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Land of the Free? New York and California come out at the bottom of individual freedoms study
By MARK DUELL
Last updated at 6:51 PM on 15th June 2011
New Hampshire, South Dakota and Indiana ranked at the top
It might be the ‘Land of the Free’, but some states certainly aren’t living up to the words of America’s national anthem.
New York, New Jersey and California are the least free in the U.S., based on an index of public policies affecting your individual freedoms.
The rankings are based economic, social and personal freedoms of Americans – and include measures such as taxes, government spending and regulations.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003910/New-York-New-Jersey-California-come-individual-freedoms-study.html#ixzz1PWf9h2ie
>T-Mobile asked to look around for other cell tower location
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
An application for a 120-foot cell phone tower was met Tuesday night with resistance from village zoning officials and residents, who challenged T-Mobile to look for locations other than an area within 50 feet of residential property lines.
Ridgewood resident Jennifer Hroncich questions a proposal to build a 120-foot cell phone tower on Barnett Place.
The applicants amended their plans since their first appearance at the Zoning Board of Adjustment in March, reducing the height of the proposed cell tower from 140 feet to 120 feet, and reduced the number of antennae from 12 to six.
However, zoning board members were hesitant to sign off on the cell tower’s proposed location, on Barnett Place near First Street, by the northern border with Ho-Ho-Kus, and pressed the applicants to inquire with the Village of Ridgewood about locating a tower elsewhere, such as by the village’s firehouse on the corner of Maple and Glen avenues.
>Yellow left-turn signals get their chance to shine
Tired of waiting to make a left turn at a busy intersection? A growing number of states have decided there’s a better way to make those turns that keeps traffic moving, increases safety and reduces gasoline consumption.
The solution: adding a flashing yellow arrow to traffic lights.
The Federal Highway Administration estimates that the signals — which allow drivers to make a left turn after yielding, even when the light is red for traffic going straight and opposing traffic has a green light — are in use at more than 1,000 intersections, and the number is rising, spokeswoman Cathy St. Denis says.
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Let them Eat Geese
In an effort to feed the hungry New York City plans to send geese captured around its airports to a Pennsylvania slaughterhouse and then distribute them to food banks there.
The Department of Environmental Protection mad the decision following criticism that the gassed geese were dumped into landfills while the less fortunate go hungry.
A department spokesman told the The New York Times that it wanted its efforts to enhance public safety but also help the needy.
The Goose eradication was authorized after U.S. Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous landing in the Hudson River in 2009 after a flock of geese got caught up in it’s engines causing an emergency landing.
If thinks work out the agency said that next year the geese will feed needy New Yorkers, but rumors swirl that many of New York’s finest gourmets are lining up to offer the fresh roadkill as a delicacy .
https://www.manhattanstyle.com/news/let-them-eat-geese/
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>More physicians leaving private practices
Published: June 14, 2011 at 9:21 PM
NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) — A survey by Accenture indicates more U.S. physicians are selling their private practices to work at larger healthcare systems.
By 2013, less than one-third of U.S. physicians are expected to remain in private practice and patients may increasingly find that being treated by physicians in private, small practice settings may be a thing of the past.
>Reader : Kids do drugs because it’s enjoyable
Peter , I don’t see the point of the rock and roll comparison or how that’s even relevant.
VIOLENT crime IS almost non-existent in Ridgewood. You tell me, would you rather be getting robbed, shot, and/or raped or have to deal with the smell of pot and a few assholes who have had too many drinks? Ridgewood is still comparitively a suburban haven compared to much of the the rest of the world. No place is crime free, because frankly, some of the laws are just damn stupid.
20-25% have done drugs? No. More like the majority. And if we’re including someone who KNOWS other people who have done drugs, the rate is much closer to 100%, yourself included. I find it funny that you’re judging each student’s influence levels as they walk down the halls.
You were enjoying the day, and that suddenly stopped when you saw two people smoking cigarettes? Give it a break, kid. Is it stupid to smoke? Yes. But are they doing anything that is any of your business? No. Live and let be.
Pot? Alcohol is much worse for the body, so if you’re going to criticize them, criticize your parents next time they take a drink. The actual smoke (burning matter) is the worst part of the use, which could be eliminated through the use of something like a bong. There are plenty of nice people that smoke weed and plenty of successful people who smoke weed, from Bloomberg to Obama to Michael Phelps.
As previous commenters have said, there was no weed in the air at the dance, nor public sex. There were people kissing, maybe some intimate dancing, and there were kids who got drunk before arriving. Have you never seen a movie rated higher than G before, or never seen your parents kiss? Get over it. Or learn to deal with it. Either works.
I’m sure these kids don’t NEED drugs to have fun, as I know many pot smokers who play sports, instruments, do clubs, hang out with friends, and are involved in many other activities for fun. The “needing drugs to have fun” line is straight out of a DARE propaganda booklet.
This is clearly a national issue and is found in just about every suburb in America.
Peer pressure? Media? C’mon. Give us a break with this BS. They do it because it’s enjoyable…as you just said above
>A3242 bill would allow students to be surveyed “without” parental permission
In essence this bill would allow students to be surveyed “without” parental permission. The parents would only have to be “informed.”
As Art Gallagher wrote in his column:
Back in 2001 there was a bill passed and signed into law that prohibited school districts from gathering such information unless they had the informed written consent of the student’s parent or guardian. Now the legislature is on the verge of amending that law (P.L.2001, c.364) so that the school districts can gather the information from students so long as the parents have been notified in writing, NOT consented in writing.
Like the marketeers who assume you will be too busy or disinterested to cancel your book club or credit monitoring service, the Legislature and the school districts are assuming that parents are not giving consent to the schools asking about their political affiliation, sexual behavior or embarrassing mental illnesses because they are too busy, don’t care, or haven’t opened their mail.
Please call these members on the Education Committee:
Joan Voss – 201 346 6400 (Joan Voss is running for Freeholder in Bergen County – tell her you are watching her vote))
Scott Rumana – 973 237 1362
Governor Christie: 609-292-6000
Text of Bill: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/A3500/3242_I1.HTM
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The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce another “foo barb”
Another chamber “foo barb”….we all know that Megan Fraser from valley is part of the “Chamber Club” and like everyone else associated with the chamber has a personal agenda…..the chamber has done NOTHING for CBD and is and has been a “non entity”…look at how the membership has tanked….what happen to the chamber offices on Dayton??? its simply a joke….
Th Ridgewood Guild formed by former officers of the chamber whom know what their doing and actually care about what happens downtown is the new powerhouse for the CBD and deserve the town support….why was only the mayor at the recent officer installation at the chamber? ….know body cares that’s why…
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>Christie, legislative leaders announce agreement on pension and health benefit reform
