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Senior Director for Opinion @northjersey @dailyrecord @lohud @asburyparkpress @delawareonline | @StLawrenceU @columbiajourn @MorristownBeard alum

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My latest for @northjersey. @rabbimat, admirably, doesn't pretend to have easy answers. But he brings a compassion and self-reflection to the debate that are too rare: Why a Zionist NJ rabbi protected West Bank Palestinians | Opinion northjersey.com/story/opinio… via @northjersey
Why a Zionist NJ rabbi protected West Bank Palestinians | Opinion

Why a Zionist NJ rabbi protected West Bank Palestinians | Opinion

Rabbi Matt Gewirtz, who leads Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, is a committed Zionist. He also seeks peace for West Bank Palestinians.

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From @Bobby4Brooklyn: New York and Lake Placid should host the Winter Olympics;
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Opinion: In a country as vast and diverse as the U.S., the Olympics spotlight is increasingly concentrated in one region. It doesn't have to be that way. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
Don't stop the Olympic flame at the Rockies. Come to New York. | Opinion

Don't stop the Olympic flame at the Rockies. Come to New York. | Opinion

The Olympics spotlight is increasingly concentrated in one region: the West. It does not have to be that way.

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Amended OPRA bill an absolute sham. Gov. Murphy, veto this affront to democracy - Editorial northjersey.com/story/opinio… via @northjersey @edforbes
Amended OPRA bill an absolute sham. Gov. Murphy, veto this affront to democracy - Editorial

Amended OPRA bill an absolute sham. Gov. Murphy, veto this affront to democracy - Editorial

Our view: The proposed changes to OPRA — even in the new, amended bill — would undermine transparency and democracy. Murphy must veto the bill.

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The OPRA bill targets the press and public. It makes it harder to file requests, access emails, sue for access, etc It gives data brokers a free pass and commercial entities special priority to get responses in 7 days This is part of an ongoing attack on watchdogs, full stop
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This is New Jersey's most interesting Democrat — and he's not a candidate northjersey.com/story/news/c… via @northjersey @MikeKellyColumn
This is New Jersey's most interesting Democrat — and he's not a candidate | Mike Kelly

This is New Jersey's most interesting Democrat — and he's not a candidate | Mike Kelly

The most consequential Democrat in New Jersey right now is not one of the usual suspects. It's not Murphy. It's not Booker. It's not Andy Kim.

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A year after Najee Seabrooks’ shooting at the hands of police, Paterson seeks answers northjersey.com/story/news/p… via @northjersey
A year after Najee Seabrooks’ shooting at the hands of police, Paterson seeks answers

A year after Najee Seabrooks’ shooting at the hands of police, Paterson seeks answers

A year after community activist Najee Seabrooks' fatal shooting at the hands of police officers, Paterson is still searching for answers.

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Light snow cover and potential ice could complicate Hudson Valley commutes lohud.com/story/news/local/2… via @lohud
Light snow cover and potential ice could complicate Hudson Valley commutes

Light snow cover and potential ice could complicate Hudson Valley commutes

Snow is expected to accumulate up to 4 inches in the Lower Hudson Valley on Tuesday.

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NJ looks to make magic mushrooms legal for recreational use and to treat mental health northjersey.com/story/news/h… via @northjersey
NJ looks to make magic mushrooms legal for recreational use and to treat mental health

NJ looks to make magic mushrooms legal for recreational use and to treat mental health

A bill to decriminalize magic mushrooms comes as Hackensack Meridian said it would explore using psilocybin to treat depression and other disorders.

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Public safety, housing, mental health, pre-natal care, Medicaid funding: 5 takeaways from Hochul's 2024 agenda lohud.com/story/news/politic… via @lohud
NY eyes crackdown on organized shoplifting: 5 takeaways from Hochul's 2024 agenda

NY eyes crackdown on organized shoplifting: 5 takeaways from Hochul's 2024 agenda

Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out goals for mental health care, housing, crime fighting and more in her 2024 State of the State speech.

