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Giants head coach Tom Coughlin walks off
the field after Sundays game. Coughlin
stepped down on Monday after 12 seasons.
AP

THE GOVERNOR
STRIKES BACK

Tom Coughlin
out as Giants
head coach
Stepped down Monday after 12
seasons and two Super Bowl wins
STEPHEN EDELSON @STEVEEDELSONAPP

Its over.
Tom Coughlin met with his coaching staff early
Monday afternoon and informed them that he was
stepping down as the Giants head coach after 12 seasons.
Coughlin met with team owners John Mara and
Steve Tisch on Monday, a session that lasted about an
hour, in the wake of the teams season-ending 35-30
loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
I met with John Mara and Steve Tisch this afternoon, and I informed them that it is in the best interest
of the organization that I step down as head coach,
Coughlin said in a statement. I strongly believe the
time is right for me and my family, and as I said, the
Giants organization.
It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as
head coach of the New York Football Giants. This is a
not a sad occasion for me. I have spent 15 years with
this organization as an assistant and head coach and
was fortunate to be part of three Super Bowl winning
teams. A Lombardi Trophy every five years is an
achievement in which we all take great pride.
While Coughlin won two Super Bowls in his 12 seasons with the team, the Giants missed the playoffs the
past four seasons and had a losing record the past
three seasons. The Giants finished third in the NFC
East this season with a 6-10 record, losing six of their
final seven games.
At 69, Coughlin was the oldest coach in the NFL this
season. He has a career record of 169-146 in NFL regular-season games, including eight seasons in Jacksonville.
See COUGHLIN, Page 4A

AP

Showtime is over. We are not

electing an entertainer-in-chief.
GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE,
IN A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

COURTESY OF JIM KEADY

After being
broadsided by
Donald Trump,
Christie says
America needs
leadership, not
showmanship,
in Oval Office

Jim Keady, director of the nonprofit group Educating for

Justice, spent 10 days in Greece helping refugees from
Middle Eastern countries.

BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP

Gov. Chris Christie, looking to establish himself as the

thinking Republicans alternative to Donald Trump, told New
Hampshire voters Monday the nation faces dangerous, perilous times and challenges that demand a grown-up.
The GOP hopeful, addressing an audience at St. Anselm
College, didnt mention the celebrity developer and reality
TV star, but said, Showtime is over. We are not electing an
entertainer-in-chief. Showmanship is fun, but it is not the kind
of leadership that will truly change America.
Christie campaign spokeswoman Samantha Smith didnt
mention Trump either but said the anger voters are feeling is
real and warranted, but it alone is not enough. Bluster, posturing, talking a big game isnt the same thing as actually doing
something.
The governors remarks represented a delayed counterpunch from Christie, who didnt hit back a week ago when
Trump delivered a blistering critique of Christies New Jersey record. As the governor has raised his once-moribund
poll numbers, his GOP rivals have turned up their attacks on
Christies tenure as governor.
His state is No. 50 out of 50 economically, Trump told
New Hampshire television station WMUR, adding that he believes Christie was in on the George Washington Bridge laneclosing scandal despite the governors denials.
See CHRISTIE, Page 4A

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Spring Lake man

helps out Syrian
refugees in Greece
KAREN YI @KAREN_YI

A 3-year-old girl stood shaking uncontrollably, visibly in shock. Her father frantically stripped off her
wet clothes, trying to get her dry.
It was 40 degrees along the coast of Lesbos, Greece,
on a recent pre-dawn morning. The Syrian family had
just arrived from Turkey, crossing a harrowing sixmile stretch crammed onto a small boat.
Along the beach, men wearing nothing but jeans and
T-shirts stood drenched, their shoes sticking in the
sand.
I was with people that had nothing but the clothes
on their back, said Spring Lake resident Jim Keady,
describing what he saw during a recent volunteer trip
to Greece. Earlier this month, Keady spent 10 days
helping mostly Syrian and Afghan refugees arriving in
boats from Turkey.
I met doctors, I met engineers, I met teachers, I
met construction workers. These are people that are
educated and are professional, said Keady, 44, who
went as a volunteer with his nonprofit Educating for
Justice. They just want to live in a place where bombs
are not ripping through their neighborhoods day in and
See KEADY, Page 4A