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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist You might say Janet Varon has stayed the course as she navigated her career. The founder and director of NoHLA,
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By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist On Rosh Hashanah, tradition suggests we eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year, and a "new fruit" to
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist 1 As you read this, Ariel Vardy is on his way to a seriously big adventure. The recent Skyline High School gra
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