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1. Christie calls for action to cut public employee pensions and benefits
(N.J./State)

... Jersey spends $4.3 billion annually on public employee and retiree health care costs. The cost for operating the health care benefits program for public employees and retirees is slowly sapping New Jersey's ...

2. Who really owns the New York Jets?
(Sports/Professional)

... walks too slowly. You always know why the Empire State Building is whatever color it is that day. You think Jill Nicolini is hot. You're a Jersey Boy if: You can easily navigate any freeway ...

3. Astronaut Mark Kelly focused on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' impressive recovery
(U.S./Nation)

... She did more than that. She slowly raised her left arm. By the end of the week, she had moved her legs and arms. The Daily Record reports doctors upgraded Giffords' condition from critical to serious ...

4. Julia Child's 'Onion Soup Gratinée' warms the soul on a snowy day
(Life/Style)

...  1½ lbs., about 5 cups, thinly sliced sweet onions (preferably Vidalia) 3 Tbsp. butter 1 Tbsp. olive oil A heavy-bottomed 4-quart covered saucepan Cook the onions slowly with the butter and ...

5. Princeton photographer Ricardo Barros: fluent in both photos and words
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the photographic process, the technology, the craft. But slowly, he remembers, "the aesthetic qualities of photography began to overtake the technical. "I'm a meticulous craftsman; I obsess on technical ...

6. Gov. Christie's popularity grows for third month in row
(N.J./State)

... the percentage of New Jerseyans who approve of the way he is handling his job as governor is slowly approving month by month. And taking a family vacation to Disney World in Florida while New Jersey ...

7. NFL’s real Super Bowl to be played in Manhattan
(Sports/Professional)

... to be slowly rising. Interstate 10 leads you right into the Lower Nine Ward once you get off on the North Claiborne Avenue exit. Life seems to be returning to an area of almost complete destruction. There ...

8. Fresh snow can be blessing and nightmare for N.J. skiers
(Sports/Professional)

... shuttle bus would carry them to the base lodge. With father Bill carrying four pair of skis, and mother Francesca toting poles and other items, the family navigated the shuttle bus and then slowly walked ...

9. Gov. Christie’s tough love has dangerous costs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... been slowly getting squeezed out regain a foothold in neighborhoods that had been making progress? When shootings go unresolved because the detective force has been decimated, leaving cold-blooded killers ...

10. Christmas shopping in N.J. — before big box stores & the Internet
(Life/Style)

... branch on Church Street in Montclair. Starting in the 1950s, the company began to focus slowly on suburban growth. The Montclair store was replaced with a larger full-line branch, designed by Fellheimer ...

11. REVIEW: Brendan Fraser and Denis O’Hare costar in ‘Elling’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... with a hard-partying pregnant neighbor. Playwright Simon Bent treats the episodic story as a mildly whimsical comedy as the middle aged men slowly expand their horizons. Elling begins to write. Kjell ...

12. How the Girl Scouts nearly sunk the U.S. economy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... fortune of them all. Are you slowly getting the picture on why there's not going to be any economic recovery based on job creation? Off-shoring of American jobs has been going on for decades including ...

13. A cautionary cat tale: Good intentions don’t suffice
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... "animal control" suggests a power-over, punitive relationship. One research source indicates it replaced "dog-catcher," another discomfiting term. Maybe we'll slowly move toward more respectful and sympathetic ...

14. Gov. Christie urged to move on school construction projects
(N.J./State)

... students of our state are entitled to safe school buildings in which to learn." Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, said the administration is being fiscally responsibly in moving slowly. "I ...

15. Exploring New Jersey’s nocturnal habitats for eyeshine
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... along a flashlight and hold it on top of your head with the beam pointed in the same direction as your eyes. A headlamp works even better because it's steadier and frees your hands. Sweep the beam slowly ...

16. 2011 Hyundai Sonata review: A Left Coast influence
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY ROGER WITHERSPOON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM 2011 CAR REVIEWS The man in the parking lot walked slowly around the Sonata, pausing occasionally to run his hand along the long, low, sloping front hood ...

17. Movie review: ‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Sweden seems to be riddled with homicidal pensioners. Maybe it's the long, dark nights. Thanks to the country's great socialized healthcare system, Lisbeth slowly (she seems to be in the hospital for ...

18. Movie review: ‘Stone’ (with trailer)
(Entertainment/Movies)

... his game, but without knowing what the rules are. Now in limited release in New Jersey, and playing in New York and Philadelphia, this slowly rolling "Stone" has captured attention for matching De Niro ...

19. Rutgers helping transform prison inmates into honor students
(Life/Style)

... San Francisco State University, City College of New York, and Bard College. "Slowly and surely, we hope to proceed in that direction," Roden said. "As members of a civil society and a university dedicated ...

20. Decline of newspapers
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... the Great Recession. The Recession has made an impact on ad sales, but we seem to be slowly recovering. Our website is doing well also, with paid advertisers and about 3,800 hits per day. Someday I ...