Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: Sen. Brian Stack has sided with Gov. Christie in sponsoring a bill to end all sick-time payouts for public workers. Back before organized labor, workers had to work through various illnesses or even work to their death. This was because unless you showed up for work, you didn’t get paid. And when you …
Dear Editor: I was elated to read “Church Square Park’s trees saved” in The Hoboken Reporter (Aug. 5). The reporter writes, “And no…the [final] plans do not call for cutting down several aged trees that residents near the park feared would be victims of the city’s zeal for improvements.” A consistent and vocal group of …
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Dear Editor: State Senator Stack’s letter to the editor in the August 4 edition – commending President Obama’s executive order granting employment authorization to undocumented individuals under 31 years old who came to the US prior to the age of 16 and have lived in the US for 5 years – completely misses the mark. …
Dear Editor: I want to thank Union City Mayor Brian Stack, for working tirelessly to put a stop to the injustices currently being committed by the utility companies in our area, particularly North Hudson Sewerage Authority and United Water. For years the Sewerage Authority has been raising their fees without any regard for the toll …
Dear Editor: After the Wisconsin shooting at Sikh Temple, We, South Asians living in the USA and Canada, must beef-up security at all our Temple and Mosque for protection of our people from further loss of precious lives. American Hindus, Sikh, and Muslims love the United States of America and they feel the USA is …
Dear Editor: I appreciate this opportunity to voice my praise for Dr. Apoltolos Voudouris, MD. Dr. Voudouris (Dr. V), my cardiologist, and when I think of him, the words that come to mind are of the theologian Walter Kasper, “extraordinary things happen, but the real extraordinary comes from doing the ordinary with extraordinary faith.” For …
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Dear Editor: For over 20 years the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey through its distinction as being the largest, continuous public service campaign in New Jersey has blanketed the state with messages to families and children to help prevent the devastating effects of substance abuse. Regardless of caring parents and well-informed teens, unfortunately, some …
Dear Editor: President Obama and Union City Mayor and State Senator Brian P. Stack should be publicly commended for the compassion they both have for the human race. Recently both statesmans made it public how they both feel about illegal immigrants in this great country. Nationwide President Obama is aware that life is very difficult …
Dear Editor: When you enter Union City from its neighboring towns and cities, Mayor Brian P. Stack, welcomes you with a sign that states “Union City proud of our ethnic and diverse culture”. This statement was emulated on July 26, 2012, when the Union City Board of Education named the new school at 15th Street …
Dear Editor: Could the media please give us a break with endless grisly accounts of the Aurora killings? I understand it was a tragedy, and our sympathies lie with the 70 innocent victims. But, we also need to appreciate that Eighty-six Americans are killed by firearms every day, and nearly 4,000 are killed prematurely by …