STATE — Democratic Congressman Rush Holt created a political frenzy with a surprise announcement that he would not seek reelection to a ninth term term representing the Garden State’s 12th District. So far, Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex) , Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer)…
Obama slams Christie for opposing minimum wage hike
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STATE — President Barack Obama on Friday singled out New Jersey’s embattled Republican Governor for balking at a push to raise the minimum wage, a move favored by most Americans. During a meeting with 14 Democratic governors at the White…
Remembering The Past: Carteret’s Past
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By Diane Harrison CARTERET-Does anyone have memories of the Brunswick Carteret Rink? On March 25, 1967 a “Teen dance” was held with a $2.00 admission fee and the same year, Thursday nights were “Family Skate Nites.” Regular admission was $1.00, but on…
Letters Offer Glimpse Of Life During Civil War
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By Paul Hadsall CRANFORD – Married soldiers in the Civil War faced four key challenges according to historian John G. Zinn: distance, danger, finances and readjustment after returning home. Zinn, the chair of the New Jersey Civil War 150th Anniversary…
Elizabeth Warren: Stop Packing the Courts With Corporate Judges
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told President Barack Obama to nominate more judges with backgrounds serving the public interest instead of lawyers whose experience consists mainly of serving greedy corporations. The Massachusetts Democrat reported several statistics on Obama’s judicial nominees, that…
GOP Steals Food From Poor Children While Subsidizing the Richest 1%
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Simplify everything down to the essential “why,” and there’s really only one drive in the human heart: to survive. Of course, there’s the drive to survive the perils of ones’ life — hunger, thirst, cold, wild animals, murder etc. But…
Broadcast News Devoted Minimal Coverage When Unemployment Benefits Expired For Millions
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Broadcast evening news programs devoted zero coverage to Senate Republicans’ harmful block on extending long-term unemployment benefits. The failed measure received only minimal attention from national media throughout the day. On February 6, the Senate voted to advance a bill that…
Duke Energy lobbyist convinced Obama White House not to regulate coal ash 4 years before the the third-largest coal ash spill in U.S. history
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On November 4, 2009, Duke Energy lobbyist Bill Tyndall walked into the White House and met with Obama Administration officials to discuss whether coal ash should be regulated in the wake of the TVA coal ash spill disaster that had happened…
Ghost Hunting in New Jersey at Rahway Library
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RAHWAY — The Public Library is hosting a presentation by New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society on Thursday, March 6 at 6:15 p.m. Learn about the top haunted hot spots of Garden State and New York City, based on the America’s…
