Route 440 proposal rightfully dismissed
      There was really very little to like about the governor's proposal to turn Route 440 into a toll road in order to ease the burden of the state's ever-growing debt. It seemed absurd to attach a fee to a road that really isn't that long to begin with. It seemed unfair that these tolls would be supported almost entirely by residents of Middlesex County.
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Red State/Blue State
Iron Mike knows football, and he's not bad at politics
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think.
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Coda
Besides Rush, there wasn't a friendly face in the house
GREG BEAN
      You have to give Gov. Jon Corzine credit for walking into the lion's den. Either he just doesn't care that so many people are furious with him, or he feels safe because of the New Jersey State Police security detail that protects him wherever he goes.
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