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Here are five takeaways from Gov. Phil Murphy's State of the State address from our own @PoliticalStile northjersey.com/story/news/c… via @northjersey

Here are five takeaways from Gov. Phil Murphy's State of the State address | Stile

Here are five takeaways from Gov. Phil Murphy's State of the State address, which he delivered to a joint session of the Legislature.

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Live updates for #NorthJersey: Flooding forces evacuations and highway closures in North Jersey northjersey.com/story/weathe… via @northjersey
Live updates: How will flooding conditions in North Jersey change rest of the day?

Live updates: How will flooding conditions in North Jersey change rest of the day?

Tuesday night's storm left massive flooding Wednesday morning as it forced evacuations, closed highways and delayed schools throughout North Jersey.

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Live updates for #Westchester and #Rockland: Flooding, road closures in Lower Hudson Valley. Here's what's closed lohud.com/story/news/local/w… via @lohud
How did flooding affect the Lower Hudson Valley?

How did flooding affect the Lower Hudson Valley?

Heavy rain and winds leads to flooding in the Lower Hudson Valley.

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Flooding reported in North Jersey: Here's how much rain has fallen so far northjersey.com/story/weathe… via @northjersey
Flooding reported in North Jersey: Here's how much rain has fallen so far

Flooding reported in North Jersey: Here's how much rain has fallen so far

It's another rainy day in North Jersey Friday as an already-drenched region gets further soaked and flooding conditions have been reported.

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Flood watch issued for Hudson Valley; 5 inches of rain expected this weekend lohud.com/story/news/local/2… via @lohud
Aftermath of rain, floods impacted Lower Hudson Valley

Aftermath of rain, floods impacted Lower Hudson Valley

Major highways like the Bronx River, Hutchinson River and Taconic Parkways are partially closed due to severe flooding.

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Our airports were a hot mess this week. An FAA report tells us why | Mike Kelly northjersey.com/story/news/c… via @northjersey @MikeKellyColumn
Our airports were a hot mess this week. An FAA report tells us why | Mike Kelly

Our airports were a hot mess this week. An FAA report tells us why | Mike Kelly

New York's airports were a mess leading up to the July 4 holiday week. A June report from the FAA explains why there was so much chaos.

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Clary always looked out for the younger members of our newsroom's staff — including a group that inluded me. Godspeed, old friend. Greg Clary, former reporter and editor with The Journal News, dies at 69 lohud.com/story/news/local/2… via @lohud
Greg Clary, former reporter and editor with The Journal News, dies at 69

Greg Clary, former reporter and editor with The Journal News, dies at 69

“He was just a really great big personality who made it fun to go to work every day,” one former colleague said of Greg Clary.

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BEDFORD BUDGET PASSES .... Only See school election results for Westchester, Rockland, Putnam. Three budgets were defeated: East Ramapo, Elmsford, Blind Brook .... lohud.com/story/news/educati… via @lohud @GarySternNY @domdomdiana
See school election results for Westchester, Rockland, Putnam. Three budgets were defeated

See school election results for Westchester, Rockland, Putnam. Three budgets were defeated

Voters determined school board members, budgets and funding for other major projects. Here are the results in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam.

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Second installment of our important Crumbling Schools, Struggling Students project: Facing old tech, fumes and other hazards, Paterson students and staff hang on — or dig in northjersey.com/story/news/w… via @northjersey @Chris_Maag
Facing old tech, fumes and other hazards, Paterson students and staff hang on — or dig in

Facing old tech, fumes and other hazards, Paterson students and staff hang on — or dig in

While their beauty can still shine through, Paterson's old schools also have myriad problems that prevent students from performing at their best.

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Unsafe stairs. Leaking closets. No walls. As Paterson schools crumble, students struggle northjersey.com/story/news/w… via @northjersey @abalcerzak

Unsafe stairs. Leaking closets. No walls. As Paterson schools crumble, students struggle

Students' learning environment is crucial to their academic success and health. But Paterson has faced massive school building deficits for decades.

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