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1. Sierra Club stands with workers from New Jersey to Wisconsin
(Opinion/Commentary)

... CWA, LIUNNA, and other organizations on promoting good paying, green jobs in the renewable energy field. We work with NJEA on healthy schools and classrooms for our children, including integrated pest ...

2. Wisconsin and Indiana Democrats are undermining our Constitutional democracy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... must demand better than this. Those leaders whom we elect are responsible for governing, not locking themselves in their rooms because they did not get what they wanted. We, the American people, must ...

3. Rutgers to allow co-ed, gender-neutral housing
(Life/Style)

... choose either male or female roommates. Heterosexual students will also be permitted to live in co-ed rooms with their boyfriends, girlfriends or platonic friends of the opposite sex. Gender-neutral ...

4. Grading Christie on the budget: An ‘A’ for politics, an ‘incomplete’ for leadership
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of these challenges will be easy lifts for legislators. It's a bit like the Wizard of Oz telling Dorothy he will get her back home to Kansas, but only if she manages to bring him the broomstick of the ...

5. Don't Kill the Wineries
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... on-site in tasting rooms or at festivals, and since many of the wineries are in very rural areas in the west or south of New Jersey, it limited the business they could do. For example, let's say you live ...

6. Dave Matthews Band to headline summer festival in Atlantic City
(Entertainment/Movies)

... sources said could draw about 75,000 people per day. The Atlantic City Hilton has a block of rooms reserved for purchase from June 23 through June 28 for an event simply titled "Starr Hill Presents." Langford ...

7. Tea party’s Christine O’Donnell brews over ‘Dancing with the Stars’ invite
(U.S./Nation)

... would be so controversial that the amount of press attention and buzz the show would get would be huge. Plus, you know they would make her dance in a witch's hat with a broomstick." O'Donnell is currently ...

8. Newark making room for more charter schools
(N.J./State)

... to attend and protest any changes that could result in overcrowded classrooms or longer commutes. The Newark schools have received much media and public attention recently. According to NorthJersey.com, ...

9. Gov. Christie’s N.J. budget address of 2011 (TEXT)
(N.J./State)

... excellence and there must be consequences for failure. This is the way it is all across America – we must finally bring it to all of New Jersey’s classrooms.   Money alone is not the answer. If ...

10. Pet Friendly Rooms
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Although in general I am fond of animals (even though I am highly allergic to some), I oppose the pet friendly casino hotel rooms. I am a Diamond Card holder with Harrah's and visit Atlantic City quite ...

11. Golden Nugget to go luxurious with Trump casino
(Entertainment/Movies)

... rooms at the complex. The Press of Atlantic City has classified the Trump Marina as the weakest casino of the Trump gaming group. In 2010, it ranked last of the 11 Atlantic City casinos for gaming revenues. ...

12. Valentine’s Day gift ideas
(Life/Style)

... Balsamic Vinegar, White Truffle Olive Oil and Dark Chocolate Balsamic ($55.95). Create a simple dressing using the Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar on mixed salad greens with cucumbers, mushrooms, shaved Parmesan ...

13. Will big cards and big names mean more MMA dollars for New Jersey?
(Sports/Professional)

... since the sport was not legal in the neighboring states of New York and Pennsylvania, and off they went. MMA did well in AC for a good while, not just for the UFC but for many smaller shows that used ballrooms ...

14. Inflation danger and the Mickey Mouse lesson
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Many remember the classic episode from Walt Disney's Fantasia where Mickey Mouse, having learned the Wizard's incantation for making brooms carry well water ...

15. Stephen Colbert selling himself for good
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a Saudi prince's palace and a South Carolina BBQ restaurant. NorthJersey.com reports proceeds will be going to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity connecting donors to classrooms in need. And oddly ...

16. New Jersey wine needs action in Trenton
(Opinion/Commentary)

... our trips is that thousands of others have discovered what we have. On weekends these wineries are crowded with fellow wine lovers and even during the week the tasting rooms are rarely empty. Turdo Vineyards ...

17. Parsing President Obama’s vision for better sex education
(Health/Healthquest)

... discussed by parents or teachers in age-appropriate sex ed classrooms. We need better sex education programs that incorporate what teens see on TV. Yet, we don't have that type of sex ed across the country. ...

18. NFL owners and players are on the clock
(Sports/Professional)

... rooms as the players decided to strike the NBA's midseason showcase. The players and the NBA association reps were going to take a stand and meant business. Kennedy was furious but met with the players ...

19. Atlantic City welcomes pet owners with first dog-friendly casino
(Life/Style)

... will begin accepting online reservations for canine-friendly rooms Feb. 14, and Feb. 24 is the first night that dogs and their owners can check in. The casino plans to throw a promotional party March 3. ...

20. Can-Am League and a study in public policy failure
(Sports/Professional)

... when it comes to stadium costs are so easily fooled. There is a treasure chest of consultant figures that can fill up rooms at municipal buildings around the country with rosy projections. In Cincinnati, ...