Dog attack in JC

Dear Editor: I am a dog owner and resident of the Paulus Hook neighborhood in Jersey City. Many of us are concerned about the fate of the two South African Boerboels that were appropriately removed from their owners’ apartment on Thursday morning. When people become dog owners, it is their responsibility to research the breed. …

A plan to reduce flooding

Dear Editor: Our aged sewer system is inadequate and crumbling, resulting in flooding and sewer backups. Breaches create underground streams that force water through building foundations. Fixing the system will likely take generations. A long-term capital plan must be created to plan repairs and upgrades. Steps can be taken now, however, to minimize the impact …

It’s therapeutic and yet it’s denied us

Dear Editor: For more than 3,500 years, cannabis has been the most widely used plant for medicine. Should it be decriminalized, it would replace 20 percent of all pharmaceutical drugs. It has been proven to be therapeutic for anorexia, tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, muscular spasms, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, depression, stress and migraine headaches. Some …