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1. Sympathy for them all
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Jackson's about Michael) or the gambling sheet, or make some one eat (ask the Carpenters' about Karen), or the sex away from someone lost in addiction. JFK had a fatalistic view of life because of ...

2. 'This Means War' movie review, trailer: Witherspoon, Pine, Hardy don't shine in spy drama
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the boys about him. But FDR and Tuck aren't concentrating on spy stuff. They've met a woman. Lauren enters promisingly, spraying flame at the camera. Alas, she's in the kitchen with the other ...

3. Capt. Brian Brady of Sparta, state Human Services officer, indicted on string of charges
(N.J./State)

... Human Services police, reporting to the chief and the director. The Human Services police provide services at state developmental centers and psychiatric hospitals. They are also assigned to protect offices ...

4. Tree-killing southern pine beetles showing early activity in South Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

NJDEP offering financial aid in effort to suppress the pests As the mild winter enters its final weeks, the three-killing southern pine beetle is showing disconcerting sights of early activity in the ...

5. Westminster Weimaraner, Maverick, is a Craigslist rescue dog
(Life/Style)

... be a regular on the show circuit because of his past treatment. The dog will shut down if crated for extended periods, so Maverick only enters shows when Stallings can deliver him personally. Stallings ...

6. First transgender FDNY firefighter has family history of service
(Life/Style)

...  In Brooke’s current assignment, at one of FDNY’s MetroTech centers, there are a total of 100 male and 36 female staff. The FDNY is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and is ...

7. Families of developmentally disabled should be part of decision making
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of care and services. As this writer has suggested, the movement to close residential centers in New Jersey has been based on money issues, rather than the quality of care. Certainly, people with developmental ...

8. N.J. Senate approves increased funding for job training programs
(Money/Economy)

... at non-Consortium training centers. “Math, computer and technology are part of a growing list of skills needed for New Jersey’s workers to compete in today’s evolving global workforce,” Sen. Sandra ...

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

... in the “New England Journal of Medicine” found that adverse drug reactions result in an estimated 100,000 emergency hospitalizations for seniors. The study was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control ...

10. Michele Siekerka and Robert A. Marshall named high posts at NJDEP
(N.J./State)

... since she is also serving currently as a chairman of the board of Roma Bank. Roma Bank Corp. invests money in shopping centers, office parks, and residential developments. We are concerned as her job as ...

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

... of dollars in revenues we should be getting and we're also putting at risk jobs in our retail centers and central business districts." Lesniak said that Amazon is free to take advantage of tax incentive ...

12. Newark’s long brewing tradition continues
(N.J./State)

... of prominent CEO’s as well as local judges and politicians. Today, in a nod to Newark’s brewing tradition -- they make their own beers in house in four 15-barrel fermenters and five 15-barrel serving ...

13. Rider University suffers norovirus outbreak: Classes still not canceled
(Health/Healthquest)

... days later. The cause of the illness was thought to be norovirus. The Centers for Disease Control said its symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and vomiting, according ...

14. Obama relieves New Jersey of No Child Left Behind education standards
(N.J./State)

... from across the state to attain Reward status, regardless of their absolute starting point. Through the development of seven new Regional Achievement Centers, the NJDOE will create customized interventions ...

15. N.J. weather forecast: Snow melts but returns for weekend
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... morning, accumulations of one to three inches with local amounts up to four inches will be expected. This low pressure system will exit as fast as it enters with clearing skies by Saturday afternoon. ...

16. REVIEW: Skip ‘Psycho Therapy’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... back in the Swinging ‘60s, but now merely offers a lazy roll in the clichés. Opening on Tuesday at the Cherry Lane Theatre, “Psycho Therapy” centers upon Lily, a tempestuous glamour puss whose ambivalent ...

17. NJDOT renews effort to improve safety at rail crossings
(N.J./State)

... Management Associations will be trained as presenters of the safety message to school and community groups. The report also calls for the development and implementation of a public education campaign ...

18. REVIEW: ‘Rx’ lightly considers drugs
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... in a lighter mood. Fodor’s contemporary story centers on Meena (Marin Hinkle), a middle-aged, former poet who toils ably but wretchedly as the editor of a trade magazine covering the livestock industry. ...

19. What Gov. Chris Christie and N.Y. Jets coach Rex Ryan have in common
(Opinion/Commentary)

... an inordinate amount of time and energy sucking up to the Koch Brothers, Karl Rove and corporate lobbyists. And that’s a far more nefarious fetish. Because these one-percenters are seeking to scale back ...

20. NJDEP intervenes in federal court challenge to Clean Air Act petition
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Case centers on Pennsy plant polluting North Jersey air The state Department of Environmental Protection filed a motion Monday in federal court to intervene in a Pennsylvania power plant's challenge ...