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1. NJEA President accuses Gov. Christie of 'starting a middle class war'
(N.J./State)

... Commission. “The center of lobbying activity seems to be shifting away from more traditional personal lobbying to grassroots lobbying, or issue advocacy,’’ said Election Law Enforcement Commission Executive ...

2. N.J. lobbyists spent $65.6M in 2010 to get the attention of government officials and public
(N.J./State)

... that emphasizes mass media campaigns. “The center of lobbying activity seems to be shifting away from more traditional personal lobbying to grassroots lobbying, or issue advocacy,’’ Brindle said. “Those ...

3. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) marks the last feasting before Lent
(Life/Style)

BY MARGARET MORGAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday” in French), the traditional New Orleans celebration and legal holiday, conjures up images of feathery fancy masks, wild partying, ...

4. ‘The Adjustment Bureau’: Movie review, trailer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... lead to a corridor of 48-inch mains in a pumping station or the green grass of Yankee Stadium. It's also a movie where an actress playing a dancer dances credibly, and her character's success is reported ...

5. Red Bulls taking steps to reach next level
(Sports/Professional)

... interest from a community that follows the sport passionately on a global level. 3. Youth Outreach. What was longtime a bone of contention at the grassroots level has really begun to turn the corner ...

6. Although spring is almost here in New Jersey, you can still ski throughout Northeast
(Sports/Professional)

... jams, barbecues, beach parties, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day.” START WATER! – Next Tuesday, March 8, is the 29th Anniversary of the East Coast Firefighters Race at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. The ...

7. Calling all New Jersey ‘Twifties’ to the first-ever ski and snowboard winter games
(Sports/Professional)

... for the fallen New York City firefighter.  The fundraiser gives scholarships to young, deserving ski racers. … Whiteface Mt. in the Lake Placid, N.Y., area gets ready for spring with its Mardi Gras ...

8. New Jersey is important to Philadelphia’s food supply
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Horses fuel an industry and open space in New Jersey Natural silence is a rare experience in New Jersey Grow organic grass for a healthier lawn and environment It's not easy being a frog ...

9. IBM’s Watson computer wins on ‘Jeopardy!’ but has future without games shows (VIDEO)
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... up the slack. When asked what grasshoppers eat, it once confidently answered, "What is kosher?" — and later claimed that the Russian word for "goodbye" was "cholesterol." In a practice round I watched, ...

10. Trenton Mayor Tony Mack needs to be read the riot act
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of problems at the Trenton Water Works. He has not demonstrated a realistic grasps of the financial realities of Trenton's current plight. Budget gaps will not be made up by discretionary federal ...

11. Wrestling for brand growth in the Garden State
(Sports/Professional)

...  So how does MMA grow in New Jersey, and where does one find a consistent business? At the grassroots. The base of MMA is a combination of multiple Martial Arts disciplines (hence the "Mixed" in the ...

12. Radio program claims to have cracked Coke's top-secret recipe
(U.S./Nation)

... makes sense since Coca-Cola was originally sold as a tonic. According to npr.org, "This American Life" spoke to Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country and Coca-Cola, who further assured them this ...

13. ILA union official, Newark cop and third man indicted in alleged scheme to extort longshoremen
(N.J./State)

Nunzio LaGrasso of Florham Park, Rocco Ferrandino of Lakewood and Alan Marfia of Kenilworth are named A top official of the International Longshoremen's Association, a Newark police officer and a third ...

14. Charlotte, N.C. selected as site for 2012 Democratic National Convention
(U.S./Nation)

... this to be a grassroots convention for the people," Obama wrote. "We will finance this convention differently than it's been done in the past, and we will make sure everyone feels closely tied in to what ...

15. Hall of Fame
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Alan, Tony Grassi, the Cleveland Plain Dealer writer is keeping Art Modell out of the Hall of Fame because Modell moved Grassi's belong Browns. The people voting on the Hall of Fame have no business ...

16. Possible Privitization
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... bother to go beyond high school. Actually, high school kid can plow or cut grass. I don't mind paying for an educated workforce but this is NOT it. ...

17. Climate change isn’t only reason to save energy
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... silence is a rare experience in New Jersey Grow organic grass for a healthier lawn and environment It's not easy being a frog in New Jersey We have a long way to go to protect the environment ...

18. Dog hanged from tree and burned to death after chewing on Bible in South Carolina
(U.S./Nation)

... They also said she does not yet have an attorney and bail has not been set. She faces 6 months to 5 years in prison if convicted. Authorities said the remains of the dog were found under a pile of grass ...

19. New Jersey-New York Harbor is on the mend
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... orange beaks prominently extended from their all black heads, scarlet-rimmed eyes and brown-and-white bodies. The Corps is restoring upland coastal grassland meadow and maritime shrubland, a dwindling ...

20. If you can’t beat the snow in New Jersey, measure it
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Horses fuel an industry and open space in New Jersey Natural silence is a rare experience in New Jersey Grow organic grass for a healthier lawn and environment It's not easy being a frog ...