Cutting NJDA would sow seeds of destruction
      Agriculture is not causing the state's budget deficit problem, so Gov. Jon Corzine's proposal to eliminate the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) as a costcutting measure is both ludicrous and wrong.
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Your Turn
Residents have opportunity to help shape local schools
KEVIN E. CIAK Guest Column
      One of the most exciting developments to come fromthis year's presidential primaries has been the level of voter turnout. According to an analysis conducted byAmericanUniversity's Center for the Study of the American Electorate, voters turned out in record numbers in about half of the states that conducted early presidential primaries.
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Red State/Blue State
The media: the profession everyone loves to hate
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.
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Coda
Getting a little hysterical about the History Channel
GREG BEAN
      All right, I officially give up, andmust resign myself to the fact that I may never watch anything on theHistory Channel again. As most of you know- at least those of you who get your cable television service from Comcast as we do in East Brunswick - March 27 was a big day. That day, the company went all-digital in its service.
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Are We There Yet?
A few too many choices for the family Map Man
LORI CLINCH
      I'm directionally challenged. I know the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and if I'm facing the sunset with a military clock in tow, I might be able to tell you which way is north and perhaps even guide you to the south.
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