No place to save a buck
      By the time the Bulletin goes to print, the Brick Township Council will have already voted on whether to approve a change order that calls for electric side steps to be installed on three new ambulances. One of the ambulances is slated for the Herbertsville First Aid Squad. The other two will go to the township-run Brick EMS units.
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A fond tribute to a 'kitchen table' environmentalist
Michele S. Byers Guest Column
      Legacy is an often used word in land conservation.After all, a core value of preserved open space and farmland is its benefit for future generations. With the recent passing of conservation pioneer Helen Fenske, it's not exaggerating to say that New Jersey would look vastly different today if not for her legacy.
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Corzine must use Clean Water Act to protect Barnegat Bay
William deCamp Jr. Guest Column
      Close to the heart of Barnegat Bay, nestled along its western shoreline, near marshes and waterfront homes, and crossing beneath Route 9, lies one of New Jersey's strangest artifacts: the only river in the world that flows backward. The rush of water landward up the Forked River has nothing to do with the lunar pull upon the tides.
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Coda
In this parable, let's all just root for the lions
Greg Bean
      Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions' Den. I'm kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the administration of King Darius the Mede, who had just taken over in Babylon.
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