Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: When the the Schundler Administration ended, I urged city officials to monitor the tax abatements contracts given by various administrations, so it is disappointing to find out our government failed to give Port Liberte correct tax bills. From 2005 to 2010, the municipal portion of taxes increased 84.87 percent, some municipal employees lost …
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Dear Editor: The State of New Jersey’s decision, which was announced late last week, to close the inbound Pulaski Skyway for two years will represent vast economic disruption to the workforce, residents and suppliers to numerous Hudson County based businesses. Without providing adequate replacement routes, an economic impact study and traffic studies, the State of …
Dear Editor: Hooray for the John Birch Society and the National Rifle Association (NRA) for demanding that our school teachers be armed to protect our children by using their U.S. Constitutional gun rights and armed guards. If the teachers had been routinely armed in the past decades, it’s obvious that the killings and the casualties …
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Dear Editor: The flu epidemic has invaded 48 states, overwhelming medical facilities, exhausting vaccine supplies, and killing 29 children and thousands of seniors. Both the problem and solution to this disaster hinge on how we relate to animals raised for food. Indeed, 61 percent of the 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans originate with animals. …
Dear Editor: Some friends have asked us if we still support Daniel Levin for the Ward E City Council position, now that he has chosen to run on Mayor Healy’s ticket. The answer is an emphatic yes. In fact, before joining the ticket, Daniel asked our opinion and the opinion of other people who had …
Dear Editor: As students across New Jersey head to school, a new study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine reveals disturbing news: 46 percent of students with autism spectrum disorders are bullied. To parents and educators of these vulnerable – and delightful – young people, the findings are not a surprise. Because …
Dear Editor: On 9/11/12, my dear father Corrado Salvemini lost his battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 81 years old. Alzheimer’s is a cruel disease that ravages the brain and slowly robs its victims of their memories and cognitive function. Eventually, victims loose their ability to walk, talk and swallow/digest solid food and liquids. The specific …
Dear Editor: Way before the big storm blew in the Healy bunch had been fishing off their sinking ship without any bait on their pole. It’s obvious they were and are in denial. They are satisfied with the city. The only thing consistent is their never ending blather. They are satisfied with the way their …
Dear Editor: 2013 has finally arrived tattooing it with the most desired event in the life of any politician, appointed political hack, the multiple job holders, the odds makers, the party goers, the free give away, the consultants, the fortune tellers and gurus. This year from the very start has proven to be an interesting …
Dear Editor: A frequent bugaboo of the “fiscal cliff” debacle was the “milk cliff” – the threat of milk price doubling, if Congress failed to extend dairy subsidies. Parents were forgoing other necessities, because their children “had to have milk.” Most industries would gladly give up their tax loopholes for that kind of product loyalty. …