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Jim is a veteran broadcaster that is never afraid to rattle some cages.  Whether it's politics, taxes, or SUV's...Jim tells it like it is, desperately attempting to rationalize why New Jersey is in a hand basket and where it's going!

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  • "Time to BOHICA!"
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Last Week On Jim's Show

Microphone1.  Medical marijuana is closer to becoming a reality in New Jersey.

2.  Breathalyzer ignition locks for those charged with a DUI.

3.  Manasquan man is charged for killing a goose that was messing up his deck.

4.  Charter Schools, do they work?  What are the hurdles?

5.  Eric Scott and the Millennium News Team welcom home The New Jersey National Guard 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team with a parade and celebration in Trenton.

 



New Jersey Charter Schools

Excellent Education for Everyone

Are state taxes putting our businesses
'under pressure' to leave NJ?


Links From Thursday's Show

Click here for Pravda Click here for A Brief Guide to the Flat Tax, by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D

New Jersey's Public Pension Bomb


Click here to read the Fortune magazine story


We can pick-up where Hands Across New Jersey left off
savenjnow.com


The Hard-Hitting Documentary about
New Jersey Public Education

Click here for the official movie website

The Cartel


25 THINGS ABOUT TO BECOME EXTINCT IN AMERICA

25. U.S. Post Office
They are pricing themselves out of existence. With e-mail, and
and on-line services they are a relic of the past. (refer to #9)

24. Yellow Pages
This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry.
Much like newspapers, print Yellow Pages will continue to bleed
dollars to their various digital counterparts, from Internet
Yellow Pages (IYPs), to local search engines and combination
search/listing services like Reach Local and Yodel Factors like20an
acceleration of the print 'fade rate' and the looming recession
will contribute to the onslaught. One research firm predicts the
falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even
reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate seen
in past years.

23. Classified Ads

The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper
classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a
long list. But this is one of those harbingers of the future that
could signal the end of civilization as we know it. The argument
is that if newspaper classifies are replaced by free on-line
listings at sites like Craigslist.org and Google Base, then
newspapers are not far behind them..

22. Movie Rental Stores

While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps
closing store locations by the hundreds. It still has about 6,000
left across the world, but those keep dwindling and the stock is
down considerably in 2008, especially since the company gave up a
quest of Circuit City . Movie Gallery, which owned the Hollywood
Video brand, closed up shop earlier this year. Countless small
video chains and mom-and-pop stores have given up the ghost
already.

21. Dial-up Internet Access

Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008.
The combination of an infrastructure to accommodate affordable
high speed Internet connections and the disappearing home phone
have all but pounded the final nail in the coffin of dial-up
Internet access.

20. Phone Land Lines

According to a survey from the National Center for Health
Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was
cell-only and, of those homes that had land lines, one in eight
only received calls on their cells.

19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs

Maryland 's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake
Bay . Last year Maryland saw the lowest harvest (22 million pounds)
since 1945. Just four decades ago the bay produced 96 million
pounds. The population is down 70% since 1990, when they first did
a formal count. There are only about 120 million crabs in the bay
and they think they need 200 million for a sustainable population.
Over-fishing, pollution, invasive species and global warming get
the blame.

18. VCRs

For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller
and staple in every American household until being completely
decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In
fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or
Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes
are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be
found. They served us so well.

17. Ash Trees

In the late 1990's, a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle,
now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North
America with ash wood products imported from eastern Asia . In less
than a decade, its larvae have killed millions of trees in the
Midwest , and continue to spread. They've killed more than 30
million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone, with tens of
millions more lost in Ohio and Indiana . More than 7.5 billion ash
trees are currently at risk.

16. Ham Radio

Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide)
wireless communications with each other and are able to support
their communities with emergency and disaster communications if
necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of
electronics and radio theory.. However, proliferation of the
Internet and its popularity among youth has caused the decline of
amateur radio. In the past five years alone, the number of people
holding active ham radio licenses has dropped by 50,000, even
though Morse Code is no longer a requirement.

15. The Swimming Hole

Thanks to our litigious society, swimming holes are becoming a
thing of the past. '20/20' reports that swimming hole owners, like
Robert Every in High Falls, NY, are shutting them down out of
worry that if someone gets hurt they'll sue. And that's exactly
what happened in Seattle . The city of Bellingham was sued by Katie
Hofstetter who was paralyzed in a fall at a popular swimming hole
in Whatcom Falls Park . As injuries occur and lawsuits follow,
expect more swimming holes to post 'Keep out!' signs.

