Time was right for mental-health parity in New Jersey Guest Column PETE TRABUCCO       Assembly Bill A-2512 was to be a cost-saving measure and would have been good for the fiscal health of the state budget and the state economy. It was created to reduce current costs, shifting these costs from the private sector to the public sector, thereby saving the state money and expanding tre... More ... Red State/Blue State In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin' DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN       A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More ... Coda Pundits suffer the Night of a Thousand Deaths GREG BEAN       For a political junkie likemyself, there was no better theater than watching the results of the New Hampshire primary election on CNNand the other networks Jan. 8. It's always fun to watch people who have made such stupendous boobs of themselves attempt to salvage the tattered remnants of their cr... More ...