Where's the help for New Jersey small businesses?
      The financial crisis that began on Wall Street and spread to Detroit and corporate America has officially found its way to Main Street. The tsunami battering our economy has now breached the largest and most important segment of our economy — America's entrepreneurs.
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Friend's tribute to former Mayor Daniel F. Newman
      I knew Dan Newman for 44 years. He was a friend. We served together on the Board of Education many years ago and on the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority more recently. You either liked Dan Newman or you didn't. But whether you did or did not, no one can deny that Dan was a leader ... a "take charge" kind of guy.
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Some schools should close as enrollment falls
      In last year's school budget, it was presented that because of declining enrollment in Brick Township schools (projected to be reduced by approximately 250 students — figures that the then-superintendent prepared), the district would close three schools. This was in addition to reductions in enrollment since 2003 of nearly 1,000 additional students.
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Reader questions Obama's financial acumen
      Our rookie president can't seem to get his numbers straight without the aid of a teleprompter. Now we see a larger one in the rear of the sitting audience. What next? Watching him blabber is like watching a tennis match.
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