Enjoy trips to the library during summer 'staycations'
Guest Column • Norma E. Blake
      Faced with a very weak economy, high unemployment, furloughs and pay cuts, many New Jersey families are planning to vacation in state this year, traveling no farther than our famous beaches and boardwalks. Even then, a recent poll by Monmouth University/Gannett shows some residents are eliminating visits to the shore all together and others will be staying fewer days.
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Mom pulled to curb by fashion police
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH
      My mother-in-law was a sharp dresser. Her shoes matched her slacks, which went well with her blouse, and the entire ensemble was properly changed up by her stylish jewels, which complemented her functional and yet fashionable pocketbook.
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