September Sun, 2002
THE SOPRANOS A “HIT” IN JERSEY
Like diners, toll roads, and Jimmy Hoffa’s final resting place, television’s “TheSopranos” has become a fundamental part of the New Jersey landscape, with many stateresidents eagerly awaiting the show’s fourth season. According to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll, just over half of all New Jersey adults have tuned into the HBOseries at least once since it premiered in 1999. This includes one-in-five residents who say theynever miss an episode of the hit show that follows the trials and tribulations of a New Jerseymafia family.
September Thu, 2002
THE SENATE RACE 2002:A REFERENDUM ON TORRICELLI
There’s good and bad news for incumbent U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli in thelatest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll. The good news is that his Republican opponentDouglas Forrester remains largely unknown to New Jersey voters. The bad news is thateven as Torricelli is running mainly against himself, he’s not ahead.
September Wed, 2002
9-11-02: A Year Later, Little Better
The scars left by the terrorist attack of last September 11 are much more visible in New Jersey than in the country as a whole. And, sadly, three-in-ten believe their markings are a disfigurement they will carry with them the rest of their lives.
July Thu, 2002
ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION TAKE A HIT FROM 9/11New Jerseyans Like Their Immigrant Neighbors, But Aren’t Sure They Want More
Most New Jerseyans would like to see legal immigration into the United States reduced, if not stopped altogether. Nearly six in ten favor reduction of current immigration levels. These attitudes stem at least in part from the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Just over half of residents report they have become more opposed to immigration as a result of the terrorist attacks last year on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.