Key for board must be better communication      A failure to communicate effectively with its customers - parents and children - left the Manalapan-Eng-lishtown Regional School District with a black eye last week. What is generally the rather typical opening of a new school year was anything but typical. More ... For the Record      Due to a misinterpretation, an article titled "Area Surgeon to Over-see Equine Hospital in N.Y." in the Sept. 13 News Transcript stated that Dr. Patricia Hogan operated on Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Hogan did not operate on the horse. She was using Barbaro's surgery, which was performed by anoth More ... Coda Gang summit is a step in the right direction Greg Bean      Sometimes, it's up to guys like me to say things others are reluctant to speak out about in the public forum, and today is one of those days. More ... Are We There Yet? Young Clarence Darrow loses his first big case Lori Clinch      As near as I know, our eldest son hasn't considered entering law school. Still, it is my contention that he should - at the very least - mull it over. More ...