Do all N.J. governors lie?

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Jon Corzine, in suit second from left, in far better days. 

Why doesn't the Page 1 story in The Record today report that either former Gov. Jon Corzine is so incredibly wealthy he didn't notice where $1.2 billion in clients' funds went or he lied to Congress on Thursday?


And why doesn't the Woodland Park daily put all of Governor Christie's lies on the front page -- or at least explore for readers which of his statements are true and which aren't? He's uttered some whoppers.


Didn't Tom Kean Sr. hide a huge deficit when he left office, setting up Democrat Jim Florio for the fall after the latter raised taxes? Don't all governors lie?


I guess interim Editor Doug Clancy and head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes came up empty when looking for North Jersey news to put on Page 1 today.


Why waste the front page on two crime stories -- a shooting at a college in Virginia, and the murder trial of an Elmwood Park woman who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity?


If The Record and other media exposed the special interests that prevent effective gun control from becoming law, it would certainly go a long way toward cutting down on school and college shootings.


Instead, the media love to practice "body count" journalism.


Readers salute paper


On A-13, a story reports texting while driving is on the rise, but the national survey mistakenly included thousands of Route 80 drivers who were giving the finger to 1 Garret Mountain Plaza, home of The Record, Herald News and North Jersey Media Group.


Hundreds of those fingers were intended for Road Warrior Columnist John Cichowski, who today re-hashes the new crosswalk law instead of exploring commuting problems (L-1).


Staff Writer Stephanie Akin reports strong neighborhood opposition at a hearing on a proposed 19-story acute-care hospital in Hackensack (L-1). She previewed the hearing  in Thursday's paper.


Go for the agita


Twenty dollars worth of under-seasoned, rubbery seafood. Eighteen dollars for an overcooked, dry breast on a naturally raised half chicken. A waitress who refers to extra place settings as "crap."


Restaurant Reviewer Elisa Ung overlooks all of that and more at Osteria La Fiamma in Ridgewood -- calling it good to excellent -- apparently because the desserts more than satisfied her obsession with sweets (Better Living centerfold).


She calls one dessert "lovely." Another is "perfect," and a third is "gigantic," though she doesn't tell readers whether she shoved all of it down her gaping maw.


Except for the roasted vegetables that came with the half chicken, Ung didn't sample any healthy salads or sauteed greens.