Your Turn
Legislators must find real, long-lasting solutions
David Stahl Guest Column
      The high burden of property taxes was a dominant issue throughout New Jersey when I first ran for Township Council in East Brunswick some five years ago, and this issue remains the most troublesome concern today. Our state legislators have promised tax reform for decades and recently have heralded the progress they have made this past year.
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Coda
We'd all feel better if the punishment fit the crime
Greg Bean
      There was a while in the last decade when, in addition to my newspaper work, I wrote mystery novels. Four of them were published by St. Martin's Press, and are currently out of print. I gave up fiction writing when I finally had to admit that it's just too hard and time consuming to write decent mysteries when you work a full-time job elsewhere to put bread on the table.
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