Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Recently, President Obama directed federal agencies to serve antibiotic-free meat and poultry in government cafeterias. The FDA will require animal producers to obtain authorization from a licensed veterinarian to use drugs to treat a specific disease, rather than just to promote rapid growth, as is current practice. As much as 80 percent of …
Dear Editor: Stand Down of North Jersey will run a one day event to assist homeless veterans Saturday, October 10, 2015 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy Pool and Recreation Center 211 West Kinney Street Newark, NJ 07102 federal, state, public and private support agencies offer a broad array of free services and …
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Dear Editor: Heroin overdoses are on the rise across the country, and New Jersey is not immune. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The report found that the strongest …
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Dear Editor: I would like to thank the Board of Freeholders for listening to my request for a mock-up of the Jersey City municipal elections if held in November. A mock-up will be presented at the October 6, 2015 meeting at 4:00 p.m. on an election voting machine. Mayor Fulop wants the election moved from …
Dear Editor: The issue of helping poor and working class families is a very hot topic in our country, state and municipalities right now. Everyone claims to love helping poor and working class families yet there is always a flip side to a story. How funds are allocated, teachers are paid, and student resources to …
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Dear Editor: Recently, Mayor Fulop was quoted in the newspaper stating affordable housing should be in every ward. But his comments do not explain who will pay for this affordable housing. When new residents come to Jersey City they expect services, so who will pay for the extra police, fire services, and parks? Who will …
Dear Editor: New Jersey is such a partisan state. It is considered “blue” outside the state, but it’s a checker-board in-state with very red areas and very blue areas and darn few “swing” districts. It has been this way for a long time. Bipartisan cooperation, compromise and collaboration by politicians make progress possible. Not really …
Dear Editor: New Jersey can’t pay its debts. Our credit rating has been downgraded multiple times. We can’t finance good retirements or new projects and programs, and our high interest rates means we’re paying a ton to the banks. Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled it could not force the Christie administration to fully …
Dear Editor: To Members of the Jersey City Municipal Council: On Wednesday August 19th, there was very intense emotions at the Jersey City Municipal Council meeting. As I sat back and observed what was taking place in our city, I almost began to cry. While I may not know all of the facts with the …
Dear Editor: Ninety-five years after American women won the vote, 167 years after women began fighting for it; in a country where women earn 22 percent less than men, where women are stereotyped and maligned merely because they act like women, and where women bear the weight of most childrearing and caregiving; in a world …