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ShopRite LPGA Classic / A welcome return
Published: 11/19/09
The return of the ShopRite LPGA Classic is a stroke of good fortune for the Atlantic City area at a time when the area …
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The dune debate / Weigh costs, benefits
Published: 11/18/09
And so, the debate about sand dunes will begin again.
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Growing oysters in Great Bay / Hopeful sign
One image Published: 11/17/09
Most people get a good look at Great Bay and the mouth of the Mullica River only when they are driving over the Garden …
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Atlantic City's room rates / Vegas is still cheaper?
Published: 11/16/09
In the continuing evolution, reinvention, recalibration of Atlantic City, now there's this:
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Remove obstacles for independents
Published: 11/08/09
One of the lessons of this year's election may be this: New Jersey voters are not enamored of the two major parties or …
Atlantic City's poverty / Everyone's problem
Published: 11/06/09
Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate that the recession hit Atlantic City earli…
Swine flu, school and work / Just stay home
Published: 11/05/09
Southern New Jersey schools and parents are trying to walk the delicate line between underreacting and overreacting to …
Christie's tough task
Published: 11/04/09
Voters on Tuesday wanted change - they wanted it enough to overcome New Jersey's powerful Democratic Party organization…
Election Day / Now, go vote
Published: 11/03/09
Today, of course, is Election Day. So if you haven't already voted by mail - and if you care at all about taxes, educat…
School activities fees / Don't ban them
Published: 11/03/09
Should students pay a fee to participate in sports or other extracurricular activities?
A parole office in Galloway? / It has to go somewhere
Published: 11/02/09
Add this to the list of things people don't want in their back yards: A state parole office.
Press endorsements / Here's a recap
Published: 11/01/09
For governor: Christie
Stealing from the disabled / Law adds protection
Published: 10/30/09
There is, as the saying goes, a special place in hell for the person who made this new law necessary.
Open-space bond question / Reluctantly, no
Published: 10/29/09
The only statewide question on this year's ballot, Public Question No. 1, would authorize the state to borrow $400 mill…
1st District Assembly race / Albano, Donohue
Published: 10/28/09
In the Assembly race in the 1st District - which includes Cape May County, eastern Cumberland County and Somers Point i…
Senior citizen transportation / Tough choices
Published: 10/27/09
The tough choice Atlantic County is facing right now regarding its fare-free senior-citizen transportation system is a …
The tale of the spiny dogfish / What to do?
Published: 10/26/09
Fisheries management is an inexact science. Just ask a commercial fisherman. Or a recreational fisherman. Or a biologis…
Press Endorsement: Christie best for New Jersey, best for Atlantic City
Published: 10/25/09
Chris Christie earned his reputation as an effective and energetic corruption-buster. We believe he would make an effec…
One booming industry / Good numbers
Published: 10/25/09
How about these numbers for a state struggling to come out of a recession?
Christie: Best for New Jersey, best for Atlantic City
Published: 10/25/09
Chris Christie earned his reputation as an effective and energetic corruption-buster. We believe he would make an effec…
Dollar-a-day insurance policies / Policyholders hurt, too
Published: 10/22/09
We have long believed the state's so-called "dollar a day" automobile-insurance policies are a menace to other drivers …
The NextGen Air Park / Plan takes off
Published: 10/21/09
A regional economy needs more than service jobs susceptible to seasonal layoffs. It needs more than casinos and tourism.
Sharing a court in Linwood, Northfield / Go for it
Published: 10/20/09
Chris Daggett, the independent candidate for governor in New Jersey, said at a meeting with Press editors last week tha…
Ocean City Historic District / Don't dilute it, but ...
Published: 10/19/09
Most shore resorts today have lost the charming neighborhoods they once had. In their place are row after row of modern…
Voting by mail / We're nervous
Published: 10/18/09
In California, more than 40 percent of votes are cast by mail-in ballots.
9th District Assembly race / Rumpf, Gove
Published: 10/16/09
Of the four candidates running for state Assembly in the 9th District, Republican incumbent Brian Rumpf is clearly the …
2nd District endorsement / Polistina, Amodeo
Published: 10/15/09
In some political races, it's impossible to endorse anybody.
