Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I am writing to thank you four Jersey City Board of Education Members who decided to do the right thing and vote against the proposed superintendent’s contract on August 15, 2012. After 4 tense hours, you stood steadfast and voted in the interests of our children and their right to a quality education …
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter because I observed something disturbing over the weekend. Let me first start off by saying that I am a life long resident of Jersey City. I first grew up in our Marion section and then after getting married I moved into our Lafayette section. As I watched the …
Dear Editor: In regards to the 7-29 letter by Elaine Ritchie “Saving cats” I noticed that you no longer carry “Critter Corner.” The “JJ” still has a Tuesday cat adoption column. The pathetic economy has made it especially hard for us cat rescue people. Cat food keeps going up – more people dump their house …
Dear Editor: The municipal tax rate in Jersey City grew 84.87 percent between 2005 and 2010 and for the last several years, the city was facing a $80 million shortfall in the budget, so I was somewhat surprised to see a $16 million surplus for calendar year 2012 presented at the budget hearing. So my …
Dear Editor: It is to be recognized with pride that the financial investor service firm Moody’s has upgraded Jersey City’s municipal bond rating, citing “the city’s improved financial position with structurally balanced operations and strong prospects for continued tax base growth.” In this day and age of failing city administrations throughout the country we should …
Dear Editor: Sen. Brian Stack has sided with Gov. Christie in sponsoring a bill to end all sick-time payouts for public workers. Back before organized labor, workers had to work through various illnesses or even work to their death. This was because unless you showed up for work, you didn’t get paid. And when you …
Dear Editor: State Senator Stack’s letter to the editor in the August 4 edition – commending President Obama’s executive order granting employment authorization to undocumented individuals under 31 years old who came to the US prior to the age of 16 and have lived in the US for 5 years – completely misses the mark. …
Dear Editor: I write to address the recent complaints about sex workers on the 500 block of Montgomery Street / Cornelison Avenue. I believe this is part of a much larger problem, and that the oppression and sexual exploitation of women and children is the greatest moral challenge of our time. We need to combat …
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Dear Editor: At the beginning of the year, there was a large focus on the police department due to what many would call an influx of crime. This created many opportunities for dialogue. Much of the dialogue centered on what residents felt the police are not doing. While the police department can always do better, …
Dear Editor: Growing up in Jersey City, I had two brothers Billy and Seany. When I heard that word brother, I thought of them. When I made my way to Hudson Catholic, that all changed. Five Christian Brothers allowed me to move on in life with a lucky seven. Brother Kevin Stanton was my principal. …