Gallup's October Crime poll finds 44 percent of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54 percent opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25 percent range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31 percent in 2000 and has continued to grow. ...more

November 1, 2009

It is amazing that we get a couple days of rain, and we have major arteries flooded, access to a major hospital blocked and good citizens clamoring for help to get streets drained properly. ...more

July 6, 2009

A report issued March 9 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), shows most people are flocking to buses and other forms of public conveyances despite a worsening economy. ...more

April 2, 2009

A report issued March 9 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), shows most people are flocking to buses and other forms of public conveyances despite a worsening economy. ...more

March 30, 2009

President Obama's carefully worded speech and press conference Tuesday night left a very important thing unsaid. ...more

March 26, 2009

WASHINGTON - Angry lawmakers prepared to levy heavy taxes on employee bonuses at insurance giant American International Group Inc. and at other companies that received big U.S. government bailouts. ...more

March 19, 2009

More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

Some Americans are learning a jarring lesson about unemployment as they prepare their tax returns. ...more

March 7, 2009

As we are well into the recession brought on by the burst "housing bubble," I have seen blame apportioned to any number of "malevolent" forces including "predatory" lenders, "greedy" developers, "unprincipled" house flippers, George W. Bush and the wicked Dick Cheney, as well as other evil or indifferent classes of fortune seekers. The theme is played to demonize all who thought to profit in housing while portraying those facing foreclosure as victims, duped by sophisticates playing two or more steps ahead of them. ...more

February 20, 2009

Jumping Gun At Sinkhole An article in the newspaper Feb. 8 said district officials are considering pumping from a sinkhole off Morris Bridge Road. ...more

February 12, 2009