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1. Ditch diet for IHOP National Pancake Day: It's for charity!
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Today is a holiday that doesn’t show up on a lot of calendars, but it’s okay to put away your calorie counters for one day and celebrate anyway. According to IHOP’s ...

2. Nike Foamposite One causes shoe mutiny in Orlando
(Sports/Professional)

...  Before the 2011 Christmas holiday, the re-release of the Nike Air Jordan XI ignited problems across the country, including stabbings in Ga, N.J., Calif., and Seattle, Wash. SEE ALSO Nike's Jeremy ...

3. Elder real estate transactions can be a mine field
(Money/Economy)

... elderly need to prioritize themselves Visiting the elderly in nursing homes for the holidays Intervene to protect elderly parents Best holiday gift for the elderly is your time 'How to Turn Anger ...

4. George Washington: More bling than Mitt Romney
(U.S./Nation)

... clocked in as the shortest ever given by an incoming president at 135 words. The other president born in February, Abraham Lincoln, has never seen his birthday become a national holiday. The name of ...

5. President's Day or Washington's Birthday? The history behind your 3-day weekend
(U.S./Nation)

... Uniform Monday Holiday Bill in 1968. That moved the celebration of a number of federal holidays to Mondays, in order to give workers a series of long weekends throughout the year. During the debate on ...

6. Alzheimer's patients' struggles not always eased by legal documents
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to take over all the finances and other matters of everyday life.” The couple’s only child lives in England, and before the AD diagnosis, Nancy and Bill traveled back and forth. Their 2011 holiday trip, ...

7. Just discovered Adele
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I gotta say, listening to those golden pipes of Adele's on the grammys really made me think of how lucky she is to be living in a time when laser surgery exists! Imagine if she had lived in Billie Holiday's ...

8. Pet safety tips: Valentine's Day edition
(Life/Style)

... flower or plant. And remember, all species of lily are potentially fatal to cats. Red-Hot Tip #3: Stick with the Stuffed Versions this Holiday Sometimes with the best intent, and sometimes in last ...

9. Small business lending on the uptick in January 2012
(Opinion/Commentary)

... sign. Strong holiday sales combined with latest jobs report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January -- its lowest level in 2.5 years -- indicates that brighter days may ...

10. Hospitals can 'throw out' a patient, even at 2 a.m.
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Visiting the elderly in nursing homes for the holidays Intervene to protect elderly parents Best holiday gift for the elderly is your time 'How to Turn Anger into Love' book and reducing elder ...

11. Amazon looks at N.J. for expansion, asks for sales tax holiday
(Money/Economy)

... Jersey, but they are looking for a 22-month holiday from collecting sales tax in the state. According to an Associated Press report in the Washington Post, the online company doesn’t have to collect ...

12. N.Y. Giants celebration treated N.J. like a 'long lost relative'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the festivities. Yet, New Jersey was treated as an afterthought, as though it had been the long lost relative who is always forgotten during the holidays. New Jersey may be good enough to play the landlord, ...

13. Super Bowl campaigns: Big opportunities for small businesses
(Money/Economy)

BY JOHN MOONEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY The Super Bowl is considered a secular holiday in the U.S. for good reason. It is one of the most unifying events in America. Sunday's game between ...

14. Life’s last journey to death creates major problems and opportunities
(Health/Healthquest)

... elderly need to prioritize themselves Visiting the elderly in nursing homes for the holidays Intervene to protect elderly parents Best holiday gift for the elderly is your time 'How to Turn Anger ...

15. N.J. weather forecast: Tranquil Super Bowl weekend
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY STEVEN DiMARTINO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The weekend of the Super Bowl is almost like a holiday now with people gathering at parties, large amount of food eaten, and a celebration of a truly all American ...

16. British tourists banned from U.S. after 'terror'-ible tweets
(World/International)

... an American show. From a suitcase search for spades and shovels to a whole body search, Bunting said the two wanted nothing more than "to have a good time on holiday [and] that was all Leigh meant in ...

17. To female caregivers of elderly: Keep working!
(Health/Healthquest)

... in winter can be problematic Caregivers of the elderly need to prioritize themselves Visiting the elderly in nursing homes for the holidays Intervene to protect elderly parents Best holiday gift ...

18. Journeying on historic U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... a ride again. So, as has been the case over peak holiday travel period, more out of state license plates can be seen on U.S. Routes 1 and 130, as folks seek an alternative to the high costs and congestion ...

19. There is more to Indianapolis sports than the Super Bowl
(Sports/Professional)

... including the passage of the Martin Luther King holiday in Arizona and changes in radio and TV indecency laws can be directly traced to the Super Bowl. Even though Super Bowl weekend is not officially ...

20. Price of a U.S. stamp now costs 45 cents
(U.S./Nation)

... planning on sending out this month. I still have dozens of stamps left over from my Christmas cards. They feature the Madonna and Child and their latent holiday gloss fairly screams “The sender of this ...