Corn Refiners Association clarifies information
     The Feb. 3 News Transcript article “Women Hope to Inspire Children To Eat Healthy” may mislead consumers about high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is simply a kind of corn sugar. It has the same number of calories as sugar and is handled the same by the body.
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Teachers’ new deal in Marlboro is shocking
     Unbelievable would be putting it mildly. With the economy in recession and both the state and municipalities hurting and having to take some extreme steps in order to curtail spending, the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education and the Marlboro Township Education Association seem to be oblivious to what is going on in the real world.
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Marlboro resident wants answers about students’ performance
     The epicenter of academic and economic fraud, the Freehold Regional High School District, is at it again. For the 2009-10 school year, the school district has failed federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates known as Annual Yearly Progress (AYP).
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Find health care solutions that make sense for older Americans
     There is much to feel encouraged about regarding the president’s State of the Union address, but the president and Congress have their work cut out for them. Millions of older Americans face enormous challenges, many of whom work very hard to build nest eggs only to see them crack due to soaring health care costs. Too many older Americans lack access to quality, affordable heath care.
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Help stop the extinction of New Jersey’s bog turtles
     New Jersey is home to the bog turtle, one of the nation’s 10 most endangered species, according to a new report, America’s Hottest Species.
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Call for a law against keeping exotic animals as pets
     Charla Nash, the woman who was profoundly disfigured after being attacked by her friend’s “pet” chimpanzee, has experienced unimaginable pain and suffering and will suffer for the rest of her life. Around the United States, countless people have been maimed, seriously injured, or killed by tigers, primates, reptiles, bears and other exotic species kept as pets.
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Attendees’ plan was to disrupt congressman’s meeting
     On Jan. 25 a town meeting was held in the Marlboro Middle School. As I approached the parking area I saw a van parked in an unlit area with people coming out wearing “Tea Party” T-shirts. When I entered the auditorium I saw that the first five rows were occupied by “Tea Party” people, none of whom were Marlboro residents.
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