14. Answering Machines

The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly
tied to No 20 our list -- the decline of landlines. According to
USA Today, the number of homes that only use cell phones jumped
159% between 2004 and 2007. It has been particularly bad in New
York ; since 2000, landline usage has dropped 55%. It's logical
that as cell phones rise, many of them replacing traditional
landlines, that there will be fewer answering machines.

13. Cameras That Use Film

It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance
of the film camera in America . Just look to companies like Nikon,
the professional's choice for quality camera equipment. In 2006,
it announced that it would stop making film cameras, pointing to
the shrinking market -- only 3% of its sales in 2005, compared to
75% of sales from digital cameras and equipment.

12. Incandescent Bulbs

Before a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, 100-watt)
bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home. With the green movement
and all-things-sustainable-energy crowd, the Compact Fluorescent
Lightbulb (CFL) is largely replacing the older, Edison-era
incandescent bulb. The EPA reports that 2007 sales for Energy Star
CFLs nearly doubled from 2006, and these sales accounted for
approximately 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market. And
according to USA Today, a new energy bill plans to phase out
incandescent bulbs in the next four to 12 years
11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys
Bowling Balls.. US claims there are still 60 million Americans who
bowl at least once a year, but many are not bowling in stand-alone
bowling alleys. Today most new bowling alleys are part of
facilities for all types or recreation including laser tag,
go-karts, bumper cars, video game arcades, climbing walls and glow
miniature golf. Bowling lanes also have been added to many
non-traditional venues such as adult communities, hotels and
resorts, and gambling casinos.

10. The Milkman

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over
half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles, by
1963, it was about a third and by 2001, it represented only 0.4%
percent. Nowadays most milk is sold through supermarkets in gallon
jugs. The steady decline in home-delivered milk is blamed, of
course, on the rise of the supermarket, better home refrigeration
and longer-lasting milk. Although some milkmen still make the
rounds in pockets of the U.S. , they are certainly a dying breed.

9. Hand-Written Letters

In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion
e-mails were sent each day. Two million each second. By November
of 2007, an estimated 3.3 billion Earthlings owned cell phones,
and 80% of the world's population had access to cell phone
coverage. In 2004, half-a-trillion text messages were sent, and
the number has no doubt increased exponentially since then. So
where amongst this gorge of gabble is there room for the elegant,
polite hand-written letter?

8. Wild Horses

It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses
were roaming free within the United States . In 2001, National
Geographic News estimated that the wild horse population has
decreased to about 50,000 head. Currently, the National Wild Horse
and Burro Advisory board states that there are 32,000 free roaming
horses in ten Western states, with half of them residing in
Nevada . The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to reduce the
total number of free range horses to 27,000, possibly by selective
euthanasia.

7. Personal Checks

According to an American Bankers Assoc. report, a net 23% of
consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two
years, while a net 14% plan to increase their use of PIN debit.
Bill payment remains the last stronghold of paper-based
payments -- for the time being. Checks continue to be the most
commonly used bill payment method, with 71% of consumers paying at
least one recurring bill per month by writing a check. However,
a bill-by-bill basis, checks account for only 49% of consumers'
recurring bill payments (down from 72% in 2001 and 60% in 2003).

6. Drive-in Theaters

During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in
theaters in this country, but in 2007 only 405 drive-ins were
still operating. Exactly zero new drive-ins have been built since
2005. Only one reopened in 2005 and five reopened in 2006, so
there isn't much of a movement toward reviving the closed ones.

5. Mumps & Measles

Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps
actually, truly are disappearing from the United States . In 1964,
212,000 cases of mumps were reported in the U.S. By 1983, this
figure had dropped to 3,000, thanks to a vigorous vaccination
program. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine,
approximately half a million cases of measles were reported in the
U.S. annually, resulting in 450 deaths. In 2005, only 66 cases
were recorded.

4. Honey Bees

Perhaps nothing on our list of disappearing America is so dire;
plummeting so enormously; and so necessary to the survival of our
food supply as the honey bee. Very scary. 'Colony Collapse
Disorder,' or CCD, has spread throughout the U.S. and Europe over
the past few years, wiping out 50% to 90% of the colonies of many
beekeepers -- and along with it, their livelihood.

3. News Magazines and TV News

While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last
several decades, their audiences have. In 1984, in a story about
the diminishing returns of the evening news, the New York Times
reported that all three network evening-news programs combined had
only 40.9 million viewers. Fast forward to 2008, and what they
have today is half that.

2. Analog TV

According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in
the U.S. get their television programming through cable or
satellite providers. For the remaining 15% -- or 13 million
individuals -- who are using rabbit ears or a large outdoor
antenna to get their local stations, change is in the air.. If you
are one of these people you'll need to get a new TV or a converter
box in order to get the new stations which will only be broadcast
in = 0 A digital.

