Parents of youth sports players must chill out
      AColts Neck resident avoided the possibility of a jail term when he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge in connection with an assault that occurred at a youth football game last fall. The man's fellow residents will have to decide for themselves whether the punishment he stands to receive fits his crime.
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Your Turn
Unions counter gender-based bias
MARY BETH MAXWELL Guest Column
      Recent headlines reveal whatmany of us already know:Americans are witnessing the highest inflation rates seen in over 20 years.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food prices climbed nearly 5 percent in 2007, and as housing and energy costs skyrocket out of control, working families are getting squeezed.
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Red State/Blue State
At least the maid is happy at the McCain household
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. Dear Greg: Twenty-five years ago, a newspaper reporter friend said something I've remembered ever since.
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Coda
Borden decision leaves too many questions unanswered
GREG BEAN
      If either the East Brunswick school district or longtime football coach Marcus Borden were hoping to get a clear opinion on the school prayer issue that has divided the community, they sure didn't get it from the federal appeals court that recently released a decision on the case.
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Are We There Yet?
Oh no! It's time for the annual checkup again
LORI CLINCH
      'Hey," I said to my beloved spouse the other night, "I think it's time for our annual checkup!" Some might think me cruel for dropping such a bomb in the middle of coffee time and most likely they are men who don't know what it's like to be ignored for the TV.
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