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1. Remembering the great stock market crash of 1929
(Money/Economy)

BY WARREN BOROSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BOROSON ON MONEY In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re now in the month of October, the month that witnessed — in 1929 — the Great Crash. I myself don’t remember ...

2. Paterson, N.J. schools give in to Columbus Day
(Life/Style)

... Day. We have a half day. I don’t get this, either. I can guarantee you my family is not going to use the extra 2 hours to attend a parade or attempt a Santa Maria reenactment. We’re going to go to ...

3. Buster Bluth starts comeback of 'Arrested Development' shows, movie
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Buster comes through the door in a white lab coat saying, “Let’s begin,” and they say, “You don’t get to wear the lab coat. We’re experimenting on you.” Cast member/actor Jason Bateman commented, "There's ...

4. Wachovia, Raymond James to repay N.J. investors $457.7M
(Money/Economy)

... "In settling these cases, we’re stressing the importance of proper disclosure going forward." The consent orders represent the 14th and 15th settlements that the Bureau of Securities has reached with ...

5. Poll finds Christie coulda' been a contender for president
(U.S./Nation)

... the Presidential Front” — with some change in the dialogue, of course. “Remember that night in Mendham? You came into my living room and said, ‘Kid, this ain’t your year. We’re going for the price on ...

6. New Jersey Republicans and Democrats offer different views on Christie's decision
(N.J./State)

... for women and the poor, made college more expensive and ignored the needs of impoverished cities had no business even considering running for president, but hopefully now that we’re past this silliness ...

7. Another handyman horror story
(Money/Economy)

... easily be sued.) Fred can afford the money he paid out, excessive as it was. “But I feel like a fool,” he told me. “Maybe we old-timers get soaked so often because we’re not business types, and we’re ...

8. Walter Payton book angers those who knew Chicago Bear
(Sports/Professional)

... heroes can live up to the bar we’re setting for them. Pearlman said he didn’t set out to write a positive or negative book about Payton — but a definitive one. According to the Los Angeles Times, Pearlman ...

9. 5 great iPhone, iPad, Android holiday stocking stuffer apps
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... or a corny Christmas tie, consider giving a gift that lacks a physical presence in the stocking, but has a digital existence that keeps delivering long after the holidays. We’re talking about apps, of ...

10. Jeff Van Gundy's worried NBA lockout could be detrimental to league
(Sports/Professional)

... are your thoughts on the NBA lockout? “I think everybody in the NBA — players, management, ownership — has to be very cognizant not to be complacent in thinking that we’re more important than we are. ...

11. 2014 Super Bowl logo unveiled by Host Committee at Meadowlands
(Sports/Professional)

... of Modern Art in Manhattan. “No other Super Bowl has had anywhere close to this many sponsors. And we’re 28 months away from the game.” Kelly said the actual February date for the 2014 pro football championship ...

12. Pastor Ted Haggard and Gary Busey to ‘Wife Swap’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... anyone go on wife swap? Isn’t it hard enough living with one spouse … now you have to get used to a different one? I love my husband, but we’ve been married 20 years and we’re still getting used to ...

13. Rutgers regaining reputation as a ball-hawking defense
(Sports/Professional)

... “We practice it all week and we try and score every time we get a turnover and we’re committed to it. Every time there’s a tackle we’re yelling ‘ball! Get the ball!’ So I think that’s the mentality we ...

14. Maurice Sendak’s new book is not a pretty picture
(Entertainment/Movies)

... to be as ferocious and inventive and troublesome as they are in real life,” Sendak said, according to an Associated Press report in the Washington Post. We’re painting pretty pictures about the world and ...

15. Report: Federal agriculture subsidies pay for 19 Twinkies per N.J. taxpayer
(U.S./Nation)

... enough to buy 2,501,860 Twinkies, and 28,561 apples. “At a time when childhood obesity rates are skyrocketing, it’s absurd that we’re spending billions of taxpayer dollars to make the problem worse,” ...

16. N.J. receives $4.1M in federal aid to monitor health care premium hikes
(Health/Healthquest)

New Jersey on Tuesday was awarded $4.1 million in federal Affordable Care Act aid to help fight what is described as unreasonable premium increases and protect consumers. “We’re committed to fighting ...

17. Texas Major Events Trust Fund...you don't get it.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... and is nothing more than political grandstanding to the detriment of the taxpayer in the long term. The argument that we’re taking from Nursing Homes, Emergency Services, or Teachers to pay for race cars ...

18. CSA in Western Monmouth County
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Sign up for the Winter 2011-2012 CSA is now open. Visit the web site for Application Form. Applications for Spring- Summer-Fall CSA 2012 Late May-October will be available in the near future. We’re ...

19. Port Authority's budget-busting toll, fare hikes go into effect
(N.J./State)

... have an unfair impact on Bergen County commuters. “We’re all for maintaining our roads, bridges and tunnels, but it appears that little to no effort was made to find cost savings elsewhere,” Weinberg ...

20. New bill puts end to Christie’s secret trips
(N.J./State)

... is kept up to speed about who’s running state government,” Weinberg said. “This may seem like legislating common sense, but after it was revealed that common sense wasn’t used, this is what we’re left ...