Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: With the new school year just around the corner, parents’ attention is turning to school clothes, supplies, and lunches. Yes, school lunches! In past years, USDA had used our nation’s schools as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Not surprisingly, one-third of children have become overweight or obese. Their early …
Dear Editor: To me, my parents are the great American success story. Born and raised in Haiti during the height of a dictatorship and economic hardship, my parents quickly learned the value of saving even the smallest amount. They migrated to Brooklyn in the 1980s and immediately started working and saving. My mother studied nursing, …
Continue reading “Secure choice means another chapter of success for many”
Dear Editor: As a lifelong resident and twelve-year veteran of the Jersey City public schools, it’s nice to know that someone like Gina Verdibello is running for a seat in the upcoming School Board elections. Over the course of the previous school year, I had the privilege of hearing Gina speak as a consistent champion …
Dear Editor: Last Sunday during the Puerto Rican parade along Jersey Avenue the politicians who normally drive everywhere were walking and “discovered” the terrible patching job PSE&G was doing in its gas line installation project. Mayor Fulop held a news conference the next day and denounced the utility for this and said they would never …
Continue reading “Officials need to take notice sooner than later”
Dear Editor: Terrified. That’s how I feel when I think about my life after college. The graduating class of 2016 worked extremely hard to reach this point. Unfortunately, it also required a lot of money. Along with our diplomas, we will be leaving college with over $1.2 trillion in debt. Even with the job market …
Dear Editor: Watching former Governor Jim McGreevey trying to sell his re-entry program reminded me of Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard”. McGreevey resigned in the midst of a scandal ten years ago and then sought redemption by studying for the Episcopal priesthood. After two years in the seminary he was denied that privilege due to …
Dear Editor: Recently I wrote to a powerful Hudson County politician with what I conceived as a rather esoteric request: throw a life-line to a threatened species of butterfly called the Monarch by planting milkweed, its only food source. Here’s the idea. Take the city owned empty tree wells in Union City that are now …
Continue reading “Save the monarch butterflies of Hudson County”
Dear Editor: Back to school time is a very exciting time when you are a child. We may not believe this but many children love to go back to school to interact with their friends and teachers. I believe that we must do our part to make sure that children and their families are prepared …
Continue reading “Help make back to school supply drive a success”
Dear Editor: While Councilwoman Coleman and I may not see eye to eye on every issue or policy, I understand her plead for help. Ward F is the largest ward in the City of Jersey City and deserves more resources in City Hall. At the end of the day, I have much respect for Councilwoman …
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my opposition to NJ Transit’s proposed 9 percent fare increases and potential service adjustments. As a Mayor and Senator in Hudson County, I am well aware of the negative impact this will have on my constituents. Hudson County residents are already struggling with a high cost of living. …