1. The Family Farm

Since the 1930's, the number of family farms has been declining
rapidly. According to the USDA, 5.3 million farms dotted the
nation in 1950, but this number had declined to 2.1 million by the
2003 farm census (data from the 2007 census hasn't yet been
published). Ninety-one percent of the U.S. FARMS are small Family
Farms.

Bob Braun:
U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews seeks information
on TARP-assisted banks refusing to loan

Click here to read



On April 23 New Jersey Governor Corzine announced he would "reallocate" $4 million from the NJ EMT Training Fund to the general treasury in an attempt to relieve the budget crisis.  New Jersey Volunteer EMTs need your support. Please click njsfac.org and njemsea.org to see how you can help.


"I have weird friends who send me stuff like this...so I’m passing it on to all of you so that you can say the same thing." 
1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated in an algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11. A hole has been found in th e nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger.. Then it hit me.
15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said:'Keep off the Grass.'
16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
18. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
19. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
20. A backward poet writes inverse.
21. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
22. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
23. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!

Thanks, Hank!

Sound of Music at Central Station
Antwerp in Belgium


Campaign Slogans
Of the 11 candidates appearing on the ballot
in the upcoming gubinatorial primary, Governor
Corzine and Chris Christie did not have
an official slogan. Here are some suggestions.

Corzine

I'm not even worth a slogan. - Rob C

Vote the rotten core out of NJ - Lauren

No friend of mine in '09 - Daddy Pops

Fuhgetaboutit - Robert (VA)        

Helping New Jersey turn out the lights - Mary

Decline Corzine in '09 - Rob

Can Our Rethoric Zero Intentions of a Normal Existence? - Mike

Vote for Corzine and get a free wallet - Peter

Vote for me, my pockets are deep enough - Bill

Can Our Rethoric Zero Intentions of a Normal Existence? - Mike

Corzine, The Blue Ribbon Candidate - Rami

Christie

The Garden State, where I will weed out the seeds of corruption - Rob C.

Fuhgetaboutit - Robert (VA)     

Jim's interview with
CWA Local 1033 President Rae Roeder




Segment 1
| Segment 2 | Segment 3



CLICK HERE for voter registration information and forms.



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If Noah Lived In The United States Today





Ed Werner's Blog

The father of 11-year old murder victim Eddie Warner (September 27, 1997),  announces his 'Whistle Blower' lawsuit against
The Victim's of Crime Compensation Board. 
Click here to read


Paul Mulshine's Star-Ledger Column:
Governor Corzine to middle class: Drop Dead

Click here to read






Just One Listener's Opinion by
Rob C.

Listener Rob C. offers his photpgraphic perspective on life in New Jersey.

Click here for past "Opinions"





Darth Corzine
by listener Glenn Fuchs



Politics in New Jersey by Rob C







The photo below captures a disturbing trend
that is beginning to affect US wildlife.



Animals that were formerly self-sufficient are now showing signs of belonging to the Democratic Party... as they have apparently learned to just sit and wait for the government to step in and provide for their care and sustenance. This photo is of a Democrat black bear in Montana.





New Jersey Pork Projects
Click here








"Dear John" to New Jersey

Dear New Jersey: We haven't seen each other in two months. I need to clear some things up. I didn't want either one of us moving on without making you understand a few things.I loved you. I really did. Even when I tried to let go, you'd find a way back into my life. We had a good run, 28 years. But you didn't respect me anymore.When I was just a little taxpayer everything was fine. Everything was carefree. I would work and spend money going to New York, Atlantic City, Philly and going to the beach (which you'd charge me to use). Then things changed. I wanted more.You remember when I got that good job, and what did you do? You raised the Parkway tolls. Gas was so expensive, I couldn't afford to commute to work any longer. You liked keeping me down. You didn't like when I tried to move up a few tax brackets and make something of myself.I made more money, you took more away. When the housing market took a dive, you raised property taxes. I tried to better myself by going to school, and you raised the county college credit cost to $94. North Carolina offers me the same education for $42 a credit.And don't get me started on rent and car insurance. The only place I could live in New Jersey on what I now pay — in a nice area by the beach — is Newark. I pay $124 a month for car insurance; I paid $255 a month with you for the same policy.I can't remember the last time you made me smile. You thought I would never move on. I met N.C. a few times and we hit it off.I love you and always will. You'll always be my "first," but I'm truly happy now. I hope you can move on as well. The only advice I'd like to give you for your next relationship: Treat her a little better. If you don't, and if and she has any sense, she'll leave you too. Good luck. Take care.Melissa J. HolmanWILMINGTON, N.C.FORMERLY OF BARNEGAT

School Administrator Benefits 2008


Click here to find what your district pays

Letter to those leaving New Jersey
by: Brian Campbell, nj.com

Now, to all those leaving New Jersey, I ask, why on earth would you do such a thing? I will concede that we have a couple of problems that need fixing, such as top-to-bottom corruption in our state, county and city governments, while the populace remains helpless, indifferent, or disconnected. And yes, one party continues to monopolize this corrupt and incompetent environment, and will continue to do so until hell freezes over (this is not a political statement, just reality). And yes, we have suburban sprawl, eminent domain, government cronyism and waste, mcmansions and strip malls, beach badges, an increase in sales taxes (part of which funded a one-year rebate in our property taxes), Tammany Hall-type political bosses, public officials who think that spending and regulation are the answers to everything, tens of billions in pension shortfalls (due to abuse), and of course, you and your income leaving us to fend for ourselves. And yes, we have America's worst road system (and humorously, it's most expensive), the worst airport delays, airspace congestion (and noise), car insurance premiums, municipal taxes, and the highest imbalance among states of what we give the federal government vs. what we get back. And yes, we've been very close to the top rankings in fiscal mismanagement (highest budget shortfalls) and state taxes. But you forget one thing - when you are sitting with that BLT sandwich in your new backyard, enjoying the tranquility of empty skies, idle roadways, and moderate tax bills, not to mention the wonderful trust you now have in your newfound state and local government, you will come to realize the very unfortunate fact that Jersey tomatoes do not travel well.

New Jersey lawmakers who hold more than one elected office 

STATE SENATE:

  • Dana Redd, D-Camden -- Councilwoman, Camden
  • Nicholas Sacco, D-Hudson -- Mayor, North Bergen
  • Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen -- Mayor, Wood-Ridge
  • Robert Singer, R-Ocean -- Committeeman, Lakewood
  • Brian Stack, D-Hudson -- Mayor, Union City
  • Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester -- Freeholder, Gloucester County

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

  • John Burzichelli, D-Gloucester -- Mayor, Paulsboro
  • Ralph Caputo, D-Essex -- Freeholder, Essex County
  • Anthony Chiappone, D-Hudson -- Councilman, Bayonne
  • Ronald Dancer, R-Ocean -- Mayor, Plumsted Township
  • Joseph Egan, D-Middlesex -- Councilman, New Brunswick
  • Elease Evans, D-Passaic -- Freeholder, Passaic County
  • John McKeon, D-Essex -- Mayor, West Orange
  • Paul Moriarty, D-Gloucester -- Mayor, Washington Township
  • Ruben Ramos, D-Hudson -- Councilman, Hoboken
  • Scott Rumana, R-Bergen -- Mayor, Wayne
  • Gary Schaer, D-Passaic -- Councilman, Passaic
  • Daniel Van Pelt, R-Ocean -- Mayor, Ocean Township
  • Joseph Vas, D-Middlesex -- Mayor, Perth Amboy

 

 
 

 


Links

CLICK HERE for some of the Bits Read on Jim's Program

Click here for the New Jersey Office of Weights and Measures

2007 Property Owners/Assessments

How Property is Valued for Property Tax Purposes

Petition of Appeal form

NewJerseyGasPrices.com - Find the cheapest pump prices in New Jersey.

Supporting The Troops
There are several websites offering ways to send US Troops messages of support, monetary don
ations & gifts.

soldiersangels.org/

anysoldier.com/

supportarms.org/

americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/

opgratitude.com


When Words Can't Do It Justice


The Mob That Wacked New Jersey
 http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_2_new_jersey.html


Excellent Education for Everyone

Urban Legends Reference Page
http://www.snopes.com


"Cold Roll Dead"
http://www.down-the-shore.com/coldrolled.html



MISCELLANEOUS STATE & GOVERNMENT LINKS


Click here to apply on line for unemployment (New Jersey Department Of Labor & Workforce Development)

Write Governor Corzine: .state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html

http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html -- Link to the Governor's email page

http://www.state.nj.us/governor/  -- Link to the Governor's main page

Click here for the new schedule of tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike

 
Write your state legislators:    njleg.state.nj.us/members/abcroster.asp
 
Write your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml 

CLICK HERE to find your state legislator.

Report Misuse Of State Vehicles:
Click here for the Division Of Administration

Absentee Ballot Application http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/absentee_doe.html

Compliment a State Trooper call 1-877-253-4125 or visit www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/comp/comp.html

 

 

Jim Gearhart
Audio

The World Famous BOHICA Song

 


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