Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: The upcoming Congressional election on Nov. 2 is going to decide the future path our nation will take. Will we choose to continue on the current path of increased spending, debt and higher taxes, which has led to high unemployment, business closings and frustration? Or will we chose reform, lower taxes, and incentives …
Dear Editor: Today, I express my family’s advocacy for Frank Schillari in the Nov. 2 election for Hudson County Sheriff. We urge all our friends out there to write a note on their calendar and remember to vote. We back Schillari not because he is a Democrat or the fact that Nick Sacco, who we’ve …
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Dear Editor: On Nov. 2, we will be going to the polls to elect several officials. In Hudson County, most people have always voted a straight column. This time everyone should consider “Choosing one from Column A.” Juan Perez, the incumbent sheriff, is an outstanding individual who has served the people of Hudson County well. …
Dear Editor: You have often heard the expression usually found in old western movies that the accused would be given a fair trial and then hanged. At the present time, however, there is a celebrated athlete who is falling victim to the same process. Roger Clemens, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, has …
Dear Editor: This last week I directed my volunteer staff to reach out to the Albio Sires campaign to schedule a debate, so that the voters of the 13th Congressional District could hear both of our positions on the issues facing us in this very important election. Regrettably and, typically, Mr. Sires has indicated through …
Dear Editor: I was so moved after reading the story of Ms. Connie Virulet, the subject of “Spar Power” in the Fall 2010 edition of Palisade Magazine. Mother of four beautiful children. Massage Therapist. College Student. Eminent Pro Boxer. OMG! The reader becomes keenly aware of her triumphs and her travails, her courage and her …
Dear Editor: The Sept. 26 North Bergen Reporter story “Officials Discuss $90K Harassment Settlement” was inaccurate and misleading; it must be corrected. We explained to the Reporter that false allegations that Mayor Nicholas Sacco and Commissioner Theresa Ferraro made inappropriate comments to a former employee were rejected by the court and thrown out by the …
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Dear Editor: The devastating Deepwater Horizon oil disaster has killed thousands of birds, hundreds of endangered and threatened sea turtles, and dozens of marine mammals. It has impacted hundreds of miles of coastline and severely damaged the tourism- and fisheries-based economy of the region. The full extent of the environmental and economic impacts may not …
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Dear Editor: New York is about to pass a law that makes smoking in public parks and beaches illegal. This comes after passing an ordinance last year banning smoking in bars. Since smokers didn’t raise their middle fingers in the direction of City Hall and continue lighting up over their pints, Big Brother proved the …
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Dear Editor: What to do about the disenfranchised of Hudson County? The mentally ill men and women who are in need of out-patient resources, such as day-programs, to keep them healthy and connected to health care professionals? An assisted out-patient treatment law (AOT) designed to establish a procedure for obtaining court orders for certain individuals …
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