Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Thank you so much for writing that wonderful piece on the Hudson River and sharing the story of Catherine Portman-Laux and Burton Laux’s experiences on the river. I picked up The North Bergen Reporter at a local car wash and expected to have a quick glance at something while my car was being …
Dear Editor: December 12, 1915: On what would have been his 99th birthday, I want to pay homage to Frank Sinatra, the man who gave us so many years of first class entertainment via radio, TV, personal appearances and films. If you read any of the many books written about Frank Sinatra, you come away …
Dear Editor: In the early 1950s the phrase “under God” was so rightfully added to our Pledge of Allegiance to our great flag in this great country. This was and continues to be a refreshing and stimulating addition to our pledge. Unfortunately, recently there has been a group of atheists in Monmouth County who filed …
Dear Editor: Childhood lead poisoning is considered one of the most preventable diseases among young children yet thousands of children living in the United States have elevated blood lead levels that may cause significant damage to their health. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (October 19-25, 2014) raised awareness of the serious health consequences of lead …
Dear Editor: Nowadays on the television we see commercials depicting the horrible after-effects of a lifetime of smoking. Usually they show a man or woman who has a hole in their throat, and must speak with an electrolarynx. Older commercials made use of the images of a smoke-free lung compared to a lung of a …
Dear Editor: For the last two years I have been trying to trace descendants of my great Uncle John Hamilton and his wife Barbara Banks. They immigrated to New York in 1867 and had two children there, then moved to Jersey City, where they had five more children. Their address was 16 Paterson Plank Rd. …
Dear Editor: U.S., state, and municipal health authorities are working overtime and spending millions of dollars to stem the spread of Ebola, which has killed just one person here. Where is the comparable effort to stem the spread of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases that kill 1.4 million Americans annually and …
Dear Editor: Currently more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including approximately 170,000 here in New Jersey. Those numbers will skyrocket by mid-century as the baby boomers age, unless a cure or effective treatment is found. I know first-hand the heartbreak Alzheimer’s can bring. As the Primary Caregiver for my mom for …
Dear Editor: In an affront to all Americans and in defiance of the intent of our Constitution’s 18th and 19th amendment addressing voters’ rights, “voter suppression” continues and intensifies in a number of states. The intent of this shameful movement is to hinder and discourage from voting: minorities, i.e. Afro-Americans and Hispanics, the elderly, and …
Dear Editor: It’s time that we lock down the revolving door of hospital readmissions in New Jersey. Kaiser Health News reported this month that an unprecedented number of hospitals will face fines in the upcoming year for their high readmission rates. These penalties, administered by the federal government, are intended to spur hospitals to improve …
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