Involuntary commitment of the mentally ill / Get law into effect before another tragedy
Published: 10/14/09
What occurred last week at The Village at Linwood was chilling: Residents and administrators at the complex, along with…
DGE vs. Merlinos / Give firm a chance
Published: 10/13/09
The state Division of Gaming Enforcement is responsible for keeping the Atlantic City casino industry clean. And the in…
Sense on underage drinking / Law can save lives
Published: 10/12/09
When it comes to underage drinking, common sense is a rarity.
Help set Atlantic City's agenda for the next four years
Published: 10/11/09
Atlantic City is at a precarious point. What happens - or fails to happen - in the next four years is critical.
Public's right to know / Another records fight
Published: 10/09/09
There isn't an elected official in the land who does not tout the glories of our free, open, transparent democracy. But…
Deck stacked again
Published: 10/08/09
Independent candidate Chris Daggett raised enough money to qualify for public financing and to participate in the guber…
Cape May's Beach Theatre / Looks like it's curtains One image
Published: 10/07/09
Southern New Jersey has had some success recently with saving classic movie theaters: The restoration of the Levoy Thea…
New fees for dockowners / Latitude needed
Published: 10/06/09
Some dock owners are shocked by the huge bills they just got for state riparian-rights fees, which resulted from revisi…
Fireworks in October? / Worth a try
Published: 10/05/09
Marketing, contrary to what the business-school textbooks say, is not a science. It's a crapshoot. You never really kno…
Lawmakers should make the call
Published: 10/04/09
New Jersey Republican lawmakers are renewing their push for a referendum on same-sex marriage. They say Democrats plan …
Local 54, Harrah's deal / A good sign
Published: 10/02/09
Whew. This is some good news.
Wildwood and the off-season / A monstrous success One image
Published: 10/01/09
Take a look at that photo - and give a salute to the marketing prowess of Wildwood, which has cleverly played to the re…
Environmental issues / Keep pressure on
Published: 09/30/09
This was a shocker (or should have been):
Eminent-domain reform / When will it pass?
Published: 09/29/09
Last week, we praised the settlement between Long Branch and a group of homeowners who fought for years to keep the cit…
The future of Atlantic City / Work to be done
Published: 09/28/09
Interestingly, and appropriately, speaker after speaker at a conference last week examining the 30-year history of lega…
Gubernatorial race / Real issues get lost in distractions
Published: 09/27/09
One of last week's major gubernatorial campaign "issues" involved whether Gov. Jon S. Corzine's violated state law or u…
State Police reforms / A new agency
Published: 09/25/09
We've written some scathing editorials over the years about the New Jersey State Police. The April 1998 shooting of thr…
Pets, humans and the law / Seeking balance
Published: 09/24/09
News Item No. 1: Atlantic County announced plans to establish a regional pet-evacuation center at the Atlantic City Rac…
Atlantic City police dogs / Photos aren't proof
Published: 09/23/09
The photographs are gruesome.
Long Branch eminent domain case / Resolved at last
Published: 09/22/09
Long Branch became the poster child a few years ago for eminent-domain abuse. And now, hopefully, the town may become a…
Drug Court / Program that works
Published: 09/21/09
Drug Court - a program that provides treatment instead of lengthy incarceration for convicted drug users - was a long t…
Clean Energy Fund diversion / Latest in a series
Published: 09/20/09
Here's the latest story about how the state is subverting the intent of so-called "dedicated funds" to prop up its budg…
Atlantic City High School uniforms / Remember the point
Published: 09/18/09
School uniforms aren't a bad idea. Students, of course, never like them. Parents are often not particularly happy about…
The economic meltdown / A different future
Published: 09/17/09
The ongoing Associated Press series about the financial meltdown and how it's changed our world has some sobering thoug…
The latest study on VLTs and horse racing / Stop trying to bail out dying racetracks
Published: 09/16/09
Offering its latest contribution to economic smoke and mirrors, the Rutgers Equine Science Center has just published a …
A playground grows in Atlantic City / What a story
Published: 09/15/09
Let's hear it for the "white chick in a tea outfit."
N.J. road conditions / Another dubious honor
Published: 09/14/09
Add this to New Jersey's list of dubious achievements: It has the worst roads in the nation.

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