Survivor urges public to wear red Friday
      Each February, Americans celebrate and observe matters of the heart in many ways, including with chocolate, cards, roses and St. Valentine's Day. For the American Heart Association, February is American Heart Month, a time to educate Americans about other matters of the heart.
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Financial survival a taxing task for seniors
      We are a group of American seniors citizens who, as they say, "are in our golden years" - retired, taking life easy and enjoying what is left of our years. But as time passes, the cost of living goes up, taxes continue to go up and everything is on the rise.
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Illegal immigration putting strain on New Jersey taxpayers
      The guest column article titled "State must stop runaway train called property taxes," written by Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula in the Jan. 18 issue of the Sentinel fails to address the strain on the New Jersey taxpayers from illegal aliens, or "undocumented workers." Does anybody question wh...
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State legislators have a cavalier attitude about tax relief
      Inadvertently, the detailed Jan. 18 letter about tax reform by Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula ("State must stop runaway train called property taxes") may explain why there has been little progress. He states that $6,000 in property taxes represents about 5 percent of family income. The m...
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