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1. Gov. Christie is looking to balance budget on the backs of poor senior citizens
(Opinion/Commentary)

... system, learned to be frugal with a dollar and taught us — from generation to generation — the value of hard work and shared sacrifice. Nothing was wasted — we learned how to wear our older brother's ...

2. For the Record
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I was a student of Barbara Keshishian at NMHS where she taught for 29 years, and in my opinion she was not only the worst math teacher (subject she taught) but the worst all around teacher i have ever ...

3. Empower the Parents
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... in districts where parents know what should be taught. If you want to invest in a business the SEC makes public companies tell the truth in their form 10-k's and other filings. If you want to buy a ...

4. Book review: ‘The Art of Choosing’ is cultural
(Life/Style)

... taught from the moment we're born how to think about choice and how to practice it." Desire to choose is universal, how we choose varies by culture A 1995 psychology experiment Iyengar conducted with ...

5. 2010 MLB Preview and Predictions: American League
(Sports/Professional)

... like our math teacher taught us, the difference is seven wins. Last season they won 97 games, this year 90 wins seems about right. Seattle Mariners (89-73) — The toughest team to get a hold of. They ...

6. "thruth in grading"
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Deborah is "right on the money". Having taught at Hubbard JHS with her dad and retired from teaching math at Kean U. in 2002, I have seen "it all". It's not just the Plainfields that submit to grade inflation ...

7. Movie review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ with Gerard Butler, America Fererra and Craig Ferguson
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of the movie to me is that all of the things you are taught when you are young that are your failings or inadequacies are ultimately what sets you apart and makes you kind of special," he said. "That's ...

8. Time to address rescuing Social Security and Medicare
(Opinion/Commentary)

... again. If the collapse of 401 retirement accounts has taught us anything, it is that George W. Bush's notion to turn Social Security into a voluntary retirement plan is just too unstable for our ...

9. Look at other states!
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I am a former NJ teacher and have taught in two other states as well. There is no question that teachers' total compensation packages are low. If we have a shortage of teachers we need to increase the ...

10. Go Ahead and Attack Me
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... hundreds each year not thousands. The highest possible salary a teacher can make in my district is $78, 000. I have taught for 20 years and because of constant changes to the guide, I am 4 steps away from ...

11. ‘City Island’ with Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies: A movie review
(Entertainment/Movies)

... thinks her husband is having an affair when he's actually taking acting lessons taught by a second-rate thespian (played by Alan Arkin, the go-to guy to give an independent movie an extra dose of credibility). ...

12. New Jersey bear hunt is not the answer
(Opinion/Commentary)

... with them. At the most basic level, people need to be taught that bears are wild animals and should be treated with respect and from a distance. People must be educated that feeding bears as they would ...

13. 98-year-old N.J. woman to receive her high school diploma
(Life/Style)

... schedule, she completed 10 years of primary schooling in Colquitt. Mrs. Green took over the leadership role in her family upon the death of her father and then taught her brothers to read and manage ...

14. not mad
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... hard work and shaping the country's future. Apparently, the hard work that goes on everyday goes unnoticed my some people like yourself. Have you ever taught a group of students, how about needy students ...

15. alfa
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Traders are taught that the Holy Grail to Investing doesn't exist. Real people were taught that all the planet's move about the earth, don't go to far out into the ocean(you'll fall off the earth), on ...

16. More jokes about NJ
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... not get paid in the summer. Mr. Christie, who taught you in school to the point where you climbed the ladder of success. To refresh your memory, it was a TEACHER! ...

17. Grandmotherly advice about sex education and grandchildren
(Life/Style)

... American Association of School Librarians, had taught some classes for grandparents in Connecticut, and I wanted his suggestions. Why should grandparents get into the sex ed act? I asked Bob. "They're ...

18. Teachers are not the problem - back off! Part 2
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... Education Plans" are documents that map out how a student shall be taught and interacted with at every level in every class for every moment of instruction for every day. These documents provide analysis ...

19. Mississippi State and a few other comments....
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... guys all had high school coaches who taught fundamentals and those guys CAN ALL SHOOT. 4) Va. Tech, "sort of" got screwed. Yeah, there's no excuse for their weak pre-conference schedule, but come on, ...

20. Suspected N.J. al-Qaeda terrorist Sharif Mobley worked at nuclear power plants
(N.J./State)

... States, is said to have taught at a Virginia mosque visited by 9/11 hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi and Hani Hanjour. Mobley, a natural-born U.S. citizen, remains detained in Yemen after the hospital shooting. ...