Council to be credited for bold move on budget       The East Brunswick Board of Education had come through with the smallest tax increase in about a decade. For its proposed 2008-09 school budget, the board was asking voters to approve a tax rate hike of 6.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which would have most homeowners paying $75 to $100 m... More ... Throng of readers responds to Sears service challenge GREG BEAN Coda       Some days I come to work, click on my computer, and I can actually feel The Force flowing into me from my keyboard. That's the way it's been for more than a week, as readers responded to my Sears challenge. More ... For some, it's down to the lesser of two weasels DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State       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 Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More ...