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The Record, Bergen County, NJ, May 28, 2004

Editorial

An Overdue Tribute ; the World War Ii Memorial

THE NATIONAL World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be dedicated tomorrow. A lot of facts and figures about this immense $175 million monument are being bandied about - it has been 17 years in the making and was financed largely with private donations - but two facts stand out. This monument is so overdue that of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, only 4 million are still alive. They are dying at the rate of 1,100 a day. Many of those veterans visiting the memoria...

Why We Need Pay-to-Play Reform

THE ASSEMBLY Democratic Leadership has mounted a sustained public relations effort aimed at justifying weak pay-to-play reform proposals on the grounds that a strong loophole-free one would be unconstitutional. Speaker Albio Sires and Assembly Majority Leader Joseph J. Roberts continually cite constitutional issues discussed in a memo they requested from the Office of Legislative Services. But these questions are decisively answered by recent court decisions, particularly the Supreme Court de...

The Search for a Missing Student

THIS IS the tale of two missing college women, one from South Jersey studying acting at Julliard in Manhattan, and the other from Nigeria studying engineering at Rutgers in Piscataway. What do you do when a loved one is missing?

Summer Safety

SUMMER hasn't even arrived, and already two New Jersey children have died because of dangers that warmer weather brings. These tragic losses should serve as a reminder to all parents that a lapse in their vigilance can be a matter of life and death. In the first instance, a 7-month-old boy died last week when his father left him in the car for several hours. The Lakewood man had dropped off other children in his car pool at sitters, but told police he forgot his own child and went to class. B...

Your Views

Athletic imbalance is many-sided Regarding "Level the playing field" (Editorial, May 27):

Young Perspectives

Following are essays written by high school and college students who attended the annual Minorities in Journalism Workshop at The Record this week. The workshop encourages students to explore journalism and emphasizes diversity in the newsroom. More essays will appear Tuesday. * * *