"What would Peter do?" That's what flexible bracelets worn by ABC News staffers said in the months following the untimely death of their leader.

One wonders how the Canadian-born anchor would have handled the awkward moment near the end of last night's colorful Olympic opening pageant when one leg of...

Having been elected as the "Anyone but Corzine" dodging almost every question on what he will do, Chris Christie is free to be whatever kind of governor he chooses. While the right has hailed his victory as the beginning of a conservative tide that will sweep America in '10, let's...

Welcome, failed-Gov Palin to New Jersey! Your Halloween arrival seems so appropriate this weird weekend, Last year, you were a laugh-eliciting trick or treat costume in many neighborhoods; we missed you and Joe the Plumber this season when kids were back to being real Super Heroes and princesses.

Your bizarre...

This little nut should have had an agent and an aggressive intellectual property lawyer to protect its mark--because it seems to be an over-used identity. Well, at least until our right-wing motor-mouths designated the " Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now" as its punching bag of the month. Going...

Anger at the passing of the irrepressible Sheila Lukins subsided at the memorial service organized by her daughters this week. We listened to accounts by friends, colleagues and "aren't they wonderful, Mort?" (as Sheila would have so accurately put it) Molly and Annabel, who made us remember the good times,...

Storm warnings in August? A regular occurrence in humid late summer throughout the mid-Atlantic region. It's the sticky air that makes New Jerseyans go "down the shore"and New Yorkers go "to the beach."

While not as certain as afternoon thunder and lightning in Miami this time of year, as we...

Judging from the range of unposted responses to my comments on last week's mass arrests, it seems appropriate to add some more context . Besides, like most of the country, I have so little to say about the health care debate; it's much easier to pick on poor New Jersey.

The white collar defense bar is rejoicing: 34 arrests, headlines, Jersey jokes. We've seen it all before. It's a very dark day in the Garden State.

Political corruption is not exclusive to New Jersey. Most other states have witnessed similar conduct. Watching prosecutors here though, it seems to be...