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  • A Thousand Words
    Photos from North Jersey while on assignment for The Record.
  • Birds, Bats and Beyond
    With the help of a screech-owl cam, Jim Wright keeps watch on North Jersey's winged wonders.
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    Herb Jackson's notebook on covering Congress and Washington.
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    A serene spot on the web, undetectable by radar, where fans of ABC's "Lost" can hang out and crash.
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    Catch up on what’s 'growing on' in the Garden State with 'From the Ground Up' columnist Raymond Edel.
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    Humor columnist Bill Ervolino, un-unplugged
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    Mike Kelly’s journal about events and people in the Garden State.
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    These teens tell you what your child or school won't.
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North Jersey sports blogs

  • Amazin' Stories
    From the clubhouse to the diamond, Steve Popper has everything you want to know about the Mets.
  • Fantasy Island
    Joe Duffy covers the latest in the world of fantasy sports.
  • Fire & Ice
    Tom Gulitti has the Devils' hottest news, from notes to numbers to neutral-zone traps.
  • Green Machine
    J. P. Pelzman tackles all the behind-the-scenes stories about your New York Jets .
  • In the 'Zzone
    Al Iannazzone gets the New Jersey Nets news and inside stories, up close and personal.
  • JVAces
    From the high school fans in the stands, sports with a North Jersey spin.
  • Knick Knacks
    Steve Adamek has your front-row seat for all New York Knicks news and inside stories.
  • Pinstripe Posts
    From the clubhouse to the diamond, Pete Caldera on everything you want to know about the Yankees
  • Scarlet Knights Newzer
    The buzz, the chatter, and the news from Rutgers Stadium and the RAC -- and everywhere in between.
  • True Blue
    Vinny DiTrani brings the real and hard-hitting stories about your New York Giants.
  • Varsity Aces
    Sports with a North Jersey spin -- from high school to the pros and everything in between.
  • Zagsblog
    Adam Zagoria on sports, recruiting and rock 'n' roll.

May 12, 2008

On WOR with John Gambling

Veteran radio talk-show host John Gambling is back on WOR AM radio -- and he invited me on the air this morning to talk about news in New Jersey.  We discussed, among other topics, the proposal to increase the gasoline tax, the McGreevey divorce proceeding and the immigration hearing of an Islamic cleric from Paterson.  To listen to the interview, please click here:  Download wor_morning_show_051208.mp3

May 08, 2008

"Got A Minute?" Why won't Frank Lautenberg debate more?

Gotaminute_100 U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, the incumbent Democrat who is seeking reelection, is ducking from one of his most basic jobs -- he's trying to limit the number of debates in the upcoming primary.  This is shameful.  If Lautenberg wants to continue as a senator, he should debate his main primary challenger, Rep. Robert Andrews.  Come on, Frank:  Get out there and debate. To listen to my one-minute audio column on this, please click here:  Download got_a_minute_050808.mp3

May 07, 2008

McGreeveys may settle?

No, this is not a dream.  The potentially nightmarish McGreevey divorce trial may actually not happen.  Both sides agreed yesterday to sit down and negotiate. And, from the tenor of a joint statement by their lawyers, it seems as if those discussions are going well.   Let's hope so.  The last thing America --and New Jersey -- needs is a re-hashing of the weird life of former Governor James McGreevey and his wife Dina.  But the most important person in this fight -- the couple's 6-year-old daughter -- should be spared a public tussle by her parents.  Keep talking.  Keep silent, too.

May 06, 2008

"Got A Minute?" The Fightin' McGreeveys go to court. Can we all say, "Yuk?"

Yes, fellow New Jerseyans, our former governor, Jim McGreevey, is going to court today for the final battle of a divorce and custody fight with his estranged wife, Dina.  Can we all say, "Yuk"?  Can we all shout, "Help"?   For my one-minute commentary on this on-going social, political and legal mess, click here: Download mcgreeveys_divorce_050608.mp3 Gotaminute_100

May 05, 2008

New Jersey Hall of Fame: Huh?

Okay, so maybe we need to feel good about our little state.  I understand that.  But I confess I'm feeling a little flat about the New Jersey Hall of fame. Indiction ceremonies took place Sunday night in Newark.  Bruce Springsteen showed up and sang.  Astronaut Buzz Aldrin  also same, as did Nobel prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.  All this is very nice.  But the big question is this:  Can you really have a hall of fame if you don't have a hall?  This hall of fame is basically a concept. There is no building -- not yet, anyway.  Money for such a place has not been donated yet.  So we all feel good for the nite. But now what?

ABOUT

MIKE KELLY has reported on events in New Jersey and the world for more than 30 years -- the last 19 as a columnist. His assignments have taken him from small towns in northern New Jersey and the range of characters who live there to Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Northern Ireland, Cuba -- all in search of a New Jersey link.
Mike Kelly’s blog will be a daily look at the news from the perspective of northern New Jersey and an opportunity for readers to engage in a dialogue with him.

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