Legislative futility is costing us all       It is now the time of year when mailboxes start getting stuffed with slick, glossy campaign fliers trumpeting the achievements of candidates for office. "As a member of your Legislature, I fought to end corruption," you might read, or "I worked to get guns off the streets." In political spin, ther... More ... Back-to-school time is chance to support local merchants       Metuchen's support of its schools is legend among the state's lawmakers. As one of several parents who trekked to Trenton this spring to argue on behalf of our local schools - an anchor of our closeknit community - I was struck by the outpouring of e-mails and calls to legislators when the auton... More ... Do the job right ...       AChinese executive manager in a health industry is shot by the government while another in toy manufacturing commits suicide, all because of their poor job performance, which placed millions of worldwide customers at risk. True, China wants to be No. 1 and replace America as the world economic po... More ...