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A new survey finds Superstorm Sandy has not altered the travel plans of most regular visitors to the Jersey Shore. The poll released Monday by the AAA Clubs of New Jersey found 79 percent said the devastating storm hasn't altered their summer travel plans.
(Cartoon by Rob Tornoe)
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This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. Don't these guys have anything better to do? Last week, state Senator Richard Codey announced a new plan to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco products in New Jersey to 21, which would make the state's tobacco laws the strictest in
Jersey Shore rebuilding and restoring continuesSeven months after Superstorm Sandy ripped many of them apart, rebuilt boardwalks along the Jersey Shore are beginning to reopen.
(Woodcrest Country Club Facebook Photo)A major piece of undeveloped land in Camden County goes on the auction block today. One bidder is the county itself.
(<a href=http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&version=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=job+interview&search_group=#id=132759020&src=aKBqTToPtsPTfd4_6VkeqQ-1-0>Job interview photo</a> via ShutterStock)As new college graduates look for work there are indications their prospects are improving.  
When an advanced directive is not enoughNo topic is a less likely conversation-starter than our eventual deaths. Still, there is a lot to talk about. When polled, about 90 percent of people presented with end-of-life scenarios prefer the prospect of dying at home
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