Too little, too late
      Brick lost a one-time chance to buy a township landmark when Ocean Ice Palace owner Joan Dwulet finally got tired of waiting and cut off negotiations with the township. And there's plenty of blame to go around for losing the chance to own the prime 13.34-acre property on Chambers Bridge Road.
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Where's a good ray-zapper when you really need one?
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Honestly, Old Pal, I could eat this stuff up with a spoon, then lick the bowl clean. I'm in hog heaven.
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Dealers were a testament to conspicuous consumption
GREG BEAN Coda
      Back in the days when I was a court reporter, I covered the trial of a Colombian drug importer who had made a fortune bringing South American cocaine to this country and selling it to more-than-willing clients. The feds busted him, not after a long undercover investigation, but after an angry ex-employee tipped them off that he had a kilo of cocaine in his apartment.
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Quack, quack, I want my darned seat back!
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?
      I'm beginning to wonder if I'm spending too much time with my children. I first became suspicious of this fact one evening as I attended a birthday party. The night was young, the moon was high, and laughter filled the air. Since seating was tight, I arose from my chair and said to those around me, "Quack, quack.
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