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N.J. should appreciate role of pharmaceutical industry
Mike Hennessey
      Just as the plight of the nation's automakers threatens the underpinnings of Michigan's economy, a slower but equally disastrous erosion has begun in New Jersey with its largest manufacturing sector: the pharmaceutical industry.
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Mayor calls on governor to act on COAH issue
Jonathan L. Hornik
      (Editor's note: The following is a letter that Marlboro Mayor Jonathan L. Hornik sent to Gov. Jon Corzine. Both of the elected officials are Democrats.) As you know, I am the mayor of Marlboro. I am writing to you to express my deep concern for the state of affairs pertaining to affordable housing in this state.
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Hurricane Lori hits her dad's neat office
Are We There Yet?
• LORI CLINCH
      My dad is a neat-nick with a passion for organization. His work bench looks like a surgical suite, his office is pristine, and the man can pull a lint roller out of a holster faster than you can say, "Put 'em up!" He likes his corners tidy and his spaces neat.
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March: So many fertile thoughts
Green Scene
      Virgil said, "Look with favor upon a bold beginning" Snow and ice are gone, but we still find winter's residue spread across the garden in small twigs and browned leaves, soil heaved by frost and tons of sweet gum balls. I could make a fortune shipping them to Germany where I saw them for sale at 15- euro cents each.
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