Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: The following is an open letter to Councilman Steven Fulop from Occupy Jersey City. This is Part 1 of a two part letter: We are sure you are aware of the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City in September of 2011 as an uprising against corrupt and greedy banks, …
Dear Editor: I must express my heartfelt feelings to have participated in a recent event sponsored by Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Fire Director Armando Roman, Fire Chief Darren Rivers and the members of the Jersey City’s bravest-the firefighters in the city. This event was held to assist the families of the devastating fire that …
Dear Editor: I’m writing this letter to let the public know why I’m the best candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s new 8th Congressional district. ¬The new 8th CD, one of the most egregiously gerrymandered districts in America, covers parts of four counties, and divides three cities along mostly racial lines. A political party …
Continue reading “Shurin challenging Sires for congressional nod”
Dear Editor: When it comes to the name Donald Payne, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Payne Jr. is running for Congress in the 10th District in which Jersey City has 20 percent of. The date is June 5th so circle your calendar. His father Donald Payne Sr. needs no introduction. He earned …
Dear Editor I’m proud to announce that I officially back Donald Payne Jr. for Congress. New Jersey’s 10th Congressional seat was formally held by the late Congressman Donald M. Payne. Congressman Payne was a huge advocate for the district. One reason why I supported him was because of his views on college education. He believed …
Dear Editor: I just read your excellent article in a recent Jersey City Reporter about Councilman Fulop. It is good to have our local press covering public officials and candidates for office in an in-depth way. The issues and elections our city faces are very important to our future. And although having lived here “only” …
Dear Editor: There is money in each of our homes, condos, retail stores and offices. Each day our buildings waste electricity, water, natural gas or oil, we are sending money out of Jersey City, while our neighbors lose their homes, their jobs, their ability to feed their families. By renovating the buildings where we live …
Dear Editor: Dictionary.com defines tax as a sum of money demanded by a government for its support of specific facilities or services. Merriam-Webster defines tax as “to assess or determine judicially the amount of costs in a court action.” The installation of red light cameras in Jersey City is a tax; hidden, sneaky or otherwise …
Continue reading “Red light cameras make this taxpayer see red”
Dear Editor: A more appropriate title would’ve been ‘Youth with guns.’ On that note, this mayhem is a by–product of too much welfare, welfare that has ruined many cities in this country since the mindless 1960s. The reason “they” are “too idle” is proof. This behavior has more to do with a bloated sense of …
Dear Editor: As a pulmonologist practicing in Delaware for three decades, I have seen patients suffering from a variety of lung diseases. I’ve seen my patients struggle to breathe and struggle to understand why they could not breathe. I’ve met them in the hospital and in the emergency room, as their struggles to breathe became …
Continue reading “Pay attention to the 2012 American Lung Association State of the Air Report”