But, it has come at a price. For years, tuna were vacant in the Mud Hole and Glory Hole region due to the lack of sand eels, whiting and other bottom fish. Some old-timers will tell you that the commercial dragging boats are to blame, while others say the water quality has been poor for 20 years.

Whatever the reason, I can attest to this: The tuna bite is so insane that charter boats from as far as Cape May, N.J., are beginning to appear; a 125-mile ride one way. To put it simply, most every angler I know is catching double digit tuna across several year classes, from 20 pounds up to 100 pounds.

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(CNSNews.com) — The nation’s Catholic bishops have told Congress that they oppose H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, as it currently stands, because the health-care reform bill would mandate funding and insurance coverage for abortion.

In an August 11 letter to members of the House of Representatives, Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the pro-life committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (U.S.C.C), told lawmakers that health-care reform must \”respect human life and rights of conscience in the context of abortion.\”

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By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss
Special to American Forces Press Service

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Aug. 21, 2009 – The Kaiserslautern Military Community American Little League all-star team begins its quest for the Little League World Series title today in Williamsport, Pa.

The team earned the right to represent Europe in the tournament by beating Ukraine 10-0 in the European title game Aug. 11 in Kutno, Poland. 

By Chris Concannon

NEWS Correspondent

Some 200 people participated in the 6th Annual Nicholas J. Parisi Scholarship Foundation Fun Day recently at the Bellmawr Recreation Centre.

Parisi was an Iraq War veteran of the U.S. Army, and member of Bellmawr Fire Department Station 32.

While rock climbing near his base in Colorado, he fell and died in April of 2004.