Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: As part of World Stroke Day on Oct. 29, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is asking New Jersey to sing a tune that could save lives. The F.A.S.T. Song helps people learn the most common warning signs of stroke and what to do if one occurs: If someone has a stroke near …
Dear Editor: Daylight Savings Time will end Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. and Eastern Standard Time will begin. All clocks will have to be set one hour back (fall back). So while everyone is adjusting and/or resetting the clocks, it is highly recommended that the batteries in our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide …
Dear Editor: In your local Hudson Reporter you listed October as “Latin Heritage Month”, but you did not mention a single word about October being “Italian Heritage Month.” I’d like to remind you of history: 1) We celebrate Columbus’ voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that initiated the European exploration and colonization of the Americas. Again, …
Dear Editor: Heroin overdoses are on the rise across the country, and New Jersey is not immune. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The report found that the strongest …
Continue reading “Heroin overdoses surge according to CDC and Rx abuse to blame”
Dear Editor: McDonald’s pledge last week to start using cage-free eggs is only a small step in preventing staggering suffering endured by millions of birds. Hatcheries that annually supply 200 million female hens for U.S. egg production, including cage-free, also kill the same number of male chicks at birth by grinding them up alive in …
Dear Editor: Millions of Americans save for retirement using a 401(k), but how do they know if they are making the best investment decisions. We may not all be Warren Buffet, but we all want someone like him advising us on how to best invest our retirement savings. However, the law does not hold all …
Continue reading “Financial planners should invest based on clients’ best interests, not their own”
Dear Editor: Stand Down of North Jersey will run a one day event to assist homeless veterans Saturday, October 10, 2015 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy Pool and Recreation Center 211 West Kinney Street Newark, NJ 07102 federal, state, public and private support agencies offer a broad array of free services and …
Continue reading “One day event to assist homeless veterans”
Dear Editor: The North Bergen administration keeps repeating the same rhetoric about the Braddock Park Diversion, which (if approved) would create a pocket park on Paterson Plank Road. This proposed 1.5 acre park will not be the park the public deserves…much of this land is unusable because it slopes steeply down to Tonnelle Avenue and …
Dear Editor: New Jersey is such a partisan state. It is considered “blue” outside the state, but it’s a checker-board in-state with very red areas and very blue areas and darn few “swing” districts. It has been this way for a long time. Bipartisan cooperation, compromise and collaboration by politicians make progress possible. Not really …
Dear Editor: A recent letter written by the leader of a small group of very vocal critics of the township’s proposed diversion agreement with the state that will result in a much-needed new park in Downtown North Bergen calls the proposed park an “insult” to residents. But what is truly insulting is Robert Walden’s strange …