Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I was at the Liberty Humane shelter today (which serves Jersey City and Hoboken), and met Milkbone and I’m in love…He doesn’t look like a real pitbull. He is a bit larger, but he has the most awesome personality. If he could, he’d probably sing for treats, smile, sits shakes we were giving …
Dear Editor: I was mistaken in my belief that anti-Islamic bigotry was becoming passé. I underestimated the amount of hate and fear, which could be stored in a small mind. Either you believe in religious freedom or you don’t. If not offending people was a pre-requisite for building religious institutions, there wouldn’t be any synagogues …
Dear Editor: ARE YOU ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION? It is unfortunate that an article regarding an opportunity to protect individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases got sidetracked and ended with a poll question that skews the issue: “Do you think parents should be able to choose which vaccinations their children receive?” Yes, there is an …
Continue reading “Choices regarding vaccines must be clarified”
Dear Editor: Kudos to PBS for its recent timely broadcast of the biography of Andrew Jackson – as narrated by another great progressive, actor Martin Sheen – and I hope Democratic strategists and politicians were taking notes. Though his record on slavery and Indian rights and woman’s rights obviously left a lot to be desired, …
Continue reading “How the Democrats can still learn from Old Hickory”
Dear Editor: Several hundred people have come down with Salmonella enteritides poisoning, leading to the recall of 380 million eggs from 17 states by the Wright County Egg Company of Galt, Iowa (www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/18/AR2010081805682.html). According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 100,000 Americans suffer from egg-borne Salmonella infections each year. Common symptoms include diarrhea, …
Continue reading “Egg replacers reduce egg-related suffering”
Dear Editor: As a resident of the city since 1977 and a business owner for the last 14 years, I’ve seen the city blossom with improvements in its schools, the reconstruction of much of its existing housing, the development of the waterfront and the opening of many new businesses. This change was helped along in …
Dear Editor: Despite my differences with Councilwoman Beth Mason, I never thought I would write a letter questioning her fiscal responsibility. When the $100M 2009 budget was adopted this spring, Councilwoman Mason wanted a $90M budget. I specifically asked for details, stating that, if her cuts were responsible, I would support them. She declined to …
Continue reading “Beth Mason: Fiscally irresponsible or pandering?”
Dear Editor: We are the parents of two young children in the Hoboken public school system. In the closing days of the school year, we were told that our son’s pre K class at Calabro elementary school would not be back for the 2010-2011 school year. We were obviously disappointed because both our children were …
Continue reading “Hoboken schools: putting kids first? Not this time”
Dear Editor: I wanted to share my enthusiasm over Adrianna Coppola taking on the role of Director of Hoboken’s Early Childhood program (as well as principal of the Brandt School). In doing so, Adrianna will get to continue the great work Jessica Peters accomplished in the district over the past few years in improving the …
Continue reading “Hoboken’s early childhood program has a new director”
Dear Editor: On Friday the 30th of July around 1:00 I put my pocketbook in the trunk with my bank cards, triple AAA cards and medications, took my house keys instead of my car keys, and locked the doors. A police car was passing by and the officers asked me if I needed help, which, …