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1. Zetia Settlement
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... a page on "facebook" and an answering machine is all they were required as per their law school education. This means that, If my math is correct using our stated "piece of the pie," that there were a ...

2. Movie Review: 'Puzzle'
(Entertainment/Movies)

... extension of his needs, providing him with the emotional and physical comforts he requires. She’s pleasant to his mother, cares for their sons, and ensures that everything in his household runs smoothly. ...

3. Christie is a threat to New Jersey’s water supply
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of the state’s most significant water supply. The Governor’s nominees lack both the balance and the range of expertise required by law. Several of the Governor’s nominees are avowed opponents of Highlands ...

4. N.J. deaths from traffic-related accidents on rise
(N.J./State)

... be checking to see that boat operators have obtained the proper licenses to operate watercraft. A synopsis of boating requirements can be found on the State Police website at www.njsp.org under boating ...

5. Democratic bill to change tenure standards for new teachers introduced in N.J. Senate
(N.J./State)

Sen. Ruiz' proposal would require four years to obtain tenure Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) Thursday introduced the Democratic version of legislation that would overhaul New Jersey’s century-old teacher ...

6. Christie calls Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a gimmick and failure
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Christie’s decision to abandon RGGI, a cornerstone of that policy, is wrong.” Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said, "Climate change is a serious issue that requires a regional, national and international ...

7. Beaver shootings by Princeton animal control officer prompt outrage and alleged cover-ups
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... there was no permit issued – they are legally required — for trapping the beavers or any beaver activity with his division. According to the state’s game code, it’s illegal to shoot beavers, a protected ...

8. N.J. Sierra Club urges approval of EPA air quality standards for coal-fired power plants
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... environment are paying the cost of mercury and toxic air pollution from these dirty coal-fired plants. “Through the EPA draft rule plants would be required to reduce their hazardous air pollution to ...

9. Mark Zuckerberg wants children on Facebook
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... investment in education, Zuckerberg said he wants to open Facebook up to children under 13 years old, a move that would require law changes. According to Forbes, a spokesperson for the Federal Trade ...

10. Christie tells Legislature to find $500M in additional school funding ordered by N.J. Supreme Court
(N.J./State)

... funding that is, similarly, required by state statute," Dressel said. "We refer, of course, to the Energy Tax, CMPTRA, Open Space Payments in Lieu of Taxes and the Urban Enterprise Zone sales tax receipts. ...

11. Abbott ruling by N.J. Supreme Court is a mess
(Opinion/Commentary)

... what was required in terms of education funding and of the court’s power to order it. Clearly that’s no longer the case. Josh McMahon is a former member of The Star-Ledger's editorial board.  ...

12. IRS takes aim at 501(c) election donors
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of outside groups to exercise their First Amendment rights, it would behoove these organizations to support efforts to require disclosure of their activities. Jeff Brindle is the Executive Director of ...

13. Hillsdale woman sentenced after father helped with tax fraud UBS AG scheme
(Money/Economy)

... $9,842 in income and required reports of Foreign Bank or financial accounts. Prosecutors said tax losses for years 2000 through 2007 amounted to somewhere between $5,000 and $12,500. The Swiss account, ...

14. Don’t let wind energy projects compromise New Jersey’s farmland
(Opinion/Commentary)

... energy to become the primary use of farms. “What is perhaps most troubling about the proposed bill is that, by exempting wind energy facilities from the requirements of net metering, it would allow projects ...

15. New Jersey faces an ongoing dilemma with ever-increasing special education costs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Indiana in the House of Representatives. The states were required to provide a free and appropriate education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities between the ages of 5 and 21 (in 1986, Senator Lowell ...

16. Adoptees' Birthright Bill
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... When the facts are known, this premise is shattered. Since 1940, surrender documents have required the relinquishing parent/s to promise not to try to locate the child or new family, as the aforementioned ...

17. $2 million HIV pharmaceutical drug bust in Fairview results in convictions
(N.J./State)

... in interstate commerce once the labels were removed and the bottles cleaned. None of the defendants had a license to distribute wholesale quantities of pharmaceuticals, as required by federal law. The ...

18. Movie review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: 4’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... those mermaids almost throw it off the rails. Writing for the studio of "The Little Mermaid," screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio thought it would be a neat plot point to require a mermaid's tears ...

19. Report: 49 of 91 N.J. ambulatory surgical centers failed to meet federal safety standards
(Health/Healthquest)

... noncompliance with serious safety requirements, while only 15 percent of the licensed ASCs inspected were found in noncompliance. The trend obviously shows consumers are at a greater risk of injury at ...

20. Michele Bachmann could announce 2012 presidential run following Cherry Hill teen's challenge
(U.S./Nation)

... the battles of Lexington and Concord took place in New Hampshire, instead of in Massachusetts. In 2009, Bachmann incorrectly stated the U.S. Constitution requires she only list the number of people who ...