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Monday's sentencing of former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was a hot topic of conversation. Was the punishment too light? Just right? Too far? Now that we've all had a day to talk about it, what do you think of the outcome?
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Jonathan Zimmerman
In 1885, a young political scientist named Woodrow Wilson wrote a path-breaking book about the intricacies of American government. Its 344 pages included just one paragraph on the vice presidency, and Wilson wondered if that More » NewsWorks New Jersey town halls
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Josh Simeone
You spoke up, we listened. WHYY and NewsWorks just wrapped up the last of three New Jersey town hall meetings in Princeton, Burlington and Cherry Hill. The topic: What issues are most important to South Jersey?
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Rosalind Warren
I just got an email from a British website telling me they couldn't ship me the porn I'd ordered because they were unable to verify my credit card information. My smut would be on its way, they assured me, the moment I got back More » By
Michael Cohen
In a lot of places the law does not require you to offer LGBT employees equal protections and benefits. But it's good for your business to offer more than the law requires to LGBT employees — to treat them as equals with your More » Gray Matters
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Carolyn Beeler
Have nagging questions about saving for retirement? Ask an expert during a live web chat at noon on Wednesday, May 23.
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It could be a difficult winter for some of the lifeguards, bartenders and boardwalk employees who work summers at the Jersey Shore if lawmakers act on legislation to cut unemployment benefits for seasonal employees.
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Eric Walter
Hey have you heard? There's this new museum — or something — opening up this weekend on the Ben Franklin Parkway. Looking for an alternative? We have some ideas. What are you doing this weekend?
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Eric Walter
New Jersey families are having a hard time getting public schools to recognize dyslexia in their children and to provide appropriate resources for them. What are your experiences with dyslexia in the school system, either for More » EssayWorks
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Marta Rusek
Why would an American-made cinematic marvel (no pun intended), featuring very pro-American characters, be released in U.S. cineplexes more than a week after international moviegoers got a peek?
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