Ohioan pursuing veterans' autograph collection
Guest Column • Kyle Nappi
      My name is Kyle Nappi. I am 19 years old and I live in Ostrander, Ohio. I have a big interest in history, specifically World War II, and I collect military medals, patches, badges, insignia, field gear and a very unique thing: veteran autographs.
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More information needed to calm fears of swine flu
In the News
      A little boy who recently completed the first grade at the Lucy N. Holman School in Jackson died from swine flu on June 27. The Ocean County Health Department issued a press release announcing that county's first death from what is also known as the H1N1 virus.
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The good news is, it's over for another year
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH
      Summer's here and the living is easy. Last week was nothing but hot days, warm nights and quiet evenings enhanced by the sound of ringing ears brought on by pop bottle rockets and firecrackers. Some say the Fourth of July doesn't start until around one o'clock on the 28th when the actual sale of fireworks can legally begin.
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