Members of the Class of 2012, As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.
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Obama, Dems Dominate GOP In April Fundraising
As President Barack Obama attacks Mitt Romney’s tenure at a private equity firm, the former Massachusetts governor continues to benefit from six- and seven-figure contributions made by former peers to a super PAC supporting his candidacy.
OPINION: Spinning The Supreme Court’s ‘Obamacare’ Decision
I learned that Mitt Romney had won the Nebraska Republican presidential primary last week via a “Breaking News” e-mail alert from POLITICO. It wasn’t the news from the Cornhusker state, however, that caught my eye. I
Gas Prices Continue Downward Trend
STATE — Average retail gasoline prices in New Jersey have fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.57 per gallon yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.70 per gallon, according to gasoline price website NewJerseyGasPrices.com.
Union County’s Veterans Job Fair To Be Held Wednesday
WESTFIELD – Veterans and active duty military personnel are reminded to take part in Union County’s Veterans Job Fair and Resource Event on Wednesday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory at 500 Rahway Avenue in Westfield.
New Report: NJ Poverty At Record Level – And Increasing
EDISON – There are more New Jerseyans living in poverty – including many dealing at times with hunger pains – than at any time in the state’s history.
EarthTalk®
Dear EarthTalk: I understand there is an effort underway to allow all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorbikes, motorboats and other motorized vehicles into wilderness areas, which would overturn a long-standing ban. What’s behind this? — Harry Schilling, Tempe, AZ
EarthTalk®
Dear EarthTalk: How do green groups feel about the new 2012 Farm Bill draft recently released by the Senate? — Roger Wheeler, Miami, FL
Newark Man Sentenced To 26 Years For Carjacking, Robbery
ELIZABETH — Earlier this morning, Union County Superior Court Judge Frederic R. McDaniel sentenced Newark resident Hazma Abdul-Matin to 26 years in state prison for a January 2010 carjacking and high speed chase that ended in a police shooting, announced Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
County Mosquito Extermination Commission Prepares For Season
MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination officials anticipate higher than normal populations of mosquitoes and an early activity of West Nile Virus (WNV) this summer.
