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I am a journalist, currently working as a municipal reporter with the Hillsborough Beacon and The Manville News, two local newspapers with the Princeton Packet company in Central New Jersey. As of today (June 2), I have worked there for a few days more than

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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best shows on television: 8 of 90
So few shows capture the spirit or joy of life in a smart and memorable way. But I have compiled this list of shows that inspired the trends and the trademark lingo that inspired generations. And, though I may be too young at 24 years old to have had the pleasure of watching some of these shows when they were first run, I can... More..
Entertainment > Concert Reviews Live rock concerts: Recommendations and guidelines: 4 of 26
I've been to several concerts before, but there is a different energy about an outdoor show among hundreds of people that can make it more exciting than sitting in a stadium with hundreds of people. Yesterday, I attended my first outdoor concert to see The Fray as the headliner. It was an amazing show - great music, nice l... More..
Travel > United States Family beaches in the US: 3 of 17
I have never believed that Disney World is the happiest place on Earth. In fact, I will go so far as to prove myself a true New Jersey girl, when I say that Wildwood - a perfect town on the Jersey shore - is the happiest place on Earth. While I've yet to find anyone who actually agrees with me, I at least have not been called... More..
Arts & Humanities > Dance (Other) The importance of dance: 11 of 60
I'm sitting at my computer watching So You Think You Can Dance and preparing to write about the importance of dance and why I love it, and I'm suddenly feeling very inspired. In this episode, the choreographers are picking the top 20 who will perform on the live shows, and I'm watching these dancers walk out to hear t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: (500) Days of Summer: 1 of 5
He wanders down the street toward his office, giddy in love, and breaking into a full-fledged dance number complete with backup dancers and an animated blue jay. As he steps into the elevator, his smile gets wider and the happiness is evident in his eyes when the elevator door closes... And when it opens, more than 100 day... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Does listening to music help you while writing or does it just create a distraction: 1 of 5
I hate the sound of silence. There is something about that dense sense of nothing, a lack of noise where you can still hear every creak of the floor, tick of the house, all the sounds you can ignore when the television is on or the music is playing. And for that reason, I am a big proponent of playing music while writing. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Do mainstream media outlets favor bad news over good news?: 4 of 19
Journalists get a bad rap. There is a chance I'm slightly biased being a journalist myself, but I think this is widely recognized as being true. The opinion that journalists are too pushy, always looking to expose trouble, to get in people's faces is consistently thrown out through other forms of media, and I remember wond... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: September 11, 2001: 25 of 106
RememberThe dead, though not completely gone,forever in the minds, in the hearts of others,remaining free to wander, to explore,to discover new ideas, new thoughts,the reasons why time has stopped,ended so abruptly in a swift burstof red, orange and yellowilluminating in the brilliantly clear blue sky.An image, a word, that l... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Evaluating reality TV: 15 of 53
Let me start off by saying that I hate reality television. That being said, I can also say that one of my favorite shows is "So You Think You Can Dance," a show that, while it can be considered under the umbrella of reality television, I prefer to label as a reality-competition program, or just a competition. For those n... More..
Arts & Humanities > Citizen Journalism Are citizen journalists more trustworthy than professional journalists?: 4 of 14
As bloggers and online writers become more prevalent in today's culture, the issue of whether they are more trustworthy than professional journalists has become highly contested and considered. Those who favor citizen journalists may look to the issues of bias and company policies to say that professionals are ruled by the i... More..