Board thanked for commitment
      The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders deserves recognition for their commitment to the law enforcement community in the county. The freeholders recently approved a $1 million expansion to the county police training facility. This, coupled with construction of a new firing range in Woodb...
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Parents are out of loop on inhalant abuse
      As the headlines concentrate on steroid abuse and prescription drug abuse, let's not forget that inhalant use is a cheap, legal and easy way that young people get high. Inhalant use has become a silent epidemic. Why? Parents are out of the loop. Children discuss it and practice it; adults stay in...
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Residents must exert influence at local level
      People feel they have lost control of the government, that it has too much power, their vote doesn't mean anything, and the government does what it wants anyway. Fortunately, this is not true. People can influence government by starting with the local elections. The local mayor and council member...
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Pancreatic cancer a serious affliction
      It's unfortunate that it takes the news that actor Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to bring some attention to this dreadful disease. For too long, a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been seen simply as a death sentence.
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