Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: The Jersey City municipal election season has finally arrived with all the excitement of two cockroaches crossing the street. So far the rhetoric has been limited to each and every major candidate blowing their own horn by stressing their unique indulgences of self expressed intelligence and management. This is the time when we …
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Dear Editor: Recently in this newspaper the Mayor of Union City Brian P. Stack wrote a letter with concern that the viaduct that takes you from Union City to Hoboken desperately needs to be reconstructed as soon as possible. In his letter Mayor Stack clearly indicated that Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise is not paying …
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Dear Editor: I am writing to commend President Obama’s recent signing of a bill which would extend health coverage to four million uninsured children. Essentially, the bill calls for spending an additional $32.8 billion on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP, which now enrolls an estimated seven million children throughout the United …
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Dear Editor: As a professional dog handler for over a decade, I resent the use of the term to describe Ms. Kolb. If there is anything to the numerous claims against her, she is anything but. She ignored city laws and brushed off any complaints as if they don’t apply to her. I spent two …
Dear Editor: Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez announced the inception of the Project Lifesaver Program in Hudson County to assist families and caregivers of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia disorder as well as families of children suffering from Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injuries or cognitive impairments. Perez stated that …
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Dear Editor: I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I at any time am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. However, what I do have a problem with is …
Dear Editor: Your tribute to your first ‘Employee of the Month’ was marred by a short and very misleading venture into Salvadorian politics. You said, “From 1980 to 1992 the United States-allied El Salvador government battled with the left-wing guerillas in a deadly civil war.” This is more accurately described as the United States-allied El …
Dear Editor: As I grow in a peaceful path, I realize how beautiful every day really is. The importance to be physically active and mentally tough. I need help to get a positive message across to the youth. I believe we can all help by telling our children the truth. It’s necessary to raise awareness …
Dear Editor: With the economy about ready to lose its bearing, those of us at the bottom of the socio-economic barrel are going to need help in areas that need some tweaking. For example, I noticed when making an attempt to apply for unemployment, that the time now takes more frustration and longer wait times. …
Dear Editor: I am a long time resident of Hudson City Section of Jersey City and want to take this time to praise both Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Councilman William Gaughan. We are fortunate to have both the Mayor in charge of the entire city and Councilman Gaughan in the Heights area. I have to …
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