Opinion
Barbers better served through cuts in Trenton ®
BEDBUGS. BINGO. BARBERING. What’s the they would have a quicker route to a hair-cutting Protection’s permitting programs could use some
common thread tying such disparate things career. We’re glad that the little guys — in this streamlining. Or what about overhauling corpo- March 9, 2009
together? Our state Legislature, of course. (See case, aspiring barbers who don’t have time for for- rate-tax provisions?
story on Page 8.) mal training — get a voice in Trenton. We also All politics may be local, but bills like these How to Reach Us
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