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1. Ralph Houk ‘had the Yankees’ spirit’
(Sports/Professional)

... pennants and two World Series championships in his first seasons as their manager, died Wednesday at his home in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90. Houk also managed the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red ...

2. Recession led 29,810 students to transfer to public schools
(N.J./State)

... 2009, the financial stresses affecting New Jersey's families caused enrollment in privately managed schools to decline by 29,810, the Governor's Study Commission report states. Most of those students entered ...

3. Leasing N.J. parks to private companies would be a violation of the public trust
(Opinion/Commentary)

... is a significant difference between allowing vendors to operate concessions at state parks, such as restaurants, bed and breakfasts, or kayak rentals, and leasing the park lands to be managed by companies ...

4. Yogi Berra touched by concern over his hospital stay
(Sports/Professional)

... Yankees from 1946-63. He also managed the Yankees to a World Series loss against the Cardinals in 1964. Berra was honored during the Old-Timer introductions. A video message was displayed during the ...

5. A terrific fund family you may never have heard of
(Money/Economy)

... in separately managed accounts. Its first fund was launched in 1993, and today four of the offerings are life-strategy funds: They give you an entire portfolio in one package. The four are Pro-Blend ...

6. Michael Bryan named head of N.J. Division of Taxation
(N.J./State)

... Corp. in Philadelphia. In that capacity he managed all tax controversy issues for the communications and entertainment company. "Mike Bryan brings a broad and deep background in tax, audit and accounting ...

7. Money managers out to avoid mediocrity
(Money/Economy)

... benchmark sensitive managers, enables the construction of pure, actively managed portfolios focused on long-term value investing." And yes, since you ask, they have good credentials. They have over 50 ...

8. ‘Winnebago Man’ makes it to big screen: A movie review
(Entertainment/Movies)

... about a guy who managed to go missing in the age of the Google search. It's here that this 76-year-old curmudgeon becomes an icon complete with fans who can't get enough of him. And it's where we discover ...

9. Signing with the Miami Heat makes LeBron James a villain
(Sports/Professional)

... to come as either a brilliant marketing ploy or a narcissistic display of self-importance, James managed to manipulate us all one last time in an hour-long ESPN special dubbed "The Decision," (or was it ...

10. Lawsuit asks court to make N.J. act on allowing urban school districts to plan, construct new schools
(N.J./State)

... allow 31 urban school districts the opportunity to construct new schools. Under prior law, all school construction projects in the urban districts could only be managed by the state Schools Construction ...

11. We’re having a heat wave
(Life/Style)

... we had no air conditioning. Somehow we managed to survive. It was a treat to go out to eat in a restaurant with air conditioning, or to go to the theater or even a department store. But in the evenings ...

12. LeBron James picks Twitter; Keeps Nets, Bulls, Cavs waiting
(Sports/Professional)

... antics online. Somehow, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, one of James' closest friends managed to talk the Ohio native into creating an account. Paul tweeted how he wasn't successful at getting ...

13. U.S. Marine Chase Love is fifth service member killed in Baltimore in 7 months
(U.S./Nation)

... floor of the Queens Hookah Bar, located in "The Block" strip mall shopping center in downtown Baltimore. After he was shot, Chase managed to stumble out into the parking lot of the club where he collapsed. ...

14. I almost lost my life in Savannah, Georgia
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The news of this horrific tragedy hit home for me. It brought back memories of how I managed to survive an attack from 15 black thugs in Savannah, Georgia. I was going to college at the time. I ...

15. windfuhr
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Al Kider, you are not to far off, that entire office is micro-managed by a person who is so far out of touch." me boss syndrome" they have placed trust in modern chemistry [ pill form] to get through ...

16. This verdict didn't do the state of NJ any favors: sex offenders no jail...failure to pay taxes..go to jail ...guess it really is about money.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... that people of your supposed elevated intellect and wisdom could have managed this whole situation better. Good Job, guys. And way to look after your state...now why don't you actually do something worth ...

17. Retirees need to plan for longer life expectancies
(Money/Economy)

... estate, commodities, timberland, agribusiness, managed futures, absolute-return strategies plus some safe havens like bonds and portfolio protection. And you need to rebalance these asset classes regularly. ...

18. 'Wally Edge' phenomenon an example of why N.J. politics needs more intrigue
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in New Jersey and public confidence in our elected officials waning, perhaps there is a thing or two that state government could learn from Carly Simon. Not only has she managed to keep the public interested ...

19. Gov. Bill Richardson says New Mexico has a sensible immigration policy
(U.S./Nation)

... is that, here in New Mexico, illegal immigration has not been a big issue, because we've managed to assuage the citizens of our state by combining a policy of strong enforcement measures at the border ...

20. Anthony Johnson of Linden charged with murder after Albany arrest
(N.J./State)

... to the investigation around 8:30 a.m. on June 13, Sean Garris, 29, of Linden was shot once in the upper body while near the intersection of 18th Street and South Wood Avenue, said Romankow. He managed ...