Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: A tip of the hat to Al Sullivan for his article reporting and interview with former mayor Elwell’s return to Secaucus after serving 30 months in federal prison. He truly has a knack for reporting topics the residents of Secaucus are interested in reading about. For those of you who did not read …
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 …
Continue reading “Governor Christie, please sign the CARE Act”
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: On behalf of Mayor Michael J. Gonnelli and town Council, in conjunction with the Board of Health, I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who helped support “Be Moved, Secaucus Food Day 2014.” We could not have done it without the help of Secaucus Police and Fire, DPW, EMS, …
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: 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: I have always found the subject of number duplication to be fascinating. If you were to take $1 double it and each successive day each dollar doubled itself you would in thirty short days have amassed a fortune of $536,870,912. Numbers doubled and redoubled increase exponentially. In infectious disease, it quickly becomes apparent …
Continue reading “Number duplication, ebola and geopolitical life/death decisions”
Dear Editor: The Newark community was rattled once again by a fatal fire on Saturday, October 11. The fire, which occurred on Oakland Terrace, was responsible for the deaths of a mother and grandmother, aged 41 and 65. Four other family members were transported to the hospital for injuries stemming from the fire. This incident …
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 …
Continue reading “Governor Christie, please sign the CARE Act”
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 …