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New Jersey is important to Philadelphia’s food supply

BY MICHELE S. BYERS

THE STATE WE'RE IN

You may not be aware that the entire Garden State is part of greater Philadelphia's "foodshed" — the region that supplies locally-grown food to the Philly metropolitan area. A newly-released "foodshed" plan underscores the need to protect and nurture the region's local food supply system, something often taken for granted.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning C...

What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures

BY ROY NERSESIAN

ANALYSIS

The Little Picture

The Egyptians have overthrown the 30-year autocratic reign of Mubarak for police brutality, a never-ending state of emergency, no free elections, no free speech, government corruption, willful negligence over the plight of the people, high unemployment rates, low wages for the employed, high food price inflation, and most important, no hope of change for t...

Steve Jobs’ health has Apple followers uneasy about future

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Many analysts and observers are uneasy about the prospects of Apple's future without its co-founder being around.

CEO Steve Jobs has taken a leave of absence from the company to deal with continuing health issues.

According to the Hindustan Times, Jeffery Young, who co-authored the book "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act the History of Business,'' believes Job...

Lara Logan vows to return after sex assault in Egypt

CBS News journalist for '60 Minutes' says she'll be back at work ‘within weeks'

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

CBS war correspondent Lara Logan is back home with her children and recovering after being brutally attacked and sexally assaulted last week in Egypt, and has vowed to return to work "within weeks."

Al Jazeera English did not report on the attack against Logan. Al Jazeera English said no t...

Philadelphia firefighters will aid Camden

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Any kind of major emergency could leave Camden's struggling fire department in dire straits right now, and Philadelphia's fire officials have decided to come to their aid.

An agreement has been reached by fire officials in Philadelphia which would cover urgent emergencies where residents are in peril.

The agreement comes as fire departments from both cities have been ...

IBM’s Watson computer wins on ‘Jeopardy!’ but has future without games shows (VIDEO)

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

"I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords."

Borrowing the line from "The Simpsons," that's all Ken Jennings had left to offer on his video screen at the end of his match with IBM computer Watson this week on "Jeopardy!."

Watson is a computer that can understand questions posed in natural language and answer them.

Watson showed itself to be imperfect, but research...

Gov. Christie angers state Democrats by vetoing 14 economic and job creation bills

Governor says legislation would cost state billions of dollars

Gov. Chris Christie Friday vetoed 14 bills that Democratic sponsors believe would help create jobs and bolster the economy but which he maintains would, if enacted, reduce state revenues by at least $600 million in the first year and billions of dollars over time.

The governor's action enraged legislative Democratic leaders and comes as ...

‘Cedar Rapids’ movie review: Won fans at Sundance

Small-town boy conquers a kind-of-big city

BY NANCY R. MANDELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

If you're not too overwhelmed by the drama of Academy Awards season, you might take time out for a gentle, underwhelming comedy directed by Miguel Arteta ("Chuck and Buck," "The Good Girl"), called "Cedar Rapids" that won fans and distribution at the Sundance Film Festival. Short on morals, but long on mo...

N.J. Gov. Christie supports Wisconsin Gov. Walker's ‘strong action to balance his budget’

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Gov. Chris Christie Friday came out in support of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker who is attempting to bust most of state's public employee unions.

The issue has garnered national attention as thousands of demonstrators protest outside the Statehouse in Madison and Democratic legislators have left the state to prevent a quorum that would lead to votes on Walker's p...

Rutgers violated law when officials discussed football program in closed session

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Rutgers officials committed multiple violations of the state Sunshine Law when they met in closed session to discuss embarrassing questions about the football program, a state appellate court has ruled.

The three-judge panel's key finding affects the numerous government bodies around the state that begin meetings in public only to go into closed sessions of indete...