Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I appreciate this opportunity to voice my praise for Dr. Apoltolos Voudouris, MD. Dr. Voudouris (Dr. V), my cardiologist, and when I think of him, the words that come to mind are of the theologian Walter Kasper, “extraordinary things happen, but the real extraordinary comes from doing the ordinary with extraordinary faith.” For …
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Dear Editor: An open letter to Jersey City’s police chief: I would like to bring to your kind attention the on-going ‘drugs and sex workers’ problem on the 500 block of Montgomery Street in Jersey City. There is a mosque with few mom & pop owned businesses in that block. It was very shocking to …
Dear Editor: It has been several weeks since Occupy Jersey City has requested your [Fulop’s] updated position on Goldman Sachs and Wall Street. We have yet to see if you still fully support this well known financial institution that heavily pays political figures to gain favors in office. We want to know if you have …
Dear Editor: On behalf of the New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) representing over 25,000 eating and drinking establishments, we support State Assembly efforts to help small breweries sell their products. However, the proposed amendment permitting breweries to have a cash bar at the end of their tours leaves us frostier than the beer! Throw in …
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Dear Editor: Could the media please give us a break with endless grisly accounts of the Aurora killings? I understand it was a tragedy, and our sympathies lie with the 70 innocent victims. But, we also need to appreciate that Eighty-six Americans are killed by firearms every day, and nearly 4,000 are killed prematurely by …
Dear Editor: Recently, I had the opportunity to walk through Bayside Park and I talked with a few residents. One resident told me there is a lot of drug using going on at night. He showed me where people do it at and I saw evidence. There was a lot of insulin needle bags on …
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Dear Editor: I’ve had the extreme pleasure of working for Mr. Franklin Walker for the past 10 years at the Jersey City Public Schools, and have seen how he puts the students and parents first. He not only talks the talk; he walks the walk. He has the support of many of the parents and …
Dear Editor: For the second time in less than five months, Pershing Field Park has been hit — and hit hard — with graffiti spray-painted along its historic stonewalls. The tags appeared in late May, yet remain on the walls. It’s safe to say the graffiti problem in Jersey City Heights is out of control. …
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Dear Editor: There has recently been a public outcry regarding the Jersey City Board of Education and its 6:3 decisions to enter contract negotiations with a new superintendent. The hostility, rudeness, and personal attacks that the board members have endured from the public in the course of this selection process have been an absolute embarrassment …
Dear Editor: In June 2011, I was elected committeeman in D-28, and the first thing I asked for was a copy of the bylaws. I and fellow committee members have done everything we can to acquire them. Every time we ask an official, we get the old Jerry Healy shrug of the shoulders. What does …