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Veterans: Two N.J. Congressmen Who Placed Patriotism Above Politics

May 30, 2022 12:06 amMay 30, 2022 11:08 pm

Most people in New Jersey politics today probably never heard of Albert Vreeland or Frank Osmers, two young New Jersey Congressmen who placed patriotism above politics and the security of our nation ahead of their own political careers. Vreeland first...

In U.S. Supreme Court, New Jersey beats New York

March 24, 2022 11:16 am

New Jersey doesn’t file many lawsuits against New York, but when they do, they win. That puts a little pressure on Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration as they prepare for battle against New York over the shutdown of the...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 21, 2022 12:09 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:13 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

How a Jersey guy beat Lincoln for vice president

February 21, 2022 12:02 amFebruary 20, 2022 5:06 pm

An obscure New Jerseyan named William Dayton nearly knocked Abraham Lincoln out of his place in history. Dayton was elected to the New Jersey Legislature as a member of the Whig Party in 1837, and then became an associate justice...

Veterans Day: Two N.J. Congressmen Who Placed Patriotism Above Politics

November 11, 2021 12:01 amNovember 10, 2021 7:58 pm

Most people in New Jersey politics today probably never heard of Albert Vreeland or Frank Osmers, two young New Jersey Congressmen who placed patriotism above politics and the security of our nation ahead of their own political careers. Vreeland first...

Veterans: Two N.J. Congressmen Who Placed Patriotism Above Politics

May 31, 2021 12:01 amJune 1, 2021 9:08 am

Most people in New Jersey politics today probably never heard of Albert Vreeland or Frank Osmers, two young New Jersey Congressmen who placed patriotism above politics and the security of our nation ahead of their own political careers. Vreeland first...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 15, 2021 12:10 amFebruary 13, 2021 6:27 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...