Removing Merla's name will not change the past
      Keyport Councilman George Walling's proposal to remove former Mayor John Merla's name from outside borough hall is understandable, but it's a move that won't realistically accomplish anything. The fact that Merla was the mayor at the time the building was dedicated is history that can't be ch...
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For the Record
      Dee Sockol-Frye, the children's department manager at Barnes & Noble, Holmdel, used to own bookstores in Cranbury and Matawan. Information regarding that fact was incorrect in the Jan. 24 story "Children connect with stories through theatrics.
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Your Turn
Public urged to voice their opinions before Merla's sentencing
Joseph Wedick Guest Column
      It was 1987 when Raymond Donovan, the former U.S secretary of labor under President Ronald Reagan, asked, "Where do I go to get my reputation back?" after being acquitted of charges that included larceny and fraud in connection with a construction project for the New York City subway syst...
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Coda
In this parable, let's all just root for the lions
Greg Bean
      Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions' Den. I'm kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the administration of King Darius the Mede, who ...
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