September Thu, 2003
9/11 TWO YEARS OUT: SCARS STARTING TO FADE
The second anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 finds New Jerseyans having healed a bit over the past year: 45 percent now say their life has returned to normal, up from 37 percent a year ago. And while 22 percent continue to think about the events of September 11, 2001 on a daily basis, this is half the number who reported doing so on the first anniversary of the disaster. Still, it is a large number of state residents—26 percent—who say their lives were forever changed by the events of that day, and this number is basically unchanged from last year at this time.
September Wed, 2003
FEW NEW JERSEYANS WOULD MISS THE NETS IF THEY GO
There has been much talk about the possible comings and goings of major league teams in New Jersey over the past few years and it appears that New Jerseyans are of two minds on the issue. While the vast majority of residents agree that having home-grown professional sports teams is good for the Garden State, few would shed any tears if the New Jersey Nets were to relocate across the Hudson.
June Sun, 2003
POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE IN NEW JERSEY Or If Ignorance Is Bliss, We’re One Happy State
The State Senate is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. We start with these basic facts of political life in Trenton, because apparently they are preciously guarded secrets. In fact, only four percent of the state’s adult residents get all three of these answers correct when asked on the most recent Star-Ledger/Eagleton- Rutgers Poll. While two-thirds correctly identify Governor James McGreevey as a Democrat, just one-in-five know that Democrats control the lower house and a similar 18 percent know that the upper house is tied in its partisan composition.
May Sun, 2003
NEW JERSEY VACATION PLANS – READY FOR TAKEOFF
War, terrorism, a bad economy? Fuggedaboudit! New Jersey is going on vacation. The latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll found that most residents plan on taking time off for fun and sun this summer. And many are traveling out of state to do so.