Critic way off base about president, reader says
      In a letter that was published in your April 2 edition, one of your most prolific contributors of letters to the editor expressed his opinion regarding President Barack Obama's "financial acumen." I would like to take this opportunity to perhaps answer some of the questions that were asked in the...
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Reader thanks departing school board members
      Last evening at a meeting of SEPTA, Brick Township's special education PTA, I learned that this year three candidates for school board are running unopposed. I happened to at one point had the honor of being asked to run for the board, but for personal reasons politely declined.
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Racetrack slots would provide much-needed revenue
      What are the issues that matter to New Jersey residents? Time and again, voters have supported open space initiatives on the ballot. In these difficult economic conditions, new revenue sources are desperately needed.
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Taxpayers now getting the break they deserve
      With regards to Mr. Joe Lamb's recent article, "Brick taxpayers deserve a break, frequent critic says." Not being happy with his repeated attacks on township officials and Mayor Stephen Acropolis, Joe Lamb is now belittling taxpaying citizens who volunteered to serve on the mayor's transition tea...
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Residents urged to spread autism awareness during April
      Autism New Jersey encourages all residents to help spread autism awareness during April, National Autism Awareness Month. New Jersey has the nation's highest prevalence rate, 1 in 94 children, compared to the national rate, 1 in 150.
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