Those who give have chance to get an organ
      Christopher Ennis ("Friends Will Rally for Howell Infant," News Transcript, Feb. 14) was very lucky to get a heart transplant. Over half of the 94,000 Americans on the national waiting list will die before they get a transplant. Most of these deaths are needless. Americans bury or cremate about 20,000 transplantable organs every year.
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COAH must embrace court's mandate to develop new rules
      A recent appellate court decision that voided the state's guidelines for affordable housing was an essential step in getting back on course to providing homes for New Jersey's low- and moderate-income workers. K.
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Consider Boss' actions to unite, not divide, Freehold
      So another politician has misappropriated Bruce Springsteen's message. Campaigning in 1984, Ronald Reagan pilfered the feel-good, patriotic-sounding singalong chorus of "Born In the USA" to align himself with the populist rock artist, although the song's message was obviously not complimentary of the conservative administration's treatment of the disenfranchised.
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U.S. govt. should appoint a monitor for New Jersey
      Consider the following quote: "A populated area of close to 8 million people finds itself heavily in debt. The executive and legislative branches are rendered impotent due to corruption, uncontrolled spending and an unwillingness to make the decisions necessary to achieve a sound fiscal basis.
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Landlord offers suggestions to Freehold Borough officials
      The (rental property) issues under discussion (in Freehold Borough) and some of the suggestions are doomed because of obvious issues of harassment, discrimination, bribery and all kinds of other accusations that are bound to follow. I believe the better path is to avoid any of the many pitfalls and simply leave it to the landlord.
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Resident supports Freehold mayor and councilman
      I applaud Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson and Borough Council-man Marc Le Vine for their efforts here in Freehold. I hope they do not step down from their positions to pacify a group of people who do not have the best interests in mind of all Freehold residents, only a select few.
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Writer calls for effort to save Marlboro movie theater
      They're like ravenous tapeworms, wiggling about and devouring the heart of sensibly placed planning and zoning board codes. They suck out the last drop of integrity from Marlboro's land use decisions.
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