Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: I was always of the belief that some people get into politics for all the right reasons. Some want to help their community, some may want to right certain wrongs and some just want to do good. But as history shows a lot of these people once caught up in the system give …
Dear Editor: The following is an open letter to Governor Christopher Christie Dear Governor Christie: The following are good reasons why you should not continue in the Governorship. Regardless of your good work and obvious political skills, you remain blind to what defines power abuse in “ends justifying means”. Your legal actions alone, demonstrate a …
Continue reading “Distorted sense of what a politician is entitled do”
Dear Editor: For the past 30 years, I’ve fought for lung health with the American Lung Association. Our organization has been a leader in the battle against tobacco, which is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the U.S. Over the years, this battle has experienced dramatic highs and disappointing lows. CVS Caremark’s …
Continue reading “CVS Caremark pulling tobacco products – a public health game-changer”
Dear Editor: The Town Council and I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the following sponsors who made Secaucus Winter Blast a success: All American Ford, Anheuser-Busch, Brooklyn Brewery, Civic Duty Partners Classic Party Rentals, Coca Cola, Dunkin Donuts, Goya, Hartz Mountain, Heineken, Houlihan’s, Meadowlands Hospital, Meadowlands Race Track, New York Waterway, North …
Dear Editor: As chairman of the Republican Governors Association .Governor Christie has recently traveled to Texas, Florida and Illinois to raise money for G.O.P. candidates. Sadly not a single candidate has had there picture taken with him They all seem to run from him as if he were radioactive. Now some of those Governors are …
Dear Editor: I’m writing to thank Hudson County residents for their generosity in helping thousands of suffering children worldwide this Christmas. Through their efforts, we were able to collect more than 2,202 shoeboxes—filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items—for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. These simple gift-filled shoeboxes …
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Dear Editor: If my granddaughter spent hundreds of her hard-earned money for a phone that only worked 39 percent of the time, I would tell her she was being foolish. If my son spent his hard-earned money on a car that only worked 39 percent of the time, I would tell him he was being …
Continue reading “Paying for a product that doesn’t work is foolish”
Dear Editor: Recently I was asked if Mayor Zimmer was telling the truth when she described her encounter with Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno in the ShopRite parking lot. I thought to myself, if only I could determine the truthfulness of a politician, I would be in great demand and very wealthy! While I cannot answer …
Dear Editor: When the NFL needed a space to hold the 2,000 workers for the Super Bowl halftime show, they contacted the Town of Secaucus and the Board of Education, who offered to lease the High School’s performing arts center and gymnasium to the NFL. In exchange the NFL agreed to give the school $20,000 …
Continue reading “Secaucus speaks out about Super Bowl ‘broken promises’”
Dear Editor: Here’s what Chris Christie said: “I, Chris Christie, elected Governor of the State of New Jersey, do solemnly promise and swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and …