Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: After reading a recent letter to the editor submitted by Senator Brian P. Stack I was astonished by a sitting Senator’s lack of knowledge on immigration, gun control, and federal government agencies. Rather than request more federal government intervention into our everyday life how about we simply enforce the laws on the books? …
Dear Editor: I write concerning the incredible availability of hand guns to our society. It’s great that both New Jersey and New York have strong gun laws, but the strength of these laws is diluted when a criminal can travel to a state with more relaxed laws to buy a gun for resale in our …
Continue reading “End partisan politics and pass a national gun bill.”
Dear Editor: During tough times it is necessary to reinvent ourselves. There is a need to change our behavior and view our surroundings with a different perspective. Doing more with less, is what we must do to manage these difficult economic times. Union City is not the only municipal government feeling the restrain of fiscal …
Dear Editor: Fourteen years ago this May, Union City was in the middle of a fierce political battle. People were just fed up with machine politics and a new leader had taken it upon himself to change the course: his logo was “Change ‘98”. Brian Stack would lose by a few votes that election. But …
Dear Editor: First, I would like to say, that Oscar Cordero was, is, and will always be extremely well liked, truly respected and loved by his peers, friends, and students. This is not by coincident, but earned by his wonderful deeds. I have known Mr. Cordero since the second day he came to America from …
Dear Editor: I would like to give my sincere thanks to Adelaide Laurie and Phyllis Melito, the former president and vice president of the Hudson County Animal League. These two ladies donated countless number of hours, food and put in numerous animals in “furever” homes. I have enjoyed working with the both of them, having …
Dear Editor: The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday’s “Weight of the Nation” conference in Washington. Diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, and other obesity-related …
Dear Editor: I’m writing this letter to let the public know why I’m the best candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s new 8th Congressional district. ¬The new 8th CD, one of the most egregiously gerrymandered districts in America, covers parts of four counties, and divides three cities along mostly racial lines. A political party …
Continue reading “Shurin challenging Sires for congressional nod”
Dear Editor: Specifically, we agree with the statement the governor made back in 2010, when he said, at the AARP Day at the Capitol, “I want everybody to have health insurance. I want everybody to be able to be provided with health care.” Now, two years removed from that event, Governor Christie has on his …
Dear Editor: I am a volunteer at Dvine Konektion Community Corp. We work very hard every month to ensure that the community fair services we provide are beneficial to the five communities we serve. Saturday, May 19 is the next community fair, hours 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Diabetes, blood pressure screening via NHCAC welfare …
Continue reading “Dvine Konektion Community Corp. announces events”