Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: While audiences loved Mall Cop and will likely line up to see the upcoming Observe and Report starring Seth Rogen, real world contract security companies who serve malls see more fiction than fact in these comic portrayals. How does the reality of life as a retail security officer compare with what is depicted …
Continue reading “Retail security officers deserve respect, not guffaws”
Dear Editor: Those who are complaining that taxes are being raised on people within some levels of the six figure bracket maintain that we are drifting from the American way and swiftly becoming a socialistic country, they feel that a redistribution of the wealth undermines American values by injuring private initiative and thereby eliminates competition. …
Dear Editor: The Cliffside Park high rise apartment fire on February 27 which caused more than 40 residents to be evacuated, is exactly why the NJ Department of Community Affairs must approve regulations to retrofit old residential high rises with fire sprinklers. Firefighters reacted heroically and quickly to the blaze, but nevertheless it is the …
Dear Editor: In these most difficult times with tough choices to make, when push came to shove, Gov. Jon Corzine kept his promise to more than 160,000 of New Jersey’s most vulnerable citizens and did not cut funds to their desperately needed services funded by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). Prior to FY 2009 …
Dear Editor: The Guttenberg Memorial Day committee is looking for a few good men and women to join our committee to help advance patriotism, love of country and support of our troops. You need not be a veteran and you don’t have to come from Guttenberg. For those of you who have never served in …
Dear Editor: The recent death of actress Natasha Richardson underscores the need for skiers to take safety precautions while on the slopes. Ms. Richardson died as a result of a brain injury which may have been prevented had she been wearing a ski helmet. Many experienced skiers wear helmets and novice skiers should follow suit, …
Dear Editor: Each succeeding week brings new political assaults on the President from opposition forces but I would remind them that George Herbert Walker Bush was successful in the Persian Gulf War only to have America fall into an economic recession, and William Clinton, after winning the passage of a measure to reduce the federal …
Continue reading “Let’s give President Obama a chance before we judge him”
Dear Editor: Recently a report was released by the National Center on Family Homelessness which indicated that one of every 50 American children experiences homelessness. Furthermore the report expressed that most states do not have adequate plans to address this problem. As it is evident that the country is enduring a difficult economic climate, government …
Continue reading “I will fight against children becoming homeless in our state”
Dear Editor: How would you feel if someone gave you a gift card and you put it away for a rainy day, you decided to use it because your funds are low and it’s your birthday, only to get turned down because it has a one year expiration on it? We get gift cards and …
Dear Editor: Today, there are about 38 million Americans over the age of 65. In just 20 years, thanks to the rapidly aging baby boomer generation, that number will double. That’s why long-term services and support must be a fundamental part of healthcare reform. The structure of our current system makes caring for seniors and …
Continue reading “Long-term services should be part of healthcare reform”