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

... some 400 clergy of all denominations. The conference will focus on grief and forgiveness, I will be dealing with both subjects. The essence of the hour-long speech will appear in this column sometime ...

2. Kid Wins Nothing
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... she is nothing more, nothing less. Our nation suffers from high unemployment, poverty, domestic violence, harassment, sickness and death, etc. Don't think the ACLU will help any of them. We waste ...

3. Racism and intelligence
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

...  People who are more educated, however, do appear to be less racist, but will remain silent even though they think racial discrimination is wrong. In other words, whites, regardless of intelligence, would ...

4. Ex-Vineland cop Brian Hinkel pleads guilty to possession of assault rifles, illegal ammunition
(N.J./State)

... carbine, a 7.62x39mm Norinco semi-automatic rifle, a .223-caliber Colt semi-automatic rifle, and a .30-caliber National Ordnance semi-automatic carbine. Det. Sgt. Michael Peterson and Trooper Daniel ...

5. Obama dishes tax policy at National Prayer Breakfast
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., President Obama tied some of his economic policies to his religious beliefs. According to CNN Money, Obama quoted ...

6. Susan G. Komen faces politics with Planned Parenthood decision
(Health/Healthquest)

... the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities." Intense fall-out grew over the nation’s largest breast cancer charity’s decision to sever ties with ...

7. N.Y. Giants make strides in the social media space
(Sports/Professional)

... hashtags No sheet: Sheets Energy Strips is an impressive brand Mind sports weekend: Nation's Cup poker and Lego competition The Garden State hedges its bet in legalizing sports gambling  ...

8. Madonna's Super Bowl halftime and why Janet Jackson trumps Michael Jackson in impact
(Sports/Professional)

... But the National Football League took great steps to repair the damage by bringing in "safe" acts that included The Beatles bass player Paul McCartney, who spent nine days in jail in Japan in 1980 for ...

9. Rutgers alum praised for generosity on his 100th birthday
(N.J./State)

... read during a ceremony in December when Reitman received a presidential citation for his service to Rutgers University. Reitman, of Highland Park, offers a very simple explanation for why he and his ...

10. 50 years ago : The Green Bay Packers dynasty began at the N.Y. Giants' expense
(Opinion/Commentary)

... interesting anniversary this season which has escaped the notice of virtually everybody connected with the National Football League and the media. It was 50 years ago, on Dec. 31, 1961 that the Green ...

11. Christie calls lame-duck bills by Democrats 'a pile of crap'
(N.J./State)

... else can you explain his cavalier dismissal of bills designed to increase job opportunities for out of work New Jerseyans, or restore funding to women’s health care? What other possible explanation could ...

12. Polo tycoon John Goodman adopts girlfriend in time for DUI death lawsuit
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A Delray Beach adoption attorney called the move by International Polo Club magnate John Goodman to adopt his 42-year old girlfriend both “awful” and “brilliant.” ...

13. 'Soul Train' founder Don Cornelius was a private person, says family
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Don Cornelius suffered from health ailments and underwent brain surgery in the 1980s, but investigators have not made any determinations on his death by gunshot wound. ...

14. Apple iPad 3 buzz: Possible March release?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Electronics Show, and it may only be an iPad HD, with minimal improvements from iPad 2. According to the International Business Times, the iPad 3 is expected to feature a bigger battery, allowing it ...

15. N.J. farmers could sell raw milk under bill approved by assembly commmittee
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... raw milk for generations because they like it or believe it is beneficial. The consumer who goes to a farm to purchase this product is truly on a destination trip – there isn’t a mix-up or confusion about ...

16. Sen. Sweeney declares Legislature will not send Christie a same-sex marriage referendum bill
(N.J./State)

... faith or denomination shall be compelled to provide space, services, advantages, goods or privileges related to the solemnization, celebration or promotion of marriage if such solemnization, celebration ...

17. Christie turns into Nelson from 'The Simpsons,' filled with cartoonish rage
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to ratchet up pressure on the gargantuan governor. "I've said over the years that I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color not to stand up and speak out against ...

18. Did your favorite groundhog see his shadow in 2012?
(Life/Style)

... as one of the top 100 young forecasters in the nation in 2009-2010 by WxChallenge, a competition of the nation’s top 1,500 collegiate forecasters — noted that Phil is correct just 39 percent of the time. ...

19. N.J. Assembly panel approves bill raising mandatory school attendance from age 16 to 18
(N.J./State)

... for their future,” Watson Coleman said. “Futures are being lost under our current law.” According to reports, nationally, high school dropouts cost between $320 billion and $350 billion annually in lost ...

20. Wind turbine proposal for N.J. gets a push: 'No significant environmental impact'
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of badly-needed jobs in the process," said Kit Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council. "Tapping into the power of offshore wind off of New Jersey is vital to getting our state and the nation ...