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Merla is guilty? Boy, we didn't see that coming
Greg Bean
      After last Wednesday, we can add at least one more entry to our lexicon of words describing former Keyport Mayor John Merla - felon. It looks like I won't be eating crow after all - which I might have been compelled to do had he gone to trial and been judged innocent. Since the day he was first indicted in February 2005, Merla has sworn that he was guilty of nothing (liar?
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In the News
Quotes show leaders are way out of touch
Mark Rosman
      It's the little things that make me crazy at 5 a.m. I define "little things" as picking up my daily newspaper from the porch and seeing a pair of quotes from two purported New Jersey leaders that show me just how pathetic a state this state is in.
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Are We There Yet?
She's really had it with caulking those windows
Lori Clinch
      My husband is a building contractor, a carpenter and an all-around do-it-yourselfer kind of guy. With construction as his name and fortitude as his game, he can fabricate the kind of home that a woman dreams of. His tools are shiny, his speed square is superb, and just like Bob Villa, his walls are to die for.
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