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>Obamacare HHS rule would give government everybody’s health records
By: Rep. Tim Huelskamp | 09/23/11 3:29 PM
OpEd Contributor

It’s been said a thousand times: Congress had to pass President Obama’s  health care law in order to find out what’s in it. But, despite the repetitiveness, the level of shock from each new discovery never seems to recede.

This time, America is learning about the federal government’s plan to collect and aggregate confidential patient records for every one of us.

In a proposed rule from Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal government is demanding insurance companies submit detailed health care information about their patients.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: https://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/09/obamare-hhs-rule-would-give-government-everybody-s-health-records#ixzz1YoielCkc

>Chris Christie Reconsidering 2012 Run, Will Decide in Days
Friday, 23 Sep 2011 05:10 PM
By Jim Meyers

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision not to enter the 2012 presidential race — and he says he will let top Republican donors know within days about his plans, Newsmax has learned.

During the past few weeks, several leading Republican donors and fundraisers have been urging the popular Republican governor to reconsider his decision not to run and to enter the GOP primary.

These Christie supporters note that significant GOP support has remained on the sidelines of the primary fight. Many leading fundraisers have yet to commit to any current primary contender, including frontrunners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.

Newsmax has learned that the effort to draft Christie culminated in a hush-hush powwow held in the past week with Christie and several notable Republican billionaires.

A source familiar with the meeting suggested that Christie seemed inclined to enter the race but said he needed more time.

https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Christie-president-Romney-Perry/2011/09/23/id/412133

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Ridgewood CAN – Fashion Show Huge Success

Fashions and support from many Ridgewood Business!
A Fashion Show featuring several children and adults with disabilited; at Ridgewood Public Library Auditorium at 6:30pm Music; 7:00pm Fashion Show. All are welcome!

Hi, Pj!

     I just returned from the first Fashion Show-Ridgewood CAN!  It was one of the first activities in Access Ridgewood III.  The event showcased fashions worn by people of all abilities and was extremely touching to watch.  The pride on the faces of both the models and their family members was worth more than money can buy!  As each model made it up the ramp to the stage, they were met by a smiling Mr. Arohnson who presented each one with a flower.  It was a wonderful event that gave many an opportunity that they might never have gotten anywhere else!  Kudos to all involved!  

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>Admari Tea Tasting!
Saturday 1pm-7pm
Remember the tea shop in midland park… Its back in a new format…Adrienne will be headed here Saturday talking and tasting tea. Stop by to say hi and try the new format of KickAssam, Tranquil and Balance. You will love it!

SPECIAL BOAR’S HEAD TURKEY $4.99/LB

Patrick & Sons
“A Unique Place to Shop”

Super Cellars
Discount Wines, Spirits & Beer

The Cheese Shop
Now @ 32 South Broad Street


John P Gray
“Son”
Patrick & Sons Super Cellars
32 South Broad St
Ridgewood,NJ 07450
(p) 201-444-0012
(f) 201-444-3070
(e) [email protected]

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>Underground explosion closes streets in Ridgewood
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011  
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Ridgewood police sealed off Franklin Avenue between Cottage Place and Chestnut Street this morning after a small underground explosion displaced a man-hole cover at the corner of Franklin and Oak.

Chief of Police John Ward told The Ridgewood News the incident, reported just past 9 a.m., involved a Public Service Gas & Electric (PSE&G) electrical junction beneath the street. He said it was believed the event caused transient power outages reported by some Eastside residences, and briefly knocked out the traffic light at the intersection of Linwood and Van Dien Avenues. No injuries were reported and power at the affected locations was quickly restored by backup electrical systems, Ward said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/130422143_Underground_explosion_closes_streets.html

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>Franklin Avenue between Cottage and Oak closed due to PSE&G work.  Reportedly the repair will take 30 minutes.

>Committee: Private funds needed to develop Schedler property in Ridgewood
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The village’s last remaining major undeveloped open space area, the Schedler property east of Route 17, can only be renovated with a private fund-raising initiative, according to Ridgewood’s Open Space Committee.

The revelation came from Ralph Currey, chair of the committee, during a presentation at Wednesday’s Village Council meeting. He recommended that the village support the formation of a non-profit foundation to oversee a fund-raising effort.

“In the opinion of the open space committee, only a significant private fund-raising initiative will enable the property to be developed in the foreseeable future,” Currey said.

Local funding was inaccessible due to dwindling funding available from county open space fund reserves. Open space taxes were cut last year, and there are tight restrictions on the village’s finances, he said.

https://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/130366323_Committee__Private_funds_needed_to_develop_Schedler_property_in_Ridgewood.html

>Letter: Valley project does not have broad public support

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011  
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
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Valley project does not have broad public support

To The Editor:

Valley Hospital’s slick campaign to jam a monstrous expansion down our throats continues to play a cat and mouse game with numbers, perception and reality. The full page ad by Ridgewood Residents for Valley in last weeks The Ridgewood News displays an imposing list of 625 supporters under bold letters declaring “broad public support for this project.” The ad also takes a veiled shot at Concerned Citizens of Ridgewood (CCR) by pointing out Valley’s supporters put their names in the public record, which CCR has not done, the inference being that CCR exaggerates resident opposition.

The reality is “broad public support” should not be confused with “majority.” Not by a long shot. In every village election since Valley’s massive expansion has become a hot button issue, the anti-Valley forces have prevailed by a whopping 60-40 margin. And not one of those voters was required to list their name in a newspaper ad for their votes to count.

READ THE FULL TEXT : https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/130403938_Letter__Valley_project_does_not_have_broad_public_support.html

>John Stossel : Why our kids deserve a free market in education
John Stossel | September 22, 2011

School spending has doubled over the past 30 years. Yet what do we get? More buildings and more assistant principals—but student learning? No improvement. If you graph the numbers, the spending line slopes steeply, while the lines for reading, math, and science scores are as flat as a dead man’s EKG.

Why no improvement? Because K-12 education is a government monopoly, and monopolies don’t improve.

And yet I’m happy to announce some good news: Cool things are starting to happen in classrooms.

I was surprised to meet kids who said they like school. What? I found school boring. How can it be that these fourth-graders tell me that they look forward to going to school and that math is “rockin’ awesome”?

https://reason.com/archives/2011/09/22/exciting-schools

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