Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Do you have health insurance? More New Jerseyans than ever before do. Over a 30 month period since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opened the federal insurance marketplace and expanded Medicaid, the uninsured population decreased by nearly half across the state. As striking as this may sound, these gains still fall short of …
Continue reading “Don’t be left out – the time to sign up for health insurance is here”
Dear Editor: Do you have health insurance? More New Jerseyans than ever before do. Over a 30 month period since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opened the federal insurance marketplace and expanded Medicaid, the uninsured population decreased by nearly half across the state. As striking as this may sound, these gains still fall short of …
Continue reading “Don’t be left out – the time to sign up for health insurance is here”
Dear Editor: The vote to change the election to November to increase voter participation is now a false statement, more people voted for mayor/council in May 2013 (over 40,000) than they did in the November 2015. The recent election was a county race and the county executive basically received similar votes that were cast in …
Dear Editor: As difficult as it is in NJ to save for your retirement; the least you deserve is a financial advisor who not only works hard to protect and grow your assets but also puts your interest ahead of theirs. Unfortunately, legal loopholes allow some financial advisers to further their own financial interest instead. …
Continue reading “Financial advisers need to look out for their clients’ interests, not their own”
Dear Editor: As part of World Stroke Day on Oct. 29, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is asking New Jersey to sing a tune that could save lives. The F.A.S.T. Song helps people learn the most common warning signs of stroke and what to do if one occurs: If someone has a stroke near …
Dear Editor: I am Annette Chaparro, and I am asking the voters of the 33rd District to elect me as their representative in the General Assembly on Nov. 3. There are many important issues facing our district, which includes: Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken and parts of Jersey City. In addition to working toward identifying solutions …
Dear Editor: As a young African American millennial living in Ward A Greenville, I am writing this letter to show my support to moving the city’s nonpartisan mayoral and City Council elections from May to November. If you look at the numbers, only about 28 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the last mayoral …
Continue reading “Vote “yes” to move our elections from May to November.”
Dear Editor: When Jersey City goes to the polls next Tuesday, we have a choice to make about when we hold elections: We can choose to keep having two separate election days – one in May to vote for our city officials, and one six months later to vote for other positions and issues. Or …
Continue reading “Mayor Fulop: move the elections to Election Day”
Dear Editor: The “public” in public education is being lost. Public education has lost its focus. It’s no longer about educating students to be productive citizens. It has now become an industry. Specifically, an industry for testing companies, food vendors and other special interests groups. The business of education has replaced the concept of education …
Dear Editor: Jersey City is the second most diverse city in the country and it is time for Jersey City Public Schools to embrace that cultural vibrancy as a national leader with respect to inclusion. As Muslim parents, we believe that all backgrounds, cultures and religious beliefs deserve a voice within our school community. Diversity …