'Big picture' of economic freefall more frightening with each passing day
Guest Column • Thomas A. Blasi
      We are living in the worst financial times since the Great Depression; the big picture is becoming more frightening with each passing day, as the downward financial spiral continues. Even more frightening is the fact that no one knows what to do in order to stop the freefall, and nobody knows when it will end.
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Libraries are a helpful resource during economic crisis
Your Turn
Guest Column • Norma E. Blake
      During the past year, over 100,000 New Jersey residents lost their jobs, adding their names to a list that was already well over 200,000. Many families in our state are facing economic challenges, some for the first time.
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The maddening, glorious times of our children's lives
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH
      My friend's child has just turned a year old. As the birthday girl licked the frosting off a flower cookie that didn't look so much like a flower, my friend observed that she didn't know where the last year had gone and then wondered, "Will the time always go so fast?
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