Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Prior to their elections, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former U.S. Senator Jon Corzine had no political experience. Neither did Ross Perot before his 1992 presidential campaign. Yet, only Donald Trump came under scrutiny for his lack of public credentials. If the voters of Minnesota can send comedian Al Franken to …
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Dear Editor: Prior to their elections, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former U.S. Senator Jon Corzine had no political experience. Neither did Ross Perot before his 1992 presidential campaign. Yet, only Donald Trump came under scrutiny for his lack of public credentials. If the voters of Minnesota can send comedian Al Franken to …
Continue reading “Trump will bring business expertise to the White House”
Dear Editor: My daughter is in first grade after attending pre-K 3, pre-K 4, and kindergarten programs at Joseph F. Brandt School. All of her teachers have been compassionate and attentive to her needs and she is thriving under their tutelage. Yesterday, I asked her “did you have a great day today?” She responded with …
Dear Editor: My daughter is in first grade after attending pre-K 3, pre-K 4, and kindergarten programs at Joseph F. Brandt School. All of her teachers have been compassionate and attentive to her needs and she is thriving under their tutelage. Yesterday, I asked her “did you have a great day today?” She responded with …
Dear Editor: Parents United, the campaign for enriching, efficient, and effective education for all of Hoboken’s children would like to extend an open hand and welcome you to talk with us about Hoboken’s children. The Board of Education election is important to Hoboken for our fellow parents and the community in general. We know that …
Continue reading “An open letter to the City Council and mayor from Parents United”
Dear Editor: With Election Day approaching, this is a reminder to our neighbors that there is a great deal at stake in the upcoming Hoboken school board election that affects not only parents of children enrolled in our city’s wonderful public schools, but also the Hoboken community as a whole. As a varied group of …
Dear Editor: I write to express my enthusiastic support for the Forward Together team (1-2-4 ) of Jen Evans, Sheillah Dallara, and Irene Sobolov. When I first moved to Hoboken, the administration of our school district was plagued by ineptitude, waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars. That all began to change when a group of …
Continue reading “Ravi Bhalla supports Forward Together team”
Dear Editor: There is no other way to put it: the Hoboken school district spends too much money and expects us – the taxpayers – to foot the bill. Once again, the district is going over the 2 percent cap because there aren’t enough voices on the school board who want to halt the overspending. …
Continue reading “Vote 3,5,6 to put a halt to runaway school taxes”
Dear Editor: I’m a fourth generation Hoboken native from a large local family, and I have never expressed a public opinion on any local election, simply because I have people that I care about who support both “factions” of Hoboken politics. But this Board of Education election is too important for me to be comfortably …
Continue reading “Please vote Forward Together for Hoboken school board”
Dear Editor: I wholeheartedly endorse and ask you to vote for the Forward Together slate (Jennifer Evans (1), Sheillah Dallara (2) and Irene Sobolov (4)) for our school board on Nov. 8. You will not find more passionate and thoughtful people dedicated to represent and protect all our kids and their educational futures than Jennifer, …