Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: A bill mandating public disclosure of nursing levels at hospitals, clinics and nursing homes has recently been introduced in New York State, with the New York State Nurses Association endorsing it, stating that the public has a right to know when they go to a hospital or nursing home what they can expect …
Dear Editor: I am writing to share good news regarding a bill that I sponsored, which was later signed into law. Specifically, Assembly Bill A2624, which made healthcare for children mandatory, has provided for the enrollment of more than 12,000 children in the past four months in the state’s subsidized health insurance program which is …
Dear Senator Menendez: The message is loud and clear; everyone I know supports the following concerns in a health care bill. This is what New Jersey wants: NO – Public Option NO – Single Payer NO – Tax Payer Dollars for Abortion NO – Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid NO – Government Involvement Plan NO – …
Dear Editor: President Franklin Roosevelt asked for emergency powers and enacted a great many changes by setting up welfare and public works programs while expanding the federal government’s regulation of business. Excess profits tax and progressive income taxes provided a redistribution of earnings and the establishment of the social security system went to protecting all …
Dear Editor: I am a polling junkie. Jon Corzine’s poll numbers were at an all time low when he tried to push through a budget that eliminated property tax rebates even as he raised DMV and liquor taxes. These increased taxes are making New Jersey the most expensive state for people to live in the …
Dear Editor: Senator John Thune, republican from South Dakota, has offered an amendment to the authorization for the Pentagon’s budget, a proposal to allow individuals to carry lawfully concealed firearms across the state lines, while at the same time, respecting the laws of the host state. Whether this amendment meets with success or rejection in …
Dear Editor: The scaremongers have begun to dominate the debate over health care reform. They warn that President Obama’s plan would lead to “death panels.” That’s utter nonsense promulgated by those who don’t want any change. What’s really scary is that we won’t get any reform this year. That would result in even higher costs …
Dear Editor: I would like to pay tribute to the former Mayor and Memorial Day committee founding member James Hannon who recently passed away. I came to know Jim through the many political campaigns in the Town of Guttenberg. Even though we were on opposite sides politically, we joined together in a common resolve to …
Dear Editor: The scaremongers have begun to dominate the debate over health care reform. They warn that President Obama’s plan would lead to “death panels.” That’s utter nonsense promulgated by those who don’t want any change. What’s really scary is that we won’t get any reform this year. That would result in even higher costs …
Dear Editor: The June 20th article “Help not wanted,” acknowledged the high unemployment rate for teens, but failed to mention the negative long-term problems these skyrocketing unemployment rates cause for teens. A study out of Stanford University found that those who as youths experienced especially long periods of unemployment were particularly prone to negative long-term …