Bruce Alpert has been a Washington correspondent for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans since 1989. Previously, he was a reporter for Gannett News Service in Washington, a political reporter for The Detroit News, state Capitol correspondent for the Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance and editor of the weekly Staten Island Register. Alpert has won several New York state and Michigan Associated Press and Publishers' Association awards.
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Bob Braun, The Star-Ledger
Bob Braun, a columnist, began writing for The Star-Ledger in 1964. While his columns usually deal with New Jersey people and issues, he also has covered national and international stories.
Bruce Alpert has been a Washington correspondent for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans since 1989. Previously, he was a reporter for Gannett News Service in Washington, a political reporter for The Detroit News, state Capitol correspondent for the Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance and editor of the weekly Staten Island Register. Alpert has won several New York state and Michigan Associated Press and Publishers' Association awards. 
Bob Braun, a columnist, began writing for The Star-Ledger in 1964. While his columns usually deal with New Jersey people and issues, he also has covered national and international stories.