of taxpayers. The ...

2. New Jersey’s GOP votes for offshore drilling – and ocean pollution
(Opinion/Commentary)

... oil reserves were found tomorrow, it would take a decade for them to reach the market. We must find new domestic sources of oil. A lie. First, the oil industry already has 68 million acres under leases, ...

3. N.J. BPU now accepting application to build energy-producing offshore wind turbines
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... U.S. Department of the Interior which this week issued a "call for nominations" for wind project leases off the Jersey coast, which could lead to construction of wind farms that would make New Jersey a ...

4. Fans don't matter in sports
(Sports/Professional)

... into Raleigh, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix. New arenas came online with sweetheart leases and begged to get into the NHL. The same thing happened in the National Basketball Association, the NFL and Major ...

5. New Jersey a hub for human trafficking and sex trade
(Life/Style)

...  Common work and living conditions: The individual(s) in question Is NOT free to leave or come and go as he/she pleases Under 18 and providing commercial sex acts Is in the commercial sex industry ...

6. 2011 NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals analysis and predictions
(Sports/Professional)

... have been a player in the Kevin Kolb sweepstakes picking up the quarterback while trading down in the draft. If Washington releases Donovan McNabb, he would be an intriguing stopgap measure for Arizona ...

7. Small but encouraging signs for small business lending
(Money/Economy)

... business lending, but the reality has not matched the press releases. At the same time, the loan approvals from smaller banks have gone up slightly from 43% in last quarter of 2010 to around 45% in first ...

8. N.J. DEP seeking companies that want to build wind farms off New Jersey coast
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

U.S. government trying to determine interest The state government is seeking companies interested in acquiring leases through the federal government to construct wind farms off the New Jersey coast, ...

9. New Jersey prison system was one of six with lowest recidivism rate
(N.J./State)

... rates of recidivism when comparing the 1999 and 2004 releases. The results were compiled during a time period in which New Jersey had experienced a reduced prison population, yet the release population ...

10. Ceremony
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... on-line promotions for this movie and Magnolia / Magnet releases generally, check-out www.magpictures.com and their official YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/MagnoliaPictures. Thanks again for ...

11. New York City agrees to modify flow from reservoir system to protect Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Would help New Jersey in time of drought, flood danger New York City has agreed to modify how it releases water from its reservoir system in the Catskill Mountains in an effort to better protect the ...

12. PSEG Nuclear monitors Fukashima reactor crisis while South Jersey nuke plan proceeds
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of the reactors and stop releases of hazardous radiation. Tokyo supermarkets were hit by runs on bottles water this week after residents were advised not to give tap water to babies less than a year ...

13. Sports owners are entitled to lion’s share of stadium revenues – and here’s why
(Sports/Professional)

... in a facility goes off to pay down the debt. That is the starting point for leases. Before the change in the federal tax code in 1986, municipalities got more money from stadium- or arena-generated revenue ...

14. Repeal of N.J. prisoner early release program under review
(N.J./State)

... release act. Christie's administration cannot stop the early releases independently; therefore, he is pushing for legislation to cancel the bill. The act, which was signed by former New Jersey Gov. Jon ...

15. Are sports fans resilient or suckers?
(Sports/Professional)

... millions off of cable channels such as ESPN and regional sports cable TV networks, like the New York Yankees’ partially-owned YES Network. The 1986 Tax Act gave owners to big help in negotiating leases ...

16. A Sacramento Kings move to Anaheim could open door for new NBA franchise in Newark
(Sports/Professional)

... arena for the city's NBA franchise. Now, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA player, and city officials are scrambling to put together a proposal that pleases the Maloof brothers. Johnson and ...

17. N.J. split over Gov. Christie's proposed budget
(N.J./State)

... Fewer than 5 percent say cuts in schools/education funding is the primary reason for their approval. Three percent say the proposal pleases them because of policies targeting teachers. Fairness is the ...

18. Carmelo Anthony in New York is unlikely to make NBA owners melo
(Sports/Professional)

... with the leases between the franchises that didn't make it into the future and the municipalities which built the arenas and gave away the house to the owner of the local franchise that was set adrift ...

19. Are You Kidding!!!
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Considering that you are threatening to sue a blogger for calling you out on the mess you showed yourself to be while appearing on national tv & in press releases & the videos your own PR rep (Tom M.) ...

20. Lamar Smith should talk to Jon Runyan before keeping Congress out of NFL labor dispute
(Sports/Professional)

... 1966 merger, legislation that allowed owners to play city against city to get sweetheart stadium leases in the late 1980s and beyond. Congressman Runyan also must have first hand knowledge of the sad football ...