The Jim Gearhart Show

The government just spent $6.6 million of your money to discover what you already knew: airports make noise. Now you may have to pay for soundproofing.

Context is key, especially when you're analyzing 140 character statements on social media.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop might just be "Capitalist of the Week" for supporting Airbnb while New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio continues to treat the room rental service as illegal. If you ask me, there's no difference between renting a shore house and using Airbnb, and regulating Airbnb like the hotel industry would harm this budding business...

Coaches have received a lot of bad press lately, from Kyle Flood talking to a professor about an athlete's academic performance, to the high school coach who punched a player's mom. But it's important to recognize where people are doing things right, and today we invite you to do just that.

Congressman Tom MacArthur joined me to discuss the funding battle between President Obama and members of the state legislature over keeping Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst open.

An article by our own Dino Flammia had a list of topics that therapists say couples should discuss in order to avoid relational difficulties. It featured a script to make the talking less uncomfortable, but I found their suggestions pretty awkward, so I decided to get relational therapist Liz Mandel's opinion on how to broach uncomfortable topics with your significant other.

We're torn this morning as we discuss Joanne Jodry, a Neptune City woman who lost her hair during cancer treatment and was not allowed to use an old I.D. photo when renewing her driver's license.

There's no such thing as "perfect history," and you can't sanitize events like Columbus Day, Bill Spadea says. But, he says, let's not be afraid to recognize the achievements of a great man and his crew.

"Common sense should always be at the heart of justice." When you divorce the two, "you get ridiculous results and you're not defending the people anymore." That's according to attorney and Save New Jersey blogger Matt Rooney, who called in to share his perspective on the case of a North Jersey priest accused of pointing a gun at an 8-year-old boy.

With Scarlet Knight Leonte Carroo reinstated and assault-charge-free, he'll be picking up a pigskin against the Spartans this weekend. But can Rutgers beat Michigan State, even with his help? Take the poll below to say whether Rutgers has a shot at winning Saturday's game...