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The Summer Before High School Senior Year
May 18, 2013Junior spring is pretty much the worst time in all of high school. Between standardized tests, AP exams, and meetings and f...
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Windows XP is Retiring
May 16, 2013Twelve years ago, Microsoft’s Windows XP first became available for purchase. It’s been around for a long time in te...
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Creating The Perfect Home Office
May 14, 2013With today’s electronics, your office is anywhere you are! But I still have clients who prefer the traditional office spac...
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Buffett 2013: The World’s Most Successful Investor on Today’s Markets
May 14, 2013Warren Buffett is indisputably the most successful investor alive today and one of the wealthiest on the planet. His investment ...
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Mother's Day with The Meat House
May 10, 2013Mother’s Day will be here soon and that means it’s time to pamper the Mom in your life! What better way to make her feel s...
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Statement from Speak Up Summit on the Five-Year Facilities Plan
May 9, 2013Summit has not seen any proposal like the five-year facility plan in about a decade. The last time we made such a huge investmen...
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Paul Zeigler Premieres His Piano Concerto #1 to a Spellbound Audience With the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
May 8, 2013We can’t all attend a Hollywood premiere or walk the Red Carpet. However, many area residents were able to simulate that feeling...
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Caring for Your Elderly Loved Ones and the Satisfaction it Brings
May 8, 2013Caring for elderly loved ones has become more common for more people. With advances in medical technology, healthcare, and livin...
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Who is Caring for the Mothers of Children with Special Needs?
May 8, 2013This year, I am grateful to be able to celebrate Mother’s Day with my family, opening handmade cards and sharing a picnic in the...
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The LPGAs Best Return to the ShopRite LPGA Classic
May 7, 2013The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer has announced that the Rolex Rankings top 10 players in the world along with 97 out of the...
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Veteran Battling MS Surprised with Gift of Mobility
May 2, 2013Newton, NJ – Thomas Conklin, 72, has been fighting multiple sclerosis for over 38 years, living in his nursing facility for the ...
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The Disappearing Middle Class Continues to Struggle to Survive
May 2, 2013The middle class is becoming extinct in New Jersey. Current policies have diminished the quality of life for those with disabilities a...
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Fracking Needs To Be Stopped
May 1, 2013Society has found a new way to get oil, fracking mountaintops. In fracking mountain tops the oil companies are polluting people’...
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Everything Old is New (And Hip) Again
April 29, 2013Cliché? Sure. But for one woman, these words rang true on a recent visit to Augusta Mae Boutique & Fine Consignment. There ...
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Dangerous Meds for Children Constitute Medicaid Fraud
April 28, 2013The administration of psychotropic medication to school children continues on a massive scale. A recent cable television interview of ...
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Sleep Is A Beautiful Thing
April 26, 2013Sleep apnea compromises the lives of millions of Americans. Life can be miserable without adequate rest. You might think it is impossi...
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Parents Protest Proposed Changes in Special Education Regulations
April 25, 2013Parents of Special Education students in New Jersey are concerned about the proposed changes to State regulations and how those chan...
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The Mysterious Tipped-Over Bird Feeder
April 24, 2013When I looked out the bay window onto our patio Saturday morning, I saw that some mysterious force had knocked over the bird feeder. ...
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Disability and Poverty Linked in New Jersey
April 21, 2013People with disabilities experience a much higher rate of poverty than the non-disabled population. Estimates of the percentage of dis...
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Obama and the Identity Crisis
April 17, 2013During the past year, President Barak Obama and senior Democratic legislators have been engaged in a toe-to-toe battle with the conser...
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Fourth Cherry-Tree Planting Ceremony at Eastside Park in Paterson
April 15, 2013On a beautiful and sunny spring morning, more than 40 SGI members, town dignitaries, and residents turned out for the fourth cherry-tr...
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New Providence High School Band Provides a Wealth of Experience
April 15, 2013At New Providence High School, there is no shortage of lessons, academic or otherwise, to be learned. Walk quickly in the hallways or ...
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April is National Stress Awareness Month: Time to Stress Less and Live More
April 10, 2013April marks the 21st annual National Stress Awareness Month, which means it’s time to put some extra focus on the rol...
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Paterson-Based Children’s Charity Receives Seal of Excellence
April 9, 2013April 8, 2013-Paterson, NJ – Medical Missions for Children (MMC), a Paterson, NJ-based non-profit organization dedicated to impr...
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Socioeconomic 101. NY welfare boom: Where is the growing population in New York City taking us?
April 5, 2013There are plenty of positive reasons for the city of New York’s population growth. According to the NYC census, steady...