Coda
'Tis the stressful season for us 'guerrilla shoppers'
GREG BEAN
      There was a time not long ago when my wife said one of the most surprising things she's said in over 25 years of marriage. We'd taken a Sunday drive down to Cape May, and while I was content to just drive around, gawking at the sights, she finally ordered me to stop so we could walk through the pedestrian mall.
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Red State/Blue State
Great thoughts from celebs on political endorsements
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      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. Let us know what you think.
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In the News
Days are melting away for Freehold landmark
MARK ROSMAN
      Our family, like many others in the Freehold area, is trying to come to grips with the news that the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan Avenue in Freehold will likely be gone by the end of 2008.
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Are We There Yet?
There's no winning with an early riser
LORI CLINCH
      Ever since the beginning of our happily wedded bliss, my husband, Pat, and I have had an ongoing dilemma of the restful soul vs. the morning man. Simply put - I like to sleep in and he likes to wake up. I enjoy nothing more than dozing through the predawn hours while he's up and whistling at zero dark thirty, whether he needs to be or not.
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