The best defense of MRSA is prevention       If you read the daily paper, chances are good you'll find a new story of another student diagnosed with methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Several deaths have been reported, and schools are closing to disinfect their facilities as more cases are diagnosed. More ... Donate a bed net, help wipe out malaria       When I took a trip to Tanzania in 2005, I took malaria pills to make sure that I wouldn't get malaria. But the natives that I met in Africa don't have the money for malaria pills. And just like you and me, they are afraid of malaria, too. More ... Young families appear to be fleeing from Garden State       No one said coping with our daily trials or tribulations were easy to handle, but there are many who are saying they have found an answer to their problems. New Jersey residents are leaving our state to seek and find their version of the "American dream. More ... Applauds letter on ratables, urges logical discussion       Irecently read a very sensible letter to the editor concerning getting ratables in Old Bridge ("Give Some Potential Ratables a Chance in Old Bridge," Suburban, Nov. 15). Sharon Mancin, the writer of the letter, reflected on the fact that Old Bridge has to come to grips with obtaining a balance be... More ...