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1. 3 'great' dividend-paying mutual funds
(Money/Economy)

...  Did you see that? “It’s” instead of “its”? Years ago, I was so appalled by all the grammatical mistakes I found in Morningstar publications that I actually volunteered to proofread them — free of charge. ...

2. CIA Saudi Arabian double agent: Blown cover causes concern
(World/International)

... Peninsula (AQAP) terrorist group with a directive to blow up a United States-bound plane. The Saudi agent actually volunteered for the mission. Law enforcement officials say the double agent left ...

3. 'Why I run': New Jersey Marathon participants tell their stories
(Sports/Professional)

... volunteering in the Team THANC tent last year, she is healthy enough to attempt to walk the half marathon.  “My training and the goal of finishing the NJ Half Marathon as a cancer survivor in support ...

4. Can chewing gum ruin your short-term memory?
(Health/Healthquest)

... in the United Kingdom tested volunteers in short-term memory challenges, with and without chewing gum. Volunteers tried to remember lists of words and numbers in the order they were seen or heard, and ...

5. NJDOT revives Adopt-A-Highway volunteer anti-litter effort
(N.J./State)

New Jersey’s Adopt-A-Highway program, a volunteer effort to combat litter, has been revived, state Transportation Commissioner announced Wednesday. The program gives companies and organizations the ...

6. 20 New Jerseyans, groups, companies receive Governor's Jefferson Awards
(N.J./State)

Award recognizes volunteerism BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno presented the Governor’s Jefferson Awards to 20 New Jerseyans, organizations and companies at a ceremony ...

7. Therapy dogs bring happiness to seniors at Plainsboro care residence
(Life/Style)

... of the residents of Merwick, a senior center residence and health care center in Plainsboro, look forward to visits by therapy dogs. Lily is a Maltipoo, belonging to Kate Hammett, who volunteers her time ...

8. State providing $16M to help towns, counties confront litter
(N.J./State)

... activities funded by the aid are volunteer cleanups of public properties, adoption and enforcement of local anti-littering ordinances, beach cleanups, public information and education programs, purchases ...

9. Christie receives hair removal on public funds: Sweeney demands investigation
(Life/Style)

... Joey Novick is the Editor in Chief at www.whatexitnj.com. RECENT REVIEWS BY JOEY NOVICK Obama wants Secret Service prostitution scandal inquiry: Bill Clinton volunteers Assemblyman Anthony Bucco forgets ...

10. New Jersey carpenters offer craftsmanship, support to build memorial for fallen service heroes
(N.J./State)

... member and an NRCC council representative, recruited fellow carpenters and apprentices to volunteer their time. “We feel lucky that our union can show our support and honor in this way, by crafting the ...

11. New Jersey's rare native plants need protection
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Glory (Stylisma pickeringii), a native of the Pine Barrens. There were once more than 25 large, healthy populations, but today only three remain. To address this dwindling population, volunteers from ...

12. NJIT Civil Engineers take first place at Concrete Canoe Competition
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for the weather. They had everything under control. We also benefitted from a terrific team of volunteer judges: Anthony Massari,was the lead judge. Other judges were Thornton Tomasetti and Brian DeBaun, ...

13. 'We Were an Island': N.J.'s Peter Blanchard tells story of couple escaping technology and conserving nature
(Opinion/Commentary)

... learned of the Kellams when he volunteered for the Nature Conservancy, and was inspired to tell their story. Part of his fascination with the Kellams’ lifestyle came from parallels with his own life. Peter ...

14. Earth Day celebrated: New Jersey eateries join in organic composting program
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... The festival will also include music, food and a Kids Zone. Collingswood’s Bike Share will be on hand to offer free tune-ups from volunteer mechanics and a bicycle safety refresher. Also expect spring ...

15. Obama wants Secret Service prostitution scandal inquiry: Bill Clinton volunteers
(Life/Style)

BY JOEY NOVICK WHAT EXIT? SATIRE President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the matter would be fully investigated and that agents assigned to protect him in Colombia were caught with prostitutes, ...

16. Charities in New Jersey Marathon go the extra mile
(N.J./State)

... his first marathon in honor of his brother in law who has been battling one of the cancers THANC supports. • Wellness Within (http://wellnesswithin.org) – Patti Brown, from across the country, volunteers ...

17. Volunteer, 89, makes sure everyone wins
(Health/Healthquest)

Doris Gwin of Princeton shares hugs at Plainsboro senior care facility BY JENNA LICHTENSTEIN Volunteerism has become a calling for 89-year-old Doris Gwin of Princeton. For almost two years, Gwin has ...

18. 'Monsieur Lazhar' movie review, trailer: A French lesson on tragedy
(Entertainment/Movies)

... himself to the school’s harried principal shortly after the event and volunteers to take over the class, she accepts with some apprehension. She asks after the man’s immigration status and credentials, ...

19. N.J. conservation ‘crossing guards’ escort amphibians across the road
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... with the New Jersey Audubon Society and the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Program on the amphibian crossing project, training volunteers to literally stop traffic at certain places in northern ...

20. The Tea Party: Friend or foe of the conservative Reagan Coalition?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... there was an awakening among those who had been disconnected from the political process. There were so many new volunteers that they burst the old pathways of activism, spreading in all directions. Existing ...