An ordinary commencement address
Guest Column
Arthur Z. Kamin
      Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham lost out on a sterling opportunity when he delivered an ordinary major graduation ethics address several weeks ago that glossed over the trauma and tragedy of the 2005 Monmouth County governmental corruption scandal and failed to disclose why he was giving the speech in the first place.
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We don't need no stinkin' ethics board around here!
Coda
GREG BEAN
      Grab onto your seats, because I'm about to tell you something so absolutely shocking you'll fall onto the floor with a case of the shivering fantods if you don't hold tight.
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Election predictions are tricky business
In the News
MARK ROSMAN
      Anyone who wants to get into the game of predicting the outcome of elections should keep in mind the words of thoroughbred horse trainer Rick Dutrow who pretty much guaranteed that his horse Big Brown would win the Belmont Stakes on June 5 and with it the Triple Crown.
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Gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion
Are We There Yet?
LORI CLINCH
      On a lovely evening in a moment of blissful ignorance, my husband and I took a charming stroll in our backyard. We enjoyed the birds, the flowers and nature in all of her splendor. "Look at that beautiful vine, will ya!" I exclaimed when I saw that a hardy plant was taking root all on its own.
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