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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

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

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.