Tirades can bring New Year's resolutions       How many of our parents taught us to "think before you speak," that "you can never take back what you say" and that "what's in the heart and mind comes out of the mouth"? That's why excuses and apologies from Michael Richards and Mel Gibson are so hard to accept. More ... Dems cut Rutgers budget, jump on football bandwagon       Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-18) has, in print, urged Rutgers University to fund six Olympic sports that are due to be eliminated in 2007 ("Rutgers University Board Should Continue Sports Teams," "Your Turn" guest column, Suburban, Dec. 29). This was done after the Democratic-controlled sta... More ... Gov. should keep promise for convention       If we were to cast a television adaptation of "Trenton Does Property Tax Relief," who better to star than Jerry, George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer? The bumbling, stumbling and ineptitude would be funny, if it wasn't so sad. Many of us have worked for several years seeking a citizens cons... More ... State workers should not accept pension raise       Recently officials of the teachers' and state workers' unions have said that it is illegal for the Legislature to make any changes to workers' benefits. It must be done in collective bargaining at the bargaining table when contracts are renegotiated. More ...