School budget politics not 'all about the kids'
      It's that time of year when phrases like "it's all about the kids" are thrown around liberally, but aren't backed up by actions. Local politics doesn't get much messier than when a school budget fails, pitting a town council against a school board.
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Coda
Here's another law that motorists will just ignore
Greg Bean
      Nine. That's the number of people I saw talking on their cell phones while driving on my way to work this morning. Of the nine, one was a lady talking on the cell phone while blithely running a red light on Cranbury Road.
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Are We There Yet?
Grandkids don't fit into their busy plans
Lori Clinch
      Just for fun, the boys and I thought we'd pay my mother a visit last Thursday. Although she'll tell you otherwise, Mom just loves it when I bring the kids by. For kicks and giggles, I had Huey, my animated and free-loving child, phone my mother from just outside her house.
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