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Article: NEW JERSEY STILL LOVES YOU, BON JOVI.(Life and Arts)(PEOPLE)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- February 3, 2009
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A note from New Jersey to Jon Bon Jovi: You may have been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but you're still wanted in the Garden State. Bon Jovi and 12 others - including NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and civil rights activist Paul Robeson - were named to the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Monday. The honor is meant to highlight positive contributions made to a state often stereotyped as a land of corrupt politicians, belching refineries and gangsters.
"This group of hall of famers embodies the spirit of New Jersey, a combination of drive, determination and creativity that has led them to greatness," Gov. Jon Corzine said in a statement.
The